Sorry I've been scarce around here. Between work and re-reading Outlander and traveling this weekend, my Internets time has been greatly reduced the past week or so.

( Probably long enough for cutsies )

( Long weekend gets a cut )

Had a very good day at the MET today with malterre and fbhjr. It was a lightning research trip. I was looking for a couple of specific things that I wanted to document. I found the stuff I was looking for and more.

I also picked up copies of German Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600 and The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein in ( Read more... )

Friday night I was on time to pick up Jennifer at the train station (and not just because her train was running late, I was legit on time to pick her up). We had dinner at the 99 restaurant. Then made a quick dash through Hannaford’s to pick up a couple of groceries. When we got home I threw a lemon pound cake in the oven for the Guild meeting ( Read more... )

Last year at the event at Plymouth College Medieval and Renaissance Forum I met the Baron of Stonemarche (AKA the SCA name for New Hampshire). We had a lovely long chat and he told me how much he wanted to do some Landsknecht garb. I can't recall, I may have even sent him the visual costume reference that I made up a year or so back. He was so ( Read more... )

I came home with every intention of getting some writing done. I've got a couple of posts rattling around in my brain that I want to get out ( Read more... )

( Cut for rampant German geekery )

No surprise, I was tired when I got up Saturday morning. That’s what I get for getting short sleep Thursday night, it hits me the second day. *yawns* I peeked out the window to check the weather (I couldn’t just listen because there was a massive fountain in the parking lot) and it was raining. Bugger. I grabbed a shower and peeked out again ( Read more... )

One of the Maryland Landsknecht got married, and the wedding pictures have started showing up on Facebook.

Someone got them a cannon as a wedding present.

BUWAHAHAHAHHA!

Best. Wedding, Gift. Evah!