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Monday, May 14th, 2012
10:11 am [medievalbooks]	Attn Teachers at Pennsic :) If you have a bibliography, link, list of those books that you will be recommending for you class, please join the following link and let us know. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pennsicbookshops/?yguid=56429361 A number of students come to the booksellers asking for specific books and it makes us very unhappy when we don't have the title. I am also trying to get hold of those booksellers that sell at Pennsic - have Bookseller's Row. Some of us sell used books, aome sell new books. We all want to help students and teachers interested in certain classes. We tried this for the first time last year and it was a success. I or the other booksellers, will be in contact with the individual teachers to let them know how many copies of a certain text we will be able to have on hand, when it gets closer to the date of Pennsic. Thankyou Gwyneth The Haunted Bookshop Bookseller's Row (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
1:15 pm [vanagnessayem]	47 years old! Happy Birthday SCA! AS 47 will be wonderful! Current Mood: amused (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
11:47 am [liamstliam]	Putting the tail on thw weasel I have a cunning plan! Here is the first draft of a Pennsic class. It will be taught from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.on the middle Saturday in East Kingdom Royal, but is part of Pennsic University and open to all. I will probably reprise it on the middle Monday. I would love to get some ideas about what to discuss in the class and some semi-commitment from peers who might coem visit, especially non-Eastern and royal peers. ***** SCA 102: Two hours. The first hour of this class will discuss topics such as awards, titles, officer positions and other items of interest to those who have a small amount of SCA experience. (Note: Brand-new folks are also welcome to attend). The second hour will discuss the peerages and how to combat "peer fear." We hope to have a number of peers, both Eastern and from other kingdoms, on hand to talk to participants and share their newcomer experience. ***** (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
11:04 am [medievalbooks]	Pennsic class being offered Wasn't sure where to post this, but since we need a bit of time to gather recipes and make the books, thought I would post here. Sauces and Mustards Roundtable 101. My husband and I will be making up some small booklets with recipes that will be handed out in class for the attendees at Pennsic. Folks that are willing to share their recipes AND sauces/mustards are encouraged to contact me so your recipe can be included in the booklet. I will be looking for folks willing to bring samples of mustards, catsup-mushroom ? or various sauces for folks to taste, as well as crackers, chips, bread etc. Having samples is not a requirement to attend of course, all who are interested in swapping information are invited! This is an informal info gathering of those folks interested in making mustards and sauces. Gwyneth (The Haunted Bookshop) bookshopATcharterDOTnet (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
12:28 pm [liamstliam]	Some good news! I wanted to make sure no one missed the following: 1. Prince Ajax of the Mists has accepted the offer of elevation to the Order of Chivalry. His ceremony will be at Pennsic. 2. Duchess Kaye of Calontir will be elevated to the Order of the Chivalry. I do not have a date. 3. Don Fergus McRae and the Laurel we all know as Vairavi will become baron and baroness of Carolingia in May.(East) 4. Svan of Anglespur is now Mistress Svan and is a member of the Order of the Pelican. (East) I love this game. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
11:37 pm [tedeisenstein]	SCA feast menus and recipes, and the keeping thereof I haven't looked around for this (since it only occurred to me five minutes ago, and I'm twenty minutes past my usual bedtime), so if it already exists, excuse please. I'm on the Calontir list, and several people have raved about this past weekend's feast for Coronation; it struck me that if that many people loved what they ate, there should be a way to keep the menu and the recipes around somewhere publicly (preferably with, of course, references to the original recipes, annotations thereof, and appropriate bibliographic references). Does there exist a mailing list, or group, or LJ grouping, or Yahoo group, or some such, that has menus and recipes from really, really good SCA feasts? The ones that people will remember fondly for ten years? (cross-posted to SCA-cooks) Alban, old, used, and retired shire assistant chief kitchen wench (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
