So I did/am still working on a special A&S project. To breed, raise,
train and compete in open competition with a whippet.
Whippets are trad. a rag dog, bred to chase a rag as their primary
skill. Other tasks were taking hares and knocking off rats in a pit.
Rag racing is the only sport available to us on the East Coast.
Starting with our homebed, Rosie (Nationally/Ch pointed on both the
straight and Uval tracks), bred to Voltaire (a finished Uval champion
and pointed on the straight track), we had a litter of 9, we kept 3
pups.
Today, after some hot hot hot racing, Gibbs got the high Ch points
(3) and his bro, Sting (lives with Voltaire)  got the low point.
This makes 3 generations of whippets we bred, raised and trained to
get Ch points on the track, plus others that went to live with other
people that also are pointed or finished their Ch titles.
Oh what happens to them when their racing career has tailed off (as
they age they get to run fewer races in a day)?
They retire to the living room, and complain bitterly when they are
left at home...because they run regularly, their hearts tend to be
very strong and they tend to live to be in their high teens and can
curmudgeon with the best.
<G> I'm just so proud of the boys, and their sister Bravura, who was
just out of the points yesterday. A good weekend for Team Indigo!
Ta
Carol AKA Lady Cele

Of the craftsmen it may be said that in the handiwork of their craft
is their prayer.






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Congratulations, Lady Cele.

Whippets are beautiful, graceful dogs.

I'm a sheltie Mom, myself, but I have been known to drool over greyhounds,
whippets, and Italian greyhounds.

Its really nice to see dog owners integrating their period breeds into the SCA.

Miyamoto Akikonomu



-----Original Message-----

From: fastusminimus

Sent: Jul 1, 2012 12:35 PM

To: SCA_Hound_Coursing@yahoogroups.com,
AandS50ChallengeCommunity@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [AandS50ChallengeCommunity] My A&S project...(a big brag, delete if you
don't care!)




























       So I did/am still working on a special A&S project. To breed, raise,

train and compete in open competition with a whippet.

Whippets are trad. a rag dog, bred to chase a rag as their primary

skill. Other tasks were taking hares and knocking off rats in a pit.

Rag racing is the only sport available to us on the East Coast.

Starting with our homebed, Rosie (Nationally/Ch pointed on both the

straight and Uval tracks), bred to Voltaire (a finished Uval champion

and pointed on the straight track), we had a litter of 9, we kept 3

pups.

Today, after some hot hot hot racing, Gibbs got the high Ch points

(3) and his bro, Sting (lives with Voltaire)  got the low point.

This makes 3 generations of whippets we bred, raised and trained to

get Ch points on the track, plus others that went to live with other

people that also are pointed or finished their Ch titles.

Oh what happens to them when their racing career has tailed off (as

they age they get to run fewer races in a day)?

They retire to the living room, and complain bitterly when they are

left at home...because they run regularly, their hearts tend to be

very strong and they tend to live to be in their high teens and can

curmudgeon with the best.

<G> I'm just so proud of the boys, and their sister Bravura, who was

just out of the points yesterday. A good weekend for Team Indigo!

Ta

Carol AKA Lady Cele



Of the craftsmen it may be said that in the handiwork of their craft

is their prayer.



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I am very much looking forward to following your progress - Thank you for
sharing this!!!
Deirdre

On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 2:35 PM, fastusminimus <cahuff@...>wrote:

> **
>
>
> So I did/am still working on a special A&S project. To breed, raise,
> train and compete in open competition with a whippet.
> Whippets are trad. a rag dog, bred to chase a rag as their primary
> skill. Other tasks were taking hares and knocking off rats in a pit.
> Rag racing is the only sport available to us on the East Coast.
> Starting with our homebed, Rosie (Nationally/Ch pointed on both the
> straight and Uval tracks), bred to Voltaire (a finished Uval champion
> and pointed on the straight track), we had a litter of 9, we kept 3
> pups.
> Today, after some hot hot hot racing, Gibbs got the high Ch points
> (3) and his bro, Sting (lives with Voltaire) got the low point.
> This makes 3 generations of whippets we bred, raised and trained to
> get Ch points on the track, plus others that went to live with other
> people that also are pointed or finished their Ch titles.
> Oh what happens to them when their racing career has tailed off (as
> they age they get to run fewer races in a day)?
> They retire to the living room, and complain bitterly when they are
> left at home...because they run regularly, their hearts tend to be
> very strong and they tend to live to be in their high teens and can
> curmudgeon with the best.
> <G> I'm just so proud of the boys, and their sister Bravura, who was
> just out of the points yesterday. A good weekend for Team Indigo!
> Ta
> Carol AKA Lady Cele
>
> Of the craftsmen it may be said that in the handiwork of their craft
> is their prayer.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Its ALL about the Purple~


