Ars Gratia Artis

I think that after Michael heads down to the prop group, I’ll set up my archery stuff and shoot things. Or maybe I’ll work on an writing project, or cook. Or do all of that.
Other places public things have been written since the last entry:
*Two entries at Cook-a-long, which contains content related to redacting pre-1601 [...]

Really tired, but wanted to record my progress very briefly on my ongoing projects.

One more book wiped out from the One From Each; I did a meatloaf type of recipe from Seven Centuries. As the redaction she did clearly created a meatloafy thing and the period recipe created more of a patty/meatball kind of [...]

Michael’s home safely, and I’m glad to say that his weekend eventually began to look up. He brought me a present–a personalized, autographed picture of Robert Picardo, whom I have admired since Meg Mucklebones and China Beach, so when he became a cast member in the Trek franchise, it was a win for me. Apparently, [...]

Let’s see. Again, much time elapsed. Farg. Well, let me see how much of my recollection I can cram into this evening.
Activities in passing

* Sunday: Watched Kiernan in the morning. He was teh cute, as usual, but of course, I am prejudiced. I spent the afternoon at a Baronial SCA event, visiting with people [...]

One of the people I read on LJ brought this topic up. I have been working on a set of short articles about food for non-period cooks who are interested in at least presenting a bit of a more period table when bringing their own food to an event. This is still in its draft [...]

Angelique, Kiernan, Keith over for Easter Brunch; I hid little plastic eggs containing change and chocolate eggs throughout the house for him to find. Of course, he had fun, and it was less candy for him than a traditional Easter basket. Angelique is really starting to show with baby # 2.
My brother called me, [...]

At least he’s not ManBearPig. It’s totally serial. I remember Cave of the Winds. It was wholly unexciting. Anyway.
In the end, I went nowhere today, despite my wish to go to one of two events. I was so tired and dizzy. It just seemed to be most wise to stay home. Huh. All [...]

Alas, I has such hope. It was fun to watch, nonetheless. It’s a spectacle as much as a game, a tourney for the 21st century, pass out the bread because here is the circus. But alas, my hopes are disappointed.
Super Tasty Fun Candy!

Another book bites the dust in the One from Each project. It was [...]

Note to self: Original entry broke into subjects because it was so long.
Adventures in Medieval Revivalism. Or Something.
That’s a good phrase, I’ll have to use it again.
Anyway, I’ve been trying for two weekends or so to knock vol 1 of Take a Thousand Eggs Or More off the list, but had some difficulty finding a [...]

Joe and Micheal on New Year’s Eve; the photo doesn’t do justice to the fabulous fifties clothing and environment.
I’ve been prepping my New Year’s list for a few days now, not really resolutions, but reminders. By the time I click over from Draft to Publish, it will re-date it to whatever day it is that [...]

Finally have a tree up this year, largest tree we’ve had in years. Silly expensive; there is a part of me that can not wait to get to the 5 ache holding in Viroqua, start buying trees with root systems for Yule, planting them after the season passes.
But then I think about leaving the [...]

There they are. Another book bites the dust in the One from Each project. The recipe was copied into this blog here.
After 10 days in the malt vinegar, the beans were patchy in color and tasted of nothing but malt vinegar. I may have made the pickling brine too strong. I boiled them, as instructed, [...]

Lying here, too undone by exhaustion to be bothered with calling Michael and asking him to bring me some malt vinegar. Some big fat illness is rapidly gaining viral steam and here I am, on da couch, drifting in and out of wakefulness.
Why malt vinegar? Here is why:
To Pickle Kidney Beans
Take the beans and [...]

22 October 06 and 23 October 06

Erbolate, cheddar, rye crisp bread.
Another book knocked off the cooking section of One From Each; I’ve still got herbs growing in the yard despite the cold, so I went for an egg dish featuring a huge mess of herbs. I didn’t have everything in the long list, but I [...]

Managed to spend a little more time bending ears about the Nefarious Scheme–which is really a far more grand term than it deserves, but what the hell. Anyway. Just a quickie because I really need to be asleep.
Let’s talk about projects. Although I have been far busier than I expected, I have made some minor [...]