5:16 pm [krag_carbine]	Pirate Shirt poll Poll #1826432 Pirate Poll Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 41 Which design should be used as the shirt design? View Answers Engineer (one on the left) 9 (22.0%) Agent (one on the Right) 32 (78.0%) Would you prefer black ink on an ash grey shirt or white ink on a black shirt? View Answers Black ink on an ash grey shirt 28 (68.3%) White ink on a black shirt 13 (31.7%) One of these two designs will be printed up for Estrella wars, And I offer you to chose the design. The final shirt will be printed up as Black ink on a ash gray shirt, or white ink on a black shirt. Please don't ask to change the text from the two offered. Current Mood: curious (20 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, March 5th, 2012
3:42 pm [medievalbooks]	Attention Teachers and Booksellers at Pennsic If you have a bibliography, link, list of those books that you will be recommending for you class, please, if you so desire, join the following link and let us know the titles. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pennsicbookshops/?yguid=56429361 A number of students come to the booksellers asking for specific books and it makes us very unhappy when we don't have the title. I am also trying to get hold of those booksellers that sell at Pennsic - have Bookseller's Row. Some of us sell used books, aome sell new books. We all want to help students and teachers interested in certain classes. We tried this for the first time last year and it was a success. I or the other booksellers, will be in contact with the individual teachers to let them know how many copies of a certain text we will be able to have on hand, when it gets closer to the date of Pennsic. Thankyou Gwyneth The Haunted Bookshop Bookseller's Row (Comment on this)
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
6:42 pm [dreadfulpenny00]	Charity Auction A friend of mine in Midrealm is hosting a charity auction on the Facebook page for her jewelry business. The auction is to benefit Patty Rogers (Fauna of Rivenstar for those in the SCA), whose 12 yr old daughter is battling stage 4 neuroblastoma. The majority of the items are handmade including homemade soaps, a paracord bracelet, chocolates, and my friend's jewelry. There are instructions for the auction and each item notes how much of the proceeds will go toward the cause. The auction ends on March 1st at 12 p.m. Eastern time. Here's the link to the Facebook page (which you have to "Like" before bidding on anything in the auction): https://www.facebook.com/FrawgzDezignzJewelry Here's the link to the auction's album (the first photo is the rules, which you have to agree to before bidding): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150481161662186.366621.222735537185&type=3 Note to mods: If this post is not allowed, feel free to delete it. I don't benefit in any way from posting this; it's merely to help a fellow SCAdian. :) (Comment on this)
Monday, February 6th, 2012
2:39 pm [the_nyctomancer]	I think everyone will get a kick out of this. pg/pg13? sfw probably. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
11:18 pm [esprix]	RIP Chon of the Great Dark Horde Sadly, I have another death to report. Wayne Himes, known as Chon of the Great Dark Horde, passed away last week. He is preceded to the Great Beyond by his long-time partner Chimbai, and leaves behind his new husband Allen and his daughter. Chon was long a friend to me since my wee days at Pennsic and was always a friendly face and a good friend. We all grieve his untimely and unexpected passing. Current Mood: sad (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, January 6th, 2012
11:03 pm [jj_maccrimmon]	Don Njall Olaf Hagerson - RIP Anther friend here and in real life has died suddenly of a massive heart attack. Scott Jacqua (Don Njall) hagerson was a fencer, herald, blacksmith and archer, I met and became good friends with him and his wife Sandra in southern California (Caid). When I moved to Alabama, one of the first folks I knew in the region was Scott (he'd moved to Knoxville, TN the year before). Over the last year, he'd had several debilitating bouts with bronchitis and flu which weakened him. Scott was a great friend and an advocate when I had few in Caid. He's been an amazing sounding board and offered excellent advice. I will sorely miss him. Current Mood: shocked (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
8:01 pm [otterwoman]	Umm, where did it go? I sometimes would check out Sca-garb.livejournal.com. Today, it's gone! Does anyone know what happened? Did it move? Gone forever? I found a lot of good information there... (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
