Just Some Chick

And it begins

odettedamboise — Sun, 01 May 2011 00:16:21 +0000

Tomorrow is the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Society. It is also begins my year of trying a medieval recipe a week (more or less). I have decided to start slow and make Appelmoise from A Proper New Booke of Cookery.

How to add more cookery experience

odettedamboise — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:49:55 +0000

I am participating in multiple Depth Challenges for the A&S 50 Challenge. One of the challenges was to attempted 50 medieval recipes. I have a decided on a method that will force my hand (a la “Julie & Julia”), starting after the SCA New Year I will prepare a medieval recipe every week. The plan is to have that recipe for Sunday dinner, which will thrill the children. I know there will be a couple weeks where it will not happen. If I am away for the whole weekend, it isn’t happening. I am not going to put pressure on myself to do 50 recipes in a year, because I have 4 more years to complete the challenge; however, this will get me pushed toward productivity. It will also give me wide field to pick from for next years A&S cookery entry.

I am well pleased.

No Pentathlon this year

odettedamboise — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:32:50 +0000

Looks like I am not going to be able to get anything done this year for A&S. The good news is I have a plan for next year and time to get it all done. It was ambitious to get think I could do a Pentathlon entry in 3 months. I might even insert the Prie-dieu back on the list since I have all summer to get out to the wood shop.

Entries submitted for Constellation A&S

odettedamboise — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:23:06 +0000

Division I: Performing Arts and Letters
Bardic Recitation–15th C poetry (still finalizing).

Division II: Textile and Needle Arts
Costume: Children — Child’s 15th C Outfit (little girl’s outfit)
Costume: 1451-1600 c.e. — full late 15th C outfit from the chemise to the overgown, sans accessories

Division III: Technological Sciences
Armor: Non-Metal — Padded Jack (Youth Division Boffer legal)

Division IV: Studio Arts and Sciences
Miscellaneous Studio Arts and Sciences — paternoster

Division V: Domestic Arts and Sciences
Cooking: Single Dish — still finalizing (entered a holding name)
Miscellaneous Domestic Arts and Sciences — Doll

Division III change of plans

odettedamboise — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:16:28 +0000

My son says he wants to fight like Daddy. This means I need to make him a fighting jack that pass the minimum armor requirements for the Youth Boffer division. “Armor: Non-Metal” is in Division III, so I will not be making the prie-dieu for this year’s A&S, I am shuffling it to next year when I will have time over the summer to play with wood and hand tools. I’m sure it will be disappointing to Master Charles that the prie-dieu is not my entry this year, but it is still in the queue.

The new plan for Division III is cloth armor for Youth Boffer. I have an A&S entry and Gunther gets to start fighting like Daddy. I love when I kill two birds with one stone. Too bad I can’t kill three birds with one stone: Gunther gets to fight, cloth armor and children’s costuming but that it probably asking for too much.

Cooking Entry for Division V

odettedamboise — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:30:35 +0000

What to do? What to do? Multi-dish or single dish? For a first time cooking entry, I probably should do a single dish. Something that travels well and it tasty at room temperature would probably be the wisest choice.

I would solicit suggestions from my readers, but I have none.

Midrealm Pentathlon 2011

odettedamboise — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:11:12 +0000

I have been kicking around entering the Middle Kingdom A&S pentathlon for a couple years. I have planned and plotted and generally spun my wheels. This year I’m doing it, because I finally have ideas for my weak categories that I can actually complete and won’t look like crap.

The plan so far:

Division I: Performing Arts and Letters
Bardic Recitation–Something from Le Morte D’Arthur or some other 15th C poetry, in the original language, if possible.

Division II: Textile and Needle Arts
Costume: Children (I know you could fall over from the shock)
Costume: 1451-1600 c.e. –full late 15th C outfit from the chemise to the overgown, sans accessories (again, you could fall over from the shock)

Division III: Technological Sciences
Wood Construction – Joinery — Prie-dieu

Division IV: Studio Arts and Sciences
Miscellaneous Studio Arts and Sciences–paternoster

Division V: Domestic Arts and Sciences
Cooking–I haven’t decided between single or multiple dishes
Miscellaneous Domestic Arts and Sciences–dolls

Productivity Plan for the weekend

odettedamboise — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:10:10 +0000

I was fairly productive last weekend. I was procrastinating, but I was still productive. I got a lot of hand sewing done, but that was in an effort to avoid cutting.

The plan for the weekend:
Chemise for Gunther
Chemise for Eugenia
Braies for Gunther
Gown for Marguerite

I’d make a chemise for Heinrich but I lost the sheet with his measurements. (oops)

Underwear success!!

odettedamboise — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:10:57 +0000

Two toddler chemises. A very blurry picture of them, but here they are completed!!

Underwear Weekend

odettedamboise — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:57:47 +0000

I have had an extremely productive weekend. I finished two toddler linen chemises, as well as one linen shirt for the husband. The problem was that the toddler chemises were cut out in the spring, and I just got around to finishing them now. The sleeves were a tad tight when I tried the first one on the girl, so I had to let the sleeves out from the seam allowance. So they should be able to wear them for a couple months.

The husband’s shirt was also cut out in the spring; however, I told him that if it didn’t fit, I was not letting it out he would have to loose weight. (I’m so sweet)