Activities through 7-10-22

War pix, below!

Athanaeum looks to have been awesome! There are good sets of pictures on the Facebook Group, An Tir Arts and Sciences.

The House was actually pretty quiet this week. Peggy has some scrolls, but others were recuperating from War. …and Gudrun dropped by (virtually) a couple of times this week.

Herbs in the Garden on Wednesday, Sewing Workshop on Saturday, Project Day Sunday. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual.

Waiting for the fennel to bloom. See the flowers up near the top of the pic?

Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat!
Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

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 – “War Breaks Out in Gold Beach!” – https://theworldlink.com/news/local/war-breaks-out-in-gold-beach/article_8f58935c-fd55-11ec-8656-5f59012e6cb4.html

7-6-22 – Taran’s Laureling – Photo by Diane Tripp Brazell

AnTir/West War pix from Helen Louise.

An Aerial View of the Site

665th Anniversary of the Charles Bridge. Reenactment parade and other photos.

Rich Kolar – Happy 665th Birthday to the Charles Bridge – July 9 – By the time I post this it is almost the next day in Prague, but here in the Chicago area where I’m at I can celebrate this wonderful bridge’s birthday for another few more hours. So this is the next in sequence of the photos I took on our first full day in Prague on May 24, 2022. After taking some pre-sunrise photos a block or so away by our apartment, I walked over to the bridge, which at 4:50 a.m. had a few people wandering on it, but just being a bit patient or moving a bit with my camera I was able to get off a few photos with nobody else in it. This is looking toward Old Town. If you look closely on the right hand side of this photo you will see a few swans floating in the river and the crescent moon in the upper right.

Czech and Slovak Educational Center and Cultural Museum in Omaha, NE – This weekend Prague, Czech Republic, celebrates 665 years since the founding of Charles Bridge by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. The Emperor laid the first stone in 1357, on 9th of July (7), at 5:31 in the morning which created a magical line of numbers 135797531 which was to protect the bridge. Prague was without a single bridge ever since Judith’s bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1342. Charles IV was the son of John of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Přemyslid. He was born as Václav / Wenceslaus but later chose his uncle’s name Charles. He was the first King of Bohemia to become the Holy Roman Emperor and is considered to be one of the biggest Czechs of all time. In addition to the bridge, Charles IV established Charles University, the oldest university west of France and north of the Alps, the New Town of Prague, doubling the size of Prague and making her one of the largest cities of that time, Karlštejn, castle south west of Prague that was build to protect the crown jewels of Bohemia. Our museum shop carries many books that make learning Czech history fun. We ship orders by customer paid USPS priority mail which includes insurance and tracking. Orders can be placed via Facebook private messages. We’re a non-profit museum, run by volunteers and financed by our museum gift store and donations. Thank you for your support! We’re open Saturdays 10-5 & Sundays 1-5.

1357, 9th of July, 5:31AM. The numerology

The Czech crown jewels that Charles had created and house in Karlstejn

Events

JUL 15 AT 2 PM – JUL 17 AT 5 PM – An Tir July Coronation – Clayton Community Fairgrounds, Event by Arnora Grimsdottir, Lilyanne Jennifer Williams and Jenn Harper – The Barony of Wealdsmere is proud to once again host July Coronation!
This event will be at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds in beautiful Williams Valley, WA – the same site as July Coronation 2019. This is a great site with plenty of room for camping, RV’s and buildings for activities out of the summer sun. This site offers potable water, showers and electricity. For the most up to date info please go to: https://antir.org/events/july-coronation-2022/

JUL 29 AT 3 PM – JUL 31 AT 6 PM – Mooselmas – Laverne County Park – Event by Shire of Tymberhavene and Maat Pittman
Please join the Shire of Tymberhavene as they take advantage of the gift of a fifth weekend in July, cool coastal temperatures, and the birth of the one and only Viscount Moose… err Viscount Seamus O’Cailleigh! (His 40th, but that’s a secret, shhhh). To celebrate the holiday of the Moose, activities to be determined exactly, will include, Art, Art, Art and Science, Science and some more Science. If some dear friends of the Moose decide to marshal some kind of sweaty activity and the Moose agrees, it shall also be allowed. Site is Tymberhavene’s favorite! You know the one!! Hot showers and flushing toilets!

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share

JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – Les Bouffons – Arbeau – Alegorický boj čtyř ročních období. Takový malý Rondí Vivaldi. – The allegorical battle of the Four seasons. It’s such a small Rondo by Vivaldi. – tanec Rond (cz) (round dance) – hudba Housebroken Consort (cz) – Adéla Jelínková

Jouyssance Vous Donneray by Thoinot Arbeau – Utopia Early Music – Dance Balletti

Classes – Secrets of a Medieval Castle | Chepstow Castle – Chepstow Castle, one of the first stone built castles in Wales, construction began in 1067, a year after the Norman invasion. Kevin Hicks has taken students around Chepstow for almost 30 years. Today, he takes you on a special tour of his favourite castle and shares with you some of the secrets he’s discovered over that time. – Medieval History

