Home from the 1300-1600 Collegium

[sister_raphael]

My gosh didn't I have fun today!  The Medieval Collegium event was great. More than anything, it gave a chance to try new things, test newer things and sit around and actually talk to the people that you promise you'll talk to at other events and don't get to talk to because everyone is busy.  It was my first visit to the site, so it was good to see what the amenities were like and where and how I'd set up next time. The have a guild hall for workshops, a long house with a bar, an outdoor bar, a trebuchet, a lake and a jetty with a little shelter on the end of it and a really big fire-pit which could comfortably cook two entire pigs. Portaloos and tap water were a real bonus since it's held on a private property.

Here's the short version:

• Venue was fantastic. lots of great spaces.
• Did some sewing on the Ham Kirtle.
• The Trotula hair powder experiment went really well.
• I took lots of nice photos of the test.
• Photo taking at the lake was really great.
• Spent time with nice friend.
• Put a bit more thought into a group name for myself.
• Decided group name needs to be squirrelly.

I'm now utterly exhausted, but have a lot to think about and need to do and a bunch of photo editing from the day to make usable pics for blogs and social media. Also unpacking the chest of things I used for the Trotula experiment and eating things.

That's a job for tomorrow.

Comments

[siglinde999]

It sounds fantastic. I look forward to seeing all the pictures.

[sister_raphael]

I've just posted up my absolute favourtie photo from the weekend and it was such a lucky shot. Still lots to edit and I'm excited about the hair powder success. I'll not only make some for the display, but can do an interactive talk to go with it!