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Very much includes groups I  hope! I haven't had the chance to post much
but our group Hauksgardr in AnTir that will soon be coming out of
incipiency has been participating in the 50 for 50 year challenge as a
group.

Since many of the other members of the group are new to the SCA, new to Art
and Sciences, and new to largess creation and gifting, as our group A and S
deputy in charge of largess I encouraged the group to adopt 2  50 for 50
year projects to help people step forward and volunteer and donate and
LEARN NEW OR EXPANDED SKILLS.

Because that's what gets the piece of largess counted as part of the
project; did the person doing the work increase their skill or learn a new
one? We have 2 projects going. One is to fill Their Majesties of An Tir's
coffers by 50 items from our group that meet this criteria before 50 year.
We  gift other items as well since once we learn a skill we don't stop
using it, but to date the group has donated 28 items that were new or
increased skills to TRM's. In one case, it was a fighter who assured me he
wasn't crafty that learned how to design and string a beaded necklace. In
another it was an experienced norse wireweaver who completed a new triple
stranded/wired necklace. Both counted; both expanded their skill levels and
learned something.

We are also helping the coffers of our sponsoring Barony and other groups
in our area using the same criteria for largessfor our people. Trying to
encourage people in creating it to help the flavor and fun of the game and
in learning new skills to increase their enjoyment.

So,  one more group doing the challenge...in our slightly odd way,
Sannan the OneEyed of Hauksgardr
AnTir
On Jun 29, 2012 10:41 AM, "Carrot Khan" <carrot.khan@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> >
> > >Lots and lots of shots of all the exhibits and accompanying poster
> > materials, courtesy of Lady
> > >Ceina, a member who curated the display for our city's
> > information/heritage centre; there was
> > >an accompanying display in our city's civic offices window as well.
> > We've used the materials
> > >to help with displays in local libraries and at various shows too.
> >
>
> That's awesome. What was the non-Scadian reaction to the display?
>
> Jadwiga
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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Sannan wrote about the Challenge a group in An Tir is taking on:


Both [projects] counted; both expanded their skill levels and
learned something.



This!  The goal is to expand YOUR boundaries, give you the nudge to try that
thing you think is just a bit beyond you, be it in skill, in complexity, in
volume, in your willingness to teach and share your work with others.


What a fabulous Challenge, and I wish you the very, very best with it!


Enjoy!
Albreda



-----Original Message-----
From: S Prowett <prowett@...>
To: AandS50ChallengeCommunity <AandS50ChallengeCommunity@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 2:57 am
Subject: Re: [AandS50ChallengeCommunity] group projects, display materials


Very much includes groups I  hope! I haven't had the chance to post much
but our group Hauksgardr in AnTir that will soon be coming out of
incipiency has been participating in the 50 for 50 year challenge as a
group.

Since many of the other members of the group are new to the SCA, new to Art
and Sciences, and new to largess creation and gifting, as our group A and S
deputy in charge of largess I encouraged the group to adopt 2  50 for 50
year projects to help people step forward and volunteer and donate and
LEARN NEW OR EXPANDED SKILLS.

Because that's what gets the piece of largess counted as part of the
project; did the person doing the work increase their skill or learn a new
one? We have 2 projects going. One is to fill Their Majesties of An Tir's
coffers by 50 items from our group that meet this criteria before 50 year.
We  gift other items as well since once we learn a skill we don't stop
using it, but to date the group has donated 28 items that were new or
increased skills to TRM's. In one case, it was a fighter who assured me he
wasn't crafty that learned how to design and string a beaded necklace. In
another it was an experienced norse wireweaver who completed a new triple
stranded/wired necklace. Both counted; both expanded their skill levels and
learned something.

