John Wesley's Rule:

Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as you ever can.
 It's attributed to John Wesley (one of the founders of Methodism), but there's doubt that he actually said it.

Regardless of where it comes from, it ( Read more... )

So that huge list of performers I saw, that I had to split between two posts? That was just one stage. There were three other performance stages, a dance tent, a storytelling stage, and a jam stage ( Read more... )

( Part 2 of my epic post about my weekend. )

I am burnt to a crisp, still a little mentally fried, and still physically exhausted. It was totally worth it and there's no way I'm not doing it again next year.

( The details of the weekend. )

Following up on this post, I think I've come up with a better song for me to try to learn.

Tramps And Hawkers isn't particularly period, but it's no worse than Old Dun Cow, which gets sung around campfires all the time. I already own two different recordings of it, and there are a dozen or more other versions I can get. I'm not sure I'll be ready ( Read more... )

I sort of want to have a song or two that I'm comfortable singing around the fire at SCA events. The Beggar Laddie, especially variation E, seems like a good one ( Read more... )

It's only June first, and my month is already pretty much full. How does this happen?

This weekend: heading down to NYC with a friend to the Met. We're specifically planning on seeing this exhibit, and I'm sure we'll look at a few others. There will also be shopping and random wandering and people watching ( Read more... )

Season 3 of Shadow Unit is airing in about 2 weeks. That gives you just enough time to get caught up, if you read fast. This list is all the stories and extras in the recommended reading order.

This was a very full, fun weekend.

It started Friday. Sometime during the afternoon I learned that one of my favorite blues performers would be at the Helsinki club in Hudson on Friday night. Over dinner Tom & I decided we'd go to the show. I waffled a little, doubting that we'd be able to get there in time or that there'd be tickets left if we ( Read more... )

This weekend Tom & I are going out to the Brimfield Antique ShowI'm not exactly going to be looking for anything particular, but there are a few types of things I'll be keeping my eyes open for ( Read more... )