1:17 pm [cvirtue]	Robin Hood Historiography I'd wager that a significant portion of the SCA likes Robin Hood stories: http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/03/robin-hood-a-historiography/ Intro: Robin Hood: A Historiography By Nicole Carter Ex Post Facto: Journal of the History Students at San Francisco State University, Vol.17 (2008) Introduction: In Warner Brothers Pictures’ 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood, Robin asks his peasant followers to swear an oath which encapsulates the values with which Robin Hood is associated today: Do you, the free men of Sherwood Forest, swear to despoil the rich only to give to the poor? To shelter the old and the helpless? To protect all women, rich or poor, Norman or Saxon? To fight for a free England, to protect her loyally until the return of our king and sovereign, Richard the Lionheart? And swear to fight to the death against our oppressors? This rousing speech is met with a resounding chorus of ‘Aye’s.’ The medieval Robin Hood, however, was far removed from modern moviemaking. The oldest extant literary reference to Robin Hood is found in Piers Plowman when the ignorant priest Sloth confesses, “I can noughte perfitly my pater-noster as the prest it syngeth, / But I can rymes of Robyn Hood and Randolf erle of Chestre.” Commonly dated to 1377, this reference suggests that a strong oral tradition concerning Robin Hood existed prior to that date, and that such a tradition was considered idle and foolish—a priest who should be able to recite prayers has instead spent time learning trivial rhymes. From 1377 on, references to Robin Hood proliferated. Robin Hood appeared in texts, proverbs, topographical references and general comments. By one count, Robin earned 260 mentions by 1600. He became the subject of annual plays and games held around Whitsunday in late May or early June as a mock-king who presided over dances, sports, pageants, and processions. Lots more at the link with PDF. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, November 14th, 2011
8:28 pm [liamstliam]	Heading down the home stretch At noon this Saturday, a team of SCA members will be splashing into Lake George, on the edges of the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York to raise funds for Special Olympics New York. This is our fourth year that Agni Dentatri ("Sheep With Teeth") has participated in the Plunge. Personally, it's my eighth plunge. Please help one of our members if you can: http://2011.kintera.org/lakegeorgeplunge/agnidentati Feel free to pass on or repost. Thanks, Liam/Bill (Comment on this)
Monday, October 31st, 2011
10:22 am [liamstliam]	SCA team ready for annual Polar Plunge Greetings! This is my annual note here that a team made up of SCA members will be participating again in the Lake George (NY) Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. We are still looking for team members, and this year there is a "Chicken Coop," where people can sit in comfort eat chicken, have a beverage and watch us jump in. In fact, you can actually collect donations and not even come if you need to be somewhere like, say Hundred Minutes War. We are also looking for thanks to some excellent work by Baroness Leonete. This is the team page: You can join or donate to individuals there. http://2011.kintera.org/lakegeorgeplunge/agnidentati Please pass this on where you see fit. Thank you for your indulgence. Liam (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
12:55 pm [dreadfulpenny00]	Period cooking I'm looking for some websites or cookbooks that have period-style recipes because I'd like to try some period cooking. Also, what are your favorite recipes to use for feasts at events? (Looking to get a little recipe exchange going.) ^_^ (11 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
9:51 pm [disgruntledgrrl]	Looking for somoene I am seeking out Jordre Pargon of Windhover's Reach. Atlantia in the early 80s. Occasionally the Seneschal for Kestrel's Keep. Any direction would be helpful. Lost contact around 1986. "Grizz's Kid" is looking. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 7th, 2011
3:05 pm [zachkessin]	How to convince people to become members My Lords and Ladies. We are trying to restart the Shire of Ma'ale Giborim (Israel) after several years of it being inactive. Here is the problem I am running into. An international membership costs $56 (US)! I need to be able to justify to myself that cost before I can try to sell it to our members. As far as I can tell membership includes: a newsletter full of events all of which are several hours flight away. Insurance that does not apply to Israel (According to the Society Sen) Is there something I am missing? --Yehoshua Ben Hayyim  Shire of Ma'ele Giborim Current Mood: aggravated (46 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 18th, 2011
8:29 am [hollyannvix]	Looking For Hose/Tights I'm currently on the look out for some hose/tights for my husband that I can buy online - his persona is 1500's Swiss and is going for This Look for his persona. I do have the pattern for this, but at this point, I'm still very much a beginner in sewing and rather than spending a lot of money on material that I might mess it up, I'd rather look for someone, or someplace, that sells the hose pre-made, until I get more confident at my sewing abilities. The colours I'm looking for is purple and green - either all one colour, or having one leg as one and the other as the other colour. If anyone can help me out or point me in the right direction, it would be very much appreciated :) Current Mood: hopeful (13 Comments |Comment on this)