Activities through 11-29-20

Holiday weeks inevitably play merry hob with getting other things done! We still aren’t quite finished with the cleanup from Thursday! …not to mention leftovers. Hoping that you all had a good Thanksgiving!

We’re moving into the holiday season at Anja and Loren’s shop. This year has been so odd, we’re not sure what will and won’t work as far as projects.

All meetings are on hold for the moment, although Project Day and the Monthly Potluck are being held in the Virtual Realm. We’re also doing mini-potlucks, just Anja & Loren and one other “pod” at a time. Let us know if you’re interested!

Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 11am-1pm
Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, Noon to 6pm
Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.
Next Virtual Potluck – 12/20
Next Winter Feast tentative Date is 2/15/21, Probably not being held….

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here: https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and new one here: https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Misc – Corrie Bergeron is with Richard S. Mandel – 11/24/20

A friend had a medical issue at an event, so a couple of other friends took him to the ER. The physicians poked, prodded, and administered their potions with nary a word about the dress of their patient and his attendants.

When they cleared him to leave, he gave the staff a sweeping bow, saying, “I thank you for your excellent care. We shall now return to our own timeline.”

Exeunt

Greetings An Tir!

The Baronies of Wyewood and Madrone would like to announce that the website for An Tir Ethereal 12th Night 2021 is now live!

Come and see the exciting plans we have for the event at:

https://events.antir.org/kingd…/12th-night/12th-night-2021

Thank you,

An Tir Ethereal 12th Night 2021 Event Team

Greetings An Tir!
The Baronies of Wyewood and Madrone would like to announce that the website for An Tir Ethereal 12th Night 2021 is now live!
Come and see the exciting plans we have for the event at:
https://events.antir.org/kingd…/12th-night/12th-night-2021
Thank you,
An Tir Ethereal 12th Night 2021 Event Team

Educational Events
- A Master List for finding classes, webinars and other things – https://moas.eastkingdom.org/list-of-online-webinars/?fbclid=IwAR20OE8b6vvYKvmwrqwpule27szarZ7EPV-8R72F1eV2CxcdmOXQhZf9ayk

Stories

There’s a whole series of kid-friendly stories and vids here – https://cadw.gov.wales/learn/education/teaching-resources/story-time-little-people

cadwwales – Story time for little people — Living in a castle with Medrod and Gwalia (Episode 2)

Classes –

Medieval Mayhem – Challenge Make a Flag Pole for Medieval Re-enacntment (LARP – SCA)

RUM – Making Magic in Multiple Medievalisms – Crossing the Bridge from Rennie to SCAdian

RUM – History of the Harpsicord

RUM – Body Movement for Commedia dell Arte – Advanced

RUM – Introduction to the Anglo Saxon/Germanic Lyre

Early Week – Was all prep for Thanksgiving.

Cookery – I didn’t take pictures because we didn’t use any of the period recipes! We did start talking about doing a cookbook of the recipes that weren’t “feastable” for whatever reason…. ones that we’ve done for personal use or potlucks. …and realized we really need a listing of *all* the recipes we’ve done, so that was what Anja worked on this week.

Tasting History – What Did Medieval Peasants Eat?

Fogones en la Historia – Ayunar o comer trucha – Trout Soup

Lynne Fairchild – St. Hildegard’s Joy and Happy Cookies | 12th Century Recipe | SCA Baking

The Tudor Travel Guide – A Tudor Christmas Recipe: Venison Pie

Sewing – Working on the pincushions and trying to figure out what to use for the pouch frame. I had a lovely scrap of white velvet that would look awesome, but can I find it? <sigh> So I ordered some samples of velvets/velours to see which might work.

Sundials, etc. – Found some old projects and got them sorted in with the rest.

Herb Bunch – Tending and watering this week.

Project Day – Anja was online with the event pages open, working on embroidery. No one showed up until later in the evening. There were also some comments on a question about projects.

Arlys – It turned into a cleaning day….

Claire – I meant to walk the dog (I did but got distracted supervising my rather short neighbor hang her Christmas lights). The leaves in the back yard did get raked. Bread for steak dinner is baking and I’ve managed a few more stitches on the shawl my MIL is getting for Christmas (I think it will be done in time, but I have permission to be late).

