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A Period Swiss Army knife/Leatherman
See Princely Splendour: The Dresden Court 1580~1620. Scroll about 3/4 of the way down and see
Folding Multipurpose Tool, Nuremberg, c.1560-70. Continue reading
Convergence — Saturday night and Sunday
Busy Saturday
- Edited, printed, and mailed the hard copy edition of colgaffneyis newsletter.
- Tried to blacken some rivets. Continue reading
Some sewing
A couple weeks ago I decided I really should finish a project that had been sitting on my shelves for months Continue reading
Staying with the program
As mia_mcdavid wrote, we had a great time with colgaffneyis at Pioneer Village. We got home about 9PM last night.
I overslept a bit, and felt rather tired when I got up for work today. I was thinking: “No way I am riding my bicycle this morning. I will take the Escort.” But when I went to the garage I looked at the Escort, saw the My other car is a bicycle bumper sticker, and ended up taking out the bike instead for my trip to the Rosedale park-and-ride.
Why I love the Olde World Renaissance Fair
There are many reasons I love this event, but one that immediately comes to mind is Pigasus Books, the most interesting seller I have found at any Ren Faire anywhere. Master James, who dresses at these events like a medieval scholar, has a great selection and a ready wit Warning: Philosophy ahead
Show time!
In about 1/2 hour mia_mcdavid and I will be leaving for the weekend. We will be part of colgaffneyis show at the Olde World Renaissance Faire in Twig, Minnesota (near Duluth). Continue reading
The weekend so far
Chief of MacKay
Ian Grimble’s Chief
of Mackay is the first volume of his Strathnaver Trilogy:
…. bringing into focus
and describing in tragic detail the fate of the Mackay country –
Duthaich ‘Ic Aoidh – in the far northwest of Scotland. Because of gradual
changes in the idea of chieftainship, the people underwent a
transformation from a traditional tight-knit Gaelic-speaking community
to a down-trodden helot population to be cleared away at the will of the
landowner and replaced by sheep.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 