easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in re-enactment, sewing, tops on May 22nd, 2012
This is Paul at Chepstow Castle, part of Waltz on the Wye 2012. Despite being May, the weather was absolutely freezing, so he hijacked my new Clapotis for most of the weekend. But what was he hunting with his camera, high up in the remains of the castle? Why, the Kraken, of course! When he [...]
Posted in costume, museums, Outfit of the Day, re-enactment on Feb 23rd, 2012
Here you go – for those who were wondering, this is what the vaguely Victorian outfit looked like at the end of a long day, in a lovely Victorian staircase hall. Contrary to a few people’s concerns, I did not boil to death with so many layers of clothes on. The skirt was quite heavy, [...]
Posted in fabric, re-enactment, shopping on Aug 12th, 2010
Last weekend we paid a visit to Broadlands, where there was a multi-period historical re-enactment weekend going on. As you can see, the weather was absolutely ideal for a British summer’s day out. As it turned out the Victorian Redcoats didn’t have to shelter for very long, but it was certainly very wet while it [...]
Posted in re-enactment on Aug 6th, 2010
Last weekend we went to Reigate Fort with my sister and brother-in-law. We had a lovely walk through Gatton Park, and ate a picnic in the drizzle whilst watching a slightly disappointing historical re-enactment. I don’t think we could have had a more typically English summer day out if we’d tried! (Well, we could have [...]
Posted in culture, photos, re-enactment on Jul 18th, 2010
A couple of weekends ago we went to see the Fairfax Battalion putting on a Civil War re-enactment at Mapledurham. As always, I took a bunch of photos. We spent a long time chatting to the barber-surgeon, and I was surprised to find out about some of the more delicate operations that could be done [...]