Activities through 7-8-18

Lots of friends were at War this week. There were very few pictures and updates coming out because there’s little Wifi on the site. So maybe there will be some in next week’s report. The holiday really disrupted all the usual things this week, but some small progress got made. We heard from Amor and about his various knapping projects on Sunday. There’s a gallery.

Potluck this coming Sunday, 5pm! We’ll probably have some of the strawberries to try! Other meetings should be at normal times.

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
Next Potluck – 7/15, 8/19, 9/16
Winter Feast Tentative date is 2/17/19

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/

Early Week – All went into setting up for the July 3rd celebrations. Some of Anja’s pincushions and pincushion filling went to the Artisans Market on Tuesday.

A lot of cookery happened too; more pickled strawberries, finishing the watermelon pickle, making a stew of some donated meat & root vegetables, cutting up and freezing extra onions for later soups and stews, etc.

We also set by some beets and onions and meat for borscht, but that’s for next week.

Cookery

We got to taste the strawberry pickles on Tuesday. The response from about 1/2 was “too potent”. The rest were, “Weird, but good!” Salty is *not* something you associate with strawberries for certain…. Consensus seems to be that the pickles are probably not a period process, but that the sugar layering might be, but right at the tail end of period. Still hoping to find out about fruits preserved in honey. There are some conserve recipes, and all kinds for cooking them fresh and methods for drying, else all the recipes (so far) are post-1600.

Sewing – Some embroidery happened Wednesday evening (pic below) and a consult with someone on “how-to” on a t-tunic on Tuesday.

Sewing Time – Saturday – Anja spent some time on Saturday embroidering, but no one was in for the workshop time.

Herb Bunch – We didn’t have an actual meeting this week, but herbs were harvested and greens for a stew. It looks like the drought killed off Anja’s Lady’s Mantle and a couple of other things, but most of the other herbs are doing fine.

Project Day – …got hijacked by the summer tourist season for the early part of the day. Anja and Loren were run off their feet. It was past 3 before they could settle down to projects, but they were the only ones that day, so they kept on into the evening.

Amor got hold of us in the middle of the afternoon. He’s stationed up in Oertha, Barony of Eskalya. His big thing for awhile has been knapping, and he’s got some more fun tools that he’s working on.

Antler that the pressure flaker point was made from

Flaker, antler and 3 points on the leather knapping mat

…and the obsidian point with some glass ones

Moar Investiture pix – All by Cynthia du Pont

Miscellaneous pix

“Ancient Mosaic work”. Exterior of the basilica at Volubilis and Roman Mosaic of house of Dionysius. Estimated in 217-18 A.D. this Architecture was elegantly constructed.this site is located in Meknes region of Morocco.

The Bird Shoe, from the 1300 Haarlem, Netherlands.Made of Leather not identified as worn by a man or a woman.

Annina Hausmann – Alembic & still making lemon balm hydrosol.

Portrait of a Boy with a Kolf Club – Portret van een jongen met kolfstok ,1631, Wybrand de Geest (I), 1591 – 1662. Rijksmuseum.

What is that guy in the corner doing being eaten by a dragon?

No source given – Cabbage, cherries, horseradish, carrot, squash (this is very later period….) gooseberries, onions, broadbeans

No source given – Btw, that’s not a suction cup. It’s a blunt, so’s not to spoil the meat.

Music

Tudor and Renaissance Music (1450-1600) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xRjP-0-2N0 – Music: Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 3: II. Galliarde – The Renaissance Music Players Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 3: IV. Allemande-Tripla – The Renaissance Music Players Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 4: II. Galliarde – The Renaissance Music Players Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 4: III. Courante – The Renaissance Music Players Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 5: I. Pavane – The Renaissance Music Players Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 5: II. Galliarde – The Renaissance Music Players Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 5: III. Courante – The Renaissance Music Players Banchetto Musicale – Suite No. 5: IV. Allemande-Tripla – The Renaissance Music Players Branle de Bourgogne – The Renaissance Music Players GERVAISE: BRANLE DE CHAMPAGNE – ULSAMER COLLEGIUM (ENSEMBLE) Galliarde de Monsieur Wustron – The Renaissance Music Players Galliarde de la guerre – The Renaissance Music Players Reprinse – The Renaissance Music Players The Frog Galliard – New York Pro Musica

Links

Cookbook links for period cookbooks that you can find online! http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/references.htm
Bites and stings from a Medieval perspective – https://medicalhistorymuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1942025/Bites-and-stings-a-medieval-perspective.pdf

Funnies

Voided cow… kine-da voided…A HOLE STEINSo *that’s* where Swiss cheese comes from!That’s where hole milk comes from.Better than half steinExcuse me but there’s a hole in your Jersey!Famous for supplying milk for producing Swiss Cheese. Not a wholestein. Partialstein.That should be Holey Cow..Is this supposed to make vegetarians and vegans feel better about meat?This is “holey” unacceptable.Is this the source for Swiss cheese ?all the best parts are gone It gives hole milk!I did not tip that cow!!!Too Many Fire WorksHoly cow!

From Wild Eyed Southern Celt on Facebook – BREAKING ORNITHOLOGICAL NEWS! A rare sighting of the highly endangered #Scottishhummingbird. Known for its distinctive droning call, the Scottish hummer is highly attracted to #whisky liqueur. Spotters have reported that the tiny, tartan colored birds can be lured to your deck or outdoor area with a shallow glass of #Drambuie. There are various clans of Scottish hummers, most being found in the Highlands ; a few have adapted to life in urban areas such as #Glasgow and #Edinburgh, surviving on Irn Bru, Buckfast, and strong, sweetened tea when liqueur isn’t available. It’s easy to keep these feisty birds at your feeder, so long as their whisky is kept topped up. Most #ScottishHummingbirds are playful and considered good omens when seen at backyard #ceilidhs and outdoor weddings. The MacDonald hummer and the Campbell variety are fiercely territorial, however, and will frequently attack each other viciously when in close proximity. It’s best to keep feeders far apart from each other when #MacDonald and #Campbell birds are spotted in your backyard. English hummers will frequently try to kill or run off any Scottish hummers they see. The English hummer is widespread in #Scotland and is considered a non-native, invasive species capabable of extreme viciousness against native hummers of the Scottish Highlands. Shouting things like “Saor Alba” and “ Scottish not British” will usually scare off English hummers. Scottish Ornithologists Club would like to have any sightings reported to their group in order to find out how many native Scottish hummers are left. The #SOC has limited resources and reminds bird watchers that SOC will not be able to come out and separate feuding clan hummers. I’d love to see a Scottish hummer, but I truly hate sharing my Drambuie. 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Image via KristaBella-thanks!

Anja, Loren, Amy, Amor (V)

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

ASXLVII = 24
ASXLVIII = 88
ASXLIX = 794
ASL = 2138
ASLI = 731
ASLII = 304
ASLIII – 7 plus 25 pouches for block-printing, 15 (plus 25 unfinished) pincushion, 2 sewing kits (except for bone needles), varnished stuff (124) 7 snap pouch, one double drawstring pouch, 4 brocade pouch

Total as a Household = 3671 handed off

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