Isabeau – Christmas stockings for a customer

Miscellaneous pix

The Florentines have an expression “he has short arms”; what do you think it means?? (From Freya’s Florence) Before the metric system of measurement was introduced, all cities in Italy, including Florence, had their own measurement system. This created many problems as the unit of measurement changed from region to region and even from city to city. That is why at some point, in the 19th century, it was decided to standardise the system of measurement. Before that, however, taking measurements was a complicated affair. In Florence, the official unit of measurement was the braccio fiorentino, the Florentine arm (58.36 cm), so called because it measured like the arm of an adult person. However, the Florentine merchants were wily men and often had the apprentices measure the fabrics, they being 12-14 years old and with naturally shorter arms. Here was a big problem for the buyers: how could you make sure the fabric that you had been sold measured the correct length? Well, you had to go to Via de’ Cerchi, near Piazza della Signoria, and check the measurement against a metal rod, built into the wall at arm height, which measured the official Florentine arm. At that time being ripped-off was so common, that it was precisely from this trick of the merchants that the saying “to have short arms” came from. Another place where the “right” measurements could be taken was in Piazza San Giovanni, where the measure of the Florentine arm was carved on a column of the Baptistery. Here you could also find the unit of measurement that had been in use since the early Middle Ages: piede di Liutprando, Liutprando’s foot. Liutprando was a Lombard king who apparently was very tall and with such large feet that they ended up being adopted as a unit of measurement. When the Florentine arm became the new official unit of measurement, a rectangle with its measure was carved next to that of Liutprando’s foot, on the columns of the south entrance of the Baptistery. These ancient measuring “tools” can still be found in the same places today, but people pass by them each day, without even knowing what they really are, mistaking them perhaps for the trace left by a plaque or an architectural element detached from the structure. But by now you should know that in Florence even anonymous grooves in the wall could prove to be of historical interest! arteleonardo.com

THE MET – Headdress late 16th century or early 17th century British Object Details Title: Headdress Date: late 16th century or early 17th century Culture: British Medium: linen, silk, metal thread Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936 Accession Number: 36.128.2

Music – Chanterai D’Aquestz Trobadors…

Ensemble: Belladonna Album: Chanterai D’Aquestz Trobadors Video: Queen Mary Psalter (British Library, Royal MS 2 B.vii) – http://www.facebook.com/musicamedievale •
1 Chanterai D’Aquestz Trobadors – Peire d’Alvergne
2 No Posc Sofrir Qu’ A La Dolor – Giraut de Borneilh
3 Si’Us Quer Conselh Bel’ Ami’ Alamanda – Giraut de Borneilh
4 L’ Autrier Jost’ Una Sebissa – Marcabru
5 Estat Ai En Greu Cossirier – Comtessa de Dia
6 En Amor Trob’ Alques – Aimeric de Peguillan
7 Razos Es Qu’ Ieu M’ Esbaudei – Peire Cardenal
8 Canso Doloiros (Instr). – Anonymous 13th century
9 Planher Vuelh En Blacatz – Sordello
Douce Dame Virge Marie – Anonymous 13th century
11 Bella Donna Cara – Anonymous 13th century
12 Entendez Tuit Ensemble – Gautier de Coincy
13 Lai De La Virge (Instr.) – Anonymous 13th century
14 Un Trobador En Gasconna – Cantigas de Santa Maria 13th century
Vielle – Susanne Ansorg
Voice, Harp, Spoons – Miriam Andersén
Voice, Vielle, Bells – Rebecca Bain
Recorded live at Montalbâne, June 25, 2006.

Funnies

…and now for something totally ridiculous….

Amor sent this.

So I started replying…. …and I’m going to just put the list of links in here, else it would get too long, but they’re *really* silly!

The first one is on Facebook and it might not let you in. – https://www.facebook.com/Nordburg/videos/231755311588235/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw8F2_jnuKw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMrHH6JsnOk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu9kgVA5apo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4fq8agjNqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6EEyEzdw1g

Largesse Item Count – (includes gifts, prizes, auction items, etc.)

ASXLVII = 24
ASXLVIII = 88
ASXLIX = 794
ASL = 2138
ASLI = 731
ASLII = 304
ASLIII – 146
ASLIV – 227 (included 3 balls) plus 4 puppets, 3 hippocras mix, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 9 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 1 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord

Total as a Household = 4058 handed off

In ministerio autem Somnium! Anja, graeca doctrina servus to House Capuchin
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