We are also helping the coffers of our sponsoring Barony and other groups
in our area using the same criteria for largessfor our people. Trying to
encourage people in creating it to help the flavor and fun of the game and
in learning new skills to increase their enjoyment.

So,  one more group doing the challenge...in our slightly odd way,
Sannan the OneEyed of Hauksgardr
AnTir
On Jun 29, 2012 10:41 AM, "Carrot Khan" <carrot.khan@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> >
> > >Lots and lots of shots of all the exhibits and accompanying poster
> > materials, courtesy of Lady
> > >Ceina, a member who curated the display for our city's
> > information/heritage centre; there was
> > >an accompanying display in our city's civic offices window as well.
> > We've used the materials
> > >to help with displays in local libraries and at various shows too.
> >
>
> That's awesome. What was the non-Scadian reaction to the display?
>
> Jadwiga
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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> Congratulations, Lady Cele.
>
> Whippets are beautiful, graceful dogs.
>
> I'm a sheltie Mom, myself, but I have been known to drool over
> greyhounds, whippets, and Italian greyhounds.
>
> Its really nice to see dog owners integrating their period breeds
> into the SCA.
>
> Miyamoto Akikonomu
Thanks for all the kind thoughts.
I would love to bring more dogs to SCA events, but the dogs are
frequently not allowed at events. That being said, I cherish the ones
we can bring them to and especially the ones with enough room to lay
out a safe course...
Ta
Carol AKA Lady Cele

Of the craftsmen it may be said that in the handiwork of their craft
is their prayer.






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> Sannan the OneEyed of Hauksgardr

> We are also helping the coffers of our sponsoring Barony and other groups
> in our area using the same criteria for largessfor our people. Trying to
> encourage people in creating it to help the flavor and fun of the game and
> in learning new skills to increase their enjoyment.

That's a really great approach to it. Good for you!

As a former landed, I know just how valuable (in more ways than one) such
support can be.
At the risk of egg-sucking, can I strongly recommend that such largesse be
presented with
the name tag of the maker on the label for the item (a quick what, where, when).

There's nothing nicer than to be able to give someone a gift in court and to be
able to say that
"this was created by the hand of Lord/Lady wossname". It means you get to pat
two folk on
the back; three if you can add "as part of the largesse AS50 organised by
Lord/Lady whosit"
:-)

Another thought, if you can get the other groups in your area to participate,
suggest a
largesse swap for the local B&Bs. That is get them to bring along, say, a dozen
items of
largesse to swap with other B&Bs. This means that each group gets to have new
items to
reward the local populace, and you don't run the risk of giving the maker their
own item down
the line. (Course if it's labelled, you should be able to avoid that...)

All the best with the project,
katherine
=====================================
katherine kerr of the Hermitage, in the Crescent Isles,
Barony of Southron Gaard, Kingdom of Lochac
mka Vicki Hyde, Webwright, wordsmith
printing, maps, children:  http://webcentre.co.nz/kk
Barony of Southron Gaard: http://sg.lochac.sca.org

I am very interested in the technicalities of coursing... would you be
willing to email me off list so I can ask you a whole bunch of questions??

Deirdre

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 7:34 AM, fastusminimus <cahuff@...>wrote:

> **
>
>
> > Congratulations, Lady Cele.
> >
> > Whippets are beautiful, graceful dogs.
> >
> > I'm a sheltie Mom, myself, but I have been known to drool over
> > greyhounds, whippets, and Italian greyhounds.
> >
> > Its really nice to see dog owners integrating their period breeds
> > into the SCA.
> >
> > Miyamoto Akikonomu
> Thanks for all the kind thoughts.
> I would love to bring more dogs to SCA events, but the dogs are
> frequently not allowed at events. That being said, I cherish the ones
> we can bring them to and especially the ones with enough room to lay
> out a safe course...
>
> Ta
> Carol AKA Lady Cele
>
> Of the craftsmen it may be said that in the handiwork of their craft
> is their prayer.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Its ALL about the Purple~


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Congrats on doing well with your whippets, it must be great seeing a dog working
in medieval style at events.

