The wooden door in front of you swings open onto a cheery scene.The fire in the hearth across the room from the door crackles merrily and a table in front of it is set with tea. From a chair in front of the fire a figure rises and sets down her needlework. Towards you walks whom must be the mistress of this space. Dressed in a forest green sideless surcoat with a white underdress, a silver chain belt with a knife and an embroidered pouch, a patch of mink and braids on it, and a white gauze veil, the woman seems to float across the room to you.
"Hello traveler and welcome to my parlor. Sit, relax, and have some tea. I am Lady Diane de Arden and I am honored to meet you."
She gestures towards a man sitting at a workbench, intently squinting at a glass vase. A high pitched buzzing sound comes from the implement he is holding.
"My Lord Marc and I are members of the Society for Creative Anachronism which is our main out-of-work activity. But I do other things too..."
As your eyes scan the room you see a spinning wheel in one corner, a desk with big biege boxes (one with a glass screen in it), and a dollhouse, among other things.
"Stay and explore where ever you wish. Marc is a little jumpy... just make a little noise when you get near him."
General:
Arts and Crafts
Book and Reading List
Fear Factor: Online Advertising (PDF)
Spammer Tactics (PDF)
SPAM (PDF)
Web Comics
Link to other places...
Places:
Potsdam, NY in Dec 2004
Boston 2004
Allegheny River
Wildflower Garden at Cornell
Cornell: Feb. 21, 2005
Cornell: March 30, 2005
Cornell: April 5, 2005
Cornell: April 8, 2005
East Ithaca Rec. Way
Beebe Lake: April 22, 2005
Cornell: May 11, 2005
Cornell: April 23, 2007
Pictures:
An aging wizard and a hamster
Workspace before and after a cleaning
Finger Nails
Boltcutters
Boredom
Black Cotehardie
Medieval Costumes
SCA and Medieval Studies:
The Use of Clothing in the Canterbury Tales
SCA Folklore Summary
Collected SCA Folklore
Pennsic XXX Article (PDF)
SCA Ranks and Titles (PDF)
A Brief Overview of Medieval Embroidery (PDF)
An Overview of Medieval and SCA Favors (PDF)
Spinning Class Notes (PDF)
Secular Reasons Behind Medieval Marriage