1588: How A Shipwrecked Spanish Armada Captain Escaped From Ireland | After The Armada | Chronicle – In September 1588, Spanish Armada captain Francisco de Cuéllar was shipwrecked off the Sligo coast. He spent seven months in war-torn Ireland, trying to escape death and marriage before eventually making his way to Madrid. – Antaine Ó Donnaile sets out on a quest to follow in the footsteps of Cuéllar through the Irish landscape, meeting local people and historians to see if his fantastic account might be true. With dramatic historical reconstruction, spectacular aerial footage, and a physically demanding journey through Connacht, Ulster and then on to Scotland, Belgium and Spain, this is a gripping and swashbuckling adventure, which gives a unique insight into Ireland and the Gaelic world before the English Conquest. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Were The Vikings Misunderstood? | Dark Ages: An Age Of Light | Chronicle – The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism – a terrible time when civilisation stopped. – In the final episode, Waldemar looks towards the north of Europe. The Carolingians saw themselves as successors to Rome, reflected in their art. Elsewhere, the Vikings were constructing long ships with intricate decoration and marking their territory with powerful rune stones. And on the British Isles, the Irish and Anglo-Saxons were creating unique works of manuscript illumination and remarkable jewellery. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Early Week – Not much. Plant watering, mostly. Scissor projects at home.

Cookery – Again, not much. A chicken soup/pottage with greens, leeks, barley and mushrooms…. We’re waiting for the fennel to bloom!

Sewing –

Noblesse Oblige in Northern Italy – Milanese Nobleman at the End of 14th Century – An amazing costume for an nobleman around the year 1400. – A-Papst-Production

Why does this lady have a fly on her head? | National Gallery = Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, The Myojin-Nadar Associate Curator of Paintings 1600–1800, investigates this portrait’s unusual addition. – 🎨 Find out more about ‘Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family’
Website link: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/swabian-portrait-of-a-woman-of-the-hofer-family – The National Gallery

Sundials, etc. –

Enamels, process pix, a problem and a fix – ROSE TEMPLE RINGS – https://silverforgeportfolio.wordpress.com/2022/07/09/rose-temple-rings/

Herb Bunch –

No Farmer’s Market and Anja was the only one for Herbs this week. No pix, either. Strawberries and raspberries were harvested each day, about an 1/2 handful. Monday’s harvest at the shop was sweetgrass and rose petals, then sweetgrass was harvested from the bucket in the garden on Wednesday and prep went on on those all week. There wasn’t enough (or long enough) sweetgrass to braid, so it was all chopped for drying. The rose petals and a few buds got prepped and then set by to dry.

Fairy Fishing Poles in front of most of the garden buckets

Uh-oh…between heat & snails…. we brought these indoors at the shop.

…but the tiny horseradish is doing ok!

South door garden – Nasturtiums have gone nuts.

Fascinating article about “Heritage” apples in England – https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220705-the-uks-heritage-apple-renaissance

…and another about the origins of the apple. Nikolai Vavilov first identified the Malus sieversii as the progenitor of the domestic apple, Malus domestica, in 1929. It growns wild in Alma-Ata, near the Tian Shan mountains, and probably spread through the Silk Road. – https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20181120-the-birthplace-of-the-modern-apple

Project Day – We mostly woodbuttering some chopsticks and a spoon. Chatted with folks online and Peggy dropped off a couple of scroll pix.

..and also posted some pix of drying apples, prepping for the Norse apple-nut bread recipe.

Sliced, on dowels, and in the sun to dry!

Miscellaneous pix

Žilvinas Šilėnas – July 6th marks 769 years since Lithuania was established in 1253. It started small, expanded eastward in the next couple of centuries, reinforced by the union with Poland in 1569, finally collapsing in 1795. So when you look at the map of Eastern Europe and surmise that Russia dominating that part of the world is somehow “natural” or “how it’s always been”, you are missing centuries of history. Cheers to Lithuania for showing that small countries can achieve big things. Liepos 6 yra skirta prisiminti, ko pasiekė protėviai. Likusios 364 dienos – kurti didybę patiems.

Music – Les Bouffons – Three sets of renaissance bagpipes in harmony, and Sue doing exciting things with a big drum. – The tune is “Les Bouffons”, or “The Buffens” in England. Published in Thoinot Arbeau’s “Orchesographie”, 1589. – Paul Baker

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Links

This gold ring once belonged to a powerful Viking Chief. It was found in a pile of cheap jewellery auctioned off online. The heavy, shiny gold ring stood out. And no wonder. It once belonged to a powerful Viking chief. – https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-viking-age-vikings/this-gold-ring-once-belonged-to-a-powerful-viking-chief-it-was-found-in-a-pile-of-cheap-jewellery-auctioned-off-online/2052329

Video Links

Horrible Histories – The Monarchs Song | Horrible Songs – Could you name all the Kings and Queens of England? – Horrible Histories

The Wives’ Song – from Henry VIII The Musical – henryviiithemusical1

In The Footsteps of Elizabeth I: The 1578 Progress To Norwich – Excerpt – Join Sarah in Norwich, Norfolk, as she follows in the footsteps of Elizabeth I during the pinnacle of her 1578 progress. Joined by expert guide, Aidan Norrie, discover The Boleyn Chantry Chapel in Norwich Cathedral and learn more about Elizabeth’s historic progress to England’s second-largest Tudor city. – The Tudor Travel Guide

Cet été plongez au cœur du Moyen Âge ! – This summer, be transported to the Middle Ages! – Avec notre partenaire Cresson Voyages, nous vous proposons une journée au départ de Paris pour découvrir Guédelon tous les mercredis du 13 juillet au 23 août 2022. – Take a day trip from Paris to Guédelon every Wednesday from 13th July to August 23rd 2022. – Guédelon nous bâtissons un château fort

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