Medieval dog breeds are interesting. I believe the Sulke (spelling?) may have
been part of the breed history of greyhounds/whippets??? Do you have a breed
"family tree"??
We had beagles. I do miss the little white tails wandering around in long grass,
wagging happily as their noses ran away with them. They are probably a bit later
than SCA timeline in their current form. The Harrier hound was hunted from
horse, the beagle was hunted on foot and once there was a smaller version called
the pocket beagle which was carried on the horse and then sent down burrows once
an animal was run to ground. I think they would go really well today and (IMHO)
would be much cuter than chihuahuas as lapdogs! If I had space and time it would
be a real project to re-breed them.

Are there any other candidates for "recovering"??
Are there any other breed that could reasonably be shown working in medieval
context? (animal welfare obviously dictates some occupations are well out of the
question).

Claricia

--- In AandS50ChallengeCommunity@yahoogroups.com, Deidra Carson
<the.ladydeirdre@...> wrote:
>
> I am very interested in the technicalities of coursing... would you be
> willing to email me off list so I can ask you a whole bunch of questions??
>
> Deirdre
>
> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 7:34 AM, fastusminimus <cahuff@...>wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > > Congratulations, Lady Cele.
> > >
> > > Whippets are beautiful, graceful dogs.
> > >
> > > I'm a sheltie Mom, myself, but I have been known to drool over
> > > greyhounds, whippets, and Italian greyhounds.
> > >
> > > Its really nice to see dog owners integrating their period breeds
> > > into the SCA.
> > >
> > > Miyamoto Akikonomu
> > Thanks for all the kind thoughts.
> > I would love to bring more dogs to SCA events, but the dogs are
> > frequently not allowed at events. That being said, I cherish the ones
> > we can bring them to and especially the ones with enough room to lay
> > out a safe course...
> >
> > Ta
> > Carol AKA Lady Cele
> >
> > Of the craftsmen it may be said that in the handiwork of their craft
> > is their prayer.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Its ALL about the Purple~
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi,
If the lady making period oil lamps for the A&S 50 Challenge could  contact
me, I would appreciate it.

Regards
Sophia

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Hi,
If the lord making the period fishing flies for this challenge would
contact me, I would appreciate it. My husband is interested in making some
period flies and could use some information.

Regards
Sophia

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I've forwarded your request to him. thank you!!

Deirdre

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 10:55 AM, <Miretar@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi,
> If the lord making the period fishing flies for this challenge would
> contact me, I would appreciate it. My husband is interested in making some
> period flies and could use some information.
>
> Regards
> Sophia
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Its ALL about the Purple~


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I've forwarded your request to her. Thank you!!

Deirdre

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 10:54 AM, <Miretar@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi,
> If the lady making period oil lamps for the A&S 50 Challenge could contact
> me, I would appreciate it.
>
> Regards
> Sophia
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Its ALL about the Purple~


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Claricia wrote:
> Medieval dog breeds are interesting. I believe the Sulke (spelling?) may have
been part of the breed
> history of greyhounds/whippets??? Do you have a breed "family tree"??

I believe you are talking about the Saluki. The Saluki has been called "The
Royal Dog of Egypt", "Gazelle hound", and "Persian greyhound". It is a sight
hound with a shape similar to a greyhound, but feathery hair, and they are
sometimes also used as racing/coursing dogs, being able to run at high speed
longer than a greyhound. It is one of the oldest known breeds of domesticated
dog. There are images of what look like Salukis in Sumerian archaeological sites
dating to 6,000 BCE. It is believed that it traveled from there (in Mesopotamian
Iraq) west to Pharaonic Egypt, appearing in Pharaoh's tombs in 2100 BCE. The
Saluki also was taken east into the Persian Empire and to China by the 14th
century CE.

They are not really related to greyhounds, but it is possible that in the very
distant past greyhounds, whippets, Salukis, and Afghan hounds may have had a
common ancestor.

Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
the persona formerly known as Anahita

I have an afghan and absolutely love watching him run.  He leaps and bounds
like he would hunting in the mountains.   I even worked how i aquired him
into my persona since during period only Egyptian royalty could own them.
Will be getting back into my other period (albeit late period) breed, the
english bulldog as soon as my female comes in heat.  I miss my bulldog
puppies.

Ealhswith of Skye
On Jul 3, 2012 3:33 PM, <lilinah@...> wrote:

> Claricia wrote:
> > Medieval dog breeds are interesting. I believe the Sulke (spelling?) may
> have been part of the breed
> > history of greyhounds/whippets??? Do you have a breed "family tree"??
>
> I believe you are talking about the Saluki. The Saluki has been called
> "The Royal Dog of Egypt", "Gazelle hound", and "Persian greyhound". It is a
> sight hound with a shape similar to a greyhound, but feathery hair, and
> they are sometimes also used as racing/coursing dogs, being able to run at
> high speed longer than a greyhound. It is one of the oldest known breeds of
> domesticated dog. There are images of what look like Salukis in Sumerian
> archaeological sites dating to 6,000 BCE. It is believed that it traveled
> from there (in Mesopotamian Iraq) west to Pharaonic Egypt, appearing in
> Pharaoh's tombs in 2100 BCE. The Saluki also was taken east into the
> Persian Empire and to China by the 14th century CE.
>
> They are not really related to greyhounds, but it is possible that in the
> very distant past greyhounds, whippets, Salukis, and Afghan hounds may have
> had a common ancestor.
>
> Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
> the persona formerly known as Anahita
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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Sophia, I too have been in the SCA for a great length of time. And while
not as focused a modern  scholar as yourself. I've challenged our soon to
be Shire members to get a barbie or ken or other 11-12 " action figure and
to 'dress it' in garb with full accessories as they wish they could
themselves for their personna and time period. ;D

Little ones love to look at  dolls, and the men can make, "practice armor"
for these that are period. Each person is supposed to write up a card and
give the dolls to our Chatelaine for some static display requirements we
have coming up.

It's one more thing we hope to add.

Sannan the OneEyed from Hauksgardr
An Tir
On Jun 26, 2012 11:25 AM, <Miretar@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 6/26/2012 1:50:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gaylord_nancy@... writes:
>
> Sophia Have you read the book called the known world handbook? If not it
> inculuds the life in medeveal time,practice of building
> weapons,armor,shieldsas while as costoms,combat,courtery of the middle
> ages,brewing,armory,dance,calligraphy. Besides holding tourmaments& revels
> Plus to use the
> weapons, armor & shield to fight with. Now long have you beenin the
> society for
> creative anachromism Inc.? I have been with they for seven years & if you
> think that the weapon & armor dis not belong in medeveal life in the
> middle
> ages you need to read this book of the the knoen world handbook. READ IT
> Now
> not later From Pierre ver der bekin
>
> I have been a member of the SCA since 1977. I am familiar with the Known
> World Handbook. I also hold a BA in Medieval Literature, and a Masters of
> Art History in Northern Renaissance Art & Byzantine Art.
>
> I in no way meant to imply that weapons and armor were not part of
> medieval life. However between cheesy pseudo medieval movies and bad
> fantasy
> novels, it is the "side of medieval life" that most people get to see. I
> thought
> it would be interesting to explore the peaceful side of the period.
>
> Also in my experience, children at demos tend to pick up sharp pointy
> things and try to play with them, so that a disproportionate part of the
> demo is
> filled with the refrain: "Please don't touch that." Or "Put that down,
> it's sharp, you could hurt yourself." Once kids see weapons & armor, that
> is
> all they see and are interested in--all other aspects of life in the
> Middle
> Ages fall by the wayside.
>
> Weapons & armor, have at past demos, been well represented. The objects of
> day to day life in the Middle Ages have not. We do demos at schools where
> we are not allowed to bring weapons, and do not have a collection of
> objects
> that reflect childhood in the Middle Ages, be it period toys or
> education. And while weapons and armor are indeed part of the medieval
> period, I
> think it is important to show people parts of ordinary medieval life that
> they
> do not normally get to see.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Ha!  What a fun idea!  (Kind of hate Barbie dolls, but seeing them put to such
interesting use, I'll get over it.  ;)


Enjoy!
Albreda, clearing off her cutting table for Pennsic prep



-----Original Message-----
From: S Prowett <prowett@...>
To: AandS50ChallengeCommunity <AandS50ChallengeCommunity@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 10:43 am
Subject: Re: [AandS50ChallengeCommunity] The Shire of Isenfir A&S 50 Project


Sophia, I too have been in the SCA for a great length of time. And while
not as focused a modern  scholar as yourself. I've challenged our soon to
be Shire members to get a barbie or ken or other 11-12 " action figure and
to 'dress it' in garb with full accessories as they wish they could
themselves for their personna and time period. ;D

Little ones love to look at  dolls, and the men can make, "practice armor"
for these that are period. Each person is supposed to write up a card and
give the dolls to our Chatelaine for some static display requirements we
have coming up.

It's one more thing we hope to add.

Sannan the OneEyed from Hauksgardr
An Tir
On Jun 26, 2012 11:25 AM, <Miretar@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 6/26/2012 1:50:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gaylord_nancy@... writes:
>
> Sophia Have you read the book called the known world handbook? If not it
> inculuds the life in medeveal time,practice of building
> weapons,armor,shieldsas while as costoms,combat,courtery of the middle
> ages,brewing,armory,dance,calligraphy. Besides holding tourmaments& revels
> Plus to use the
> weapons, armor & shield to fight with. Now long have you beenin the
> society for
> creative anachromism Inc.? I have been with they for seven years & if you
> think that the weapon & armor dis not belong in medeveal life in the
> middle
> ages you need to read this book of the the knoen world handbook. READ IT
> Now
> not later From Pierre ver der bekin
>
> I have been a member of the SCA since 1977. I am familiar with the Known
> World Handbook. I also hold a BA in Medieval Literature, and a Masters of
> Art History in Northern Renaissance Art & Byzantine Art.
>
> I in no way meant to imply that weapons and armor were not part of
> medieval life. However between cheesy pseudo medieval movies and bad
> fantasy
> novels, it is the "side of medieval life" that most people get to see. I
> thought
> it would be interesting to explore the peaceful side of the period.
>
> Also in my experience, children at demos tend to pick up sharp pointy
> things and try to play with them, so that a disproportionate part of the
> demo is
> filled with the refrain: "Please don't touch that." Or "Put that down,
> it's sharp, you could hurt yourself." Once kids see weapons & armor, that
> is
> all they see and are interested in--all other aspects of life in the
> Middle
> Ages fall by the wayside.
>
> Weapons & armor, have at past demos, been well represented. The objects of
> day to day life in the Middle Ages have not. We do demos at schools where
> we are not allowed to bring weapons, and do not have a collection of
> objects
> that reflect childhood in the Middle Ages, be it period toys or
> education. And while weapons and armor are indeed part of the medieval
> period, I
> think it is important to show people parts of ordinary medieval life that
> they
> do not normally get to see.
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I just added this idea to our list of objects.


Sophia


In a message dated 7/5/2012 10:43:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
prowett@... writes:

Sophia,  I too have been in the SCA for a great length of time. And while
not as  focused a modern  scholar as yourself. I've challenged our soon to
be  Shire members to get a barbie or ken or other 11-12 " action figure and
to  'dress it' in garb with full accessories as they wish they could
themselves  for their personna and time period. ;D

Little ones love to look  at  dolls, and the men can make, "practice armor"
for these that are  period. Each person is supposed to write up a card and
give the dolls to  our Chatelaine for some static display requirements we
have coming  up.

It's one more thing we hope to add.

Sannan the OneEyed from  Hauksgardr
An Tir
On Jun 26, 2012 11:25 AM, <Miretar@...>  wrote:

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>
>
>
>
> In a message  dated 6/26/2012 1:50:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>  gaylord_nancy@... writes:
>
> Sophia Have you read the book  called the known world handbook? If not it
> inculuds the life in  medeveal time,practice of building
> weapons,armor,shieldsas while as  costoms,combat,courtery of the middle
>  ages,brewing,armory,dance,calligraphy. Besides holding tourmaments&  rev
els
> Plus to use the
> weapons, armor & shield to fight  with. Now long have you beenin the
> society for
> creative  anachromism Inc.? I have been with they for seven years & if you
>  think that the weapon & armor dis not belong in medeveal life in  the
> middle
> ages you need to read this book of the the knoen  world handbook. READ IT
> Now
> not later From Pierre ver der  bekin
>
> I have been a member of the SCA since 1977. I am  familiar with the Known
> World Handbook. I also hold a BA in Medieval  Literature, and a Masters of
> Art History in Northern Renaissance Art  & Byzantine Art.
>
> I in no way meant to imply that weapons  and armor were not part of
> medieval life. However between cheesy  pseudo medieval movies and bad
> fantasy
> novels, it is the "side  of medieval life" that most people get to see. I
> thought
> it  would be interesting to explore the peaceful side of the  period.
>
> Also in my experience, children at demos tend to pick  up sharp pointy
> things and try to play with them, so that a  disproportionate part of the
> demo is
> filled with the refrain:  "Please don't touch that." Or "Put that down,
> it's sharp, you could  hurt yourself." Once kids see weapons & armor, that
> is
> all  they see and are interested in--all other aspects of life in the
>  Middle
> Ages fall by the wayside.
>
> Weapons & armor,  have at past demos, been well represented. The objects
of
> day to day  life in the Middle Ages have not. We do demos at schools where
> we are  not allowed to bring weapons, and do not have a collection of
>  objects
> that reflect childhood in the Middle Ages, be it period toys  or
> education. And while weapons and armor are indeed part of the  medieval
> period, I
> think it is important to show people parts  of ordinary medieval life that
> they
> do not normally get to  see.
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Hi,
Well here is my list. I think that I only scratched the surface of objects
for our demo collection, and I welcome suggestions and comments. Also any
pointers to crafters and sources would be more than welcome.

Regards
Sophia

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Hi Sophia -


Your attachment won't come through on the list.


Could you please put it up as a file somewhere, maybe on the Yahoo site itself
in the files section, then post a link to it?


Thanks!
Albreda


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I just reactivated my Yahoo account and will post the file when I am up  &
running again.

Regards
Sophia


In a message dated 7/5/2012 4:34:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
AlbredaA@... writes:

Could  you please put it up as a file somewhere, maybe on the Yahoo site
itself in  the files section, then post a link to it?




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Greetings,
Ok, I’m in.  I’ve just completed building my first kiln... first you make
the bricks (yes, I’m one of those people).  I’m into making oil lamps right
now, but knowing myself after the first 25 or so I’m going to get bored. 
So... I’m modifying my original statement after council with my wise Laurel. 
My projects will be mostly wood fired functional pottery pieces.  Have four done
so far...  soon to have 5.  My old potter’s kickwheel just came home today!

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Very exciting Sorcha!!!! I can't wait to see what all you come up with!

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Sherri Moreno <smoreno1250@...> wrote:

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>
>
> Greetings,
> Ok, I’m in. I’ve just completed building my first kiln... first you make
> the bricks (yes, I’m one of those people). I’m into making oil lamps right
> now, but knowing myself after the first 25 or so I’m going to get bored.
> So... I’m modifying my original statement after council with my wise
> Laurel. My projects will be mostly wood fired functional pottery pieces.
> Have four done so far... soon to have 5. My old potter’s kickwheel just
> came home today!
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Its ALL about the Purple~


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I arrived at work today to find we had a fox caught in our feral animal trap.
Guess who got the pelt (by dint of skinning it myself)? Fortunately it is
midwinter and the fur is beautiful. Also because it was caught in a humane cage
trap, there was no damage anywhere to ruin the skin. Since it had to die, being
a noxious pest rather than a native, it is only right and proper to use what I
can. I am going to alum taw (not tan, as no tannin is involved) as this is well
within our period. Hubby didn't like the idea of egg or brain tawing in case
they smell. I have done a couple of deer skins before but this time I am going
to put a lot more effort into "breaking" it and try to get something really
soft.
Any suggestions for using 1 full fox plus 2 tails (acquired by means of trade)??
A muff maybe?

YIS
Claricia

"first you make the bricks (yes, I’m one of those people)"


LOL - many, many of us are *those* kinds of people, myself included!


Welcome to the Challenge!  We look forward to hearing more about your creations!


Albreda



-----Original Message-----
From: Sherri Moreno <smoreno1250@...>
To: 50th Challenge <AandS50ChallengeCommunity@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 11:36 pm
Subject: [AandS50ChallengeCommunity] Slinging the Mud





Greetings,
Ok, I’m in.  I’ve just completed building my first kiln... first you make
the bricks (yes, I’m one of those people).  I’m into making oil lamps right
now, but knowing myself after the first 25 or so I’m going to get bored. 
So... I’m modifying my original statement after council with my wise Laurel. 
My projects will be mostly wood fired functional pottery pieces.  Have four done
so far...  soon to have 5.  My old potter’s kickwheel just came home today!

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> Any suggestions for using 1 full fox plus 2 tails (acquired by means of
> trade)?? A muff maybe?
>
> YIS
> Claricia


I don't know about the tails, but maybe the pelt for a fur-lined
German gollar?

http://dienaherin.blogspot.com/2011/02/goller-plan-and-good-start.html

Jadwiga

What a clever idea and one people will love looking at.
Cheers,
Madame du Pont
Stayner de silk
Kingdom of An Tir, but in 6 days moving to the realm of Meridies

--- In AandS50ChallengeCommunity@yahoogroups.com, S Prowett <prowett@...> wrote:
>
> Sophia, I too have been in the SCA for a great length of time. And while
> not as focused a modern  scholar as yourself. I've challenged our soon to
> be Shire members to get a barbie or ken or other 11-12 " action figure and
> to 'dress it' in garb with full accessories as they wish they could
> themselves for their personna and time period. ;D
>
> Little ones love to look at  dolls, and the men can make, "practice armor"
> for these that are period. Each person is supposed to write up a card and
> give the dolls to our Chatelaine for some static display requirements we
> have coming up.
>
> It's one more thing we hope to add.
>
> Sannan the OneEyed from Hauksgardr
> An Tir

Sigh. I wish I were there to see the making of the kiln & watch the
pottery being made.

Regards
Sophia


In a message dated 7/6/2012 12:48:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
the.ladydeirdre@... writes:

Ok, I知  in. I致e just completed building my first kiln... first you make
> the  bricks (yes, I知 one of those people). I知 into making oil lamps right
>  now, but knowing myself after the first 25 or so I知 going to get  bored.
> So... I知 modifying my original statement after council with my  wise
> Laurel. My projects will be mostly wood fired functional pottery  pieces.
> Have four done so far... soon to have 5. My old potterç—´  kickwheel just
> came home  today!



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Discussions on Calontir's scribal and herald's lists spawned this one. My
addiction to Illustrator helped... Now that Persona and Depth are covered, I
need to come up with a Breadth challenge. :)

http://sarmatianinthesca.blogspot.com/2012/07/another-50-challenge.html

-Aritê

A REALLY nice sporran....
-Lisa

--- On Fri, 7/6/12, Diane <bahriah@...> wrote:


From: Diane <bahriah@...>
Subject: [AandS50ChallengeCommunity] New Project landed on my desk!
To: AandS50ChallengeCommunity@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 6, 2012, 2:21 AM



 



I arrived at work today to find we had a fox caught in our feral animal trap.
Guess who got the pelt (by dint of skinning it myself)? Fortunately it is
midwinter and the fur is beautiful. Also because it was caught in a humane cage
trap, there was no damage anywhere to ruin the skin. Since it had to die, being
a noxious pest rather than a native, it is only right and proper to use what I
can. I am going to alum taw (not tan, as no tannin is involved) as this is well
within our period. Hubby didn't like the idea of egg or brain tawing in case
they smell. I have done a couple of deer skins before but this time I am going
to put a lot more effort into "breaking" it and try to get something really
soft.
Any suggestions for using 1 full fox plus 2 tails (acquired by means of trade)??
A muff maybe?

YIS
Claricia








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