LIBERTY! is a six-part series of one-hour documentaries for PBS. It describes how the American Revolution evolved and how a new nation was born in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, using actors, Revolutionary era scholars, and eyewitness accounts of the time.
I have not watched this one myself yet, but PBS always does a great job with their stuff, so it should be another good one for the collection!
Almost a year ago I shared a post about a new movie that was coming to theatres. That movie was The Duchess. You can read my post about it here.
I was finally able to watch the movie not too long ago, and I thought it was done really well. It is truly a feast for the eyes. This would be a great movie to add to your collection.
I still have some clean-up to do around here, fixing links and making the posts look all pretty again, which I will do very soon.
For now, I would like to do a little poll for anyone willing to give me an opinion:
How do you like the color scheme of my website? Pick one that applies and respond in the comments, feel free to leave more feedback too!
A. I love the white text on black background
B. I would prefer a white background with black text
C. It doesn’t matter to me, I read this in a blog reader and I can’t see the scheme
At the end of 2008 I posted my to-do list for stuff that needed to get done for 2009. I thought now would be as good a time as any to check in, see how I’m doing on my list.
Here is the original list, with my updated comments below each line:
· Sew a hunting frock for Kris This never happened, I started one, got bored of it and ended up buying Kris one from Townsend. At least he has one now!
· Sew 2 new shirts for Kris, one with white linen and the other with green check fabric Ummm yeah …. not so much on this one, guess it will be on my 2010 list.
· Change the ties on my red skirt to Dutch Linen Tape Yay! One down! I did complete this one!
· Sew a new skirt with Green fabric I am not going to do this one, I ended up not liking the fabric, so I am removing it from my to-do list.
· Sew a new skirt for myself with some beautiful wool I found Yup, still need to do this …. hmmm good in-camp project ….
· Sew a new apron with Green fabric Not going to do this one either, it was the same green fabric as the skirt, and I’m just not feeling it. Though I do need a new apron, so I will do this, just with a different fabric choice.
· Sew another new skirt with Silk fabric I found on sale This has been put on the back burner, I have no need for a fancy dress right now, so I probably won’t get to this until after next year’s season.
· Buy a Robe D’Anglais Pattern I ended up taking a gown making class, so I have no need for this anymore.
· Sew a Robe D’Anglais with a simple linen fabric (need to buy) This is done from the class I took, well I need to finish a few things on it, but it’s pretty much complete.
· Sew a Robe D’Anglais with Green silk fabric (need to buy) This is the same as the silk skirt, I will do this after next year, though I missed out on the green silk, so I will need to find something new.
· Finish decorating straw hat Done!! Yay!
· Sew a special camera bag for Kris Ooops, Kris is still asking for this.
· Attach the buttons to Kris’ long Gaiters Probably not going to happen ….. sorry Kris …..
· Sew 3 new shirts for Kolby I ended up having enough shirts, so no need to do this this year, but most likely I will need to next year.
· Sew a wool shirt for Kolby The old one still fit this year, so I didn’t have to do a new one.
· Sew (or have made, cause I’m not sure I can sew them) 3 pants for Kolby Again, I ended up with enough, so no need to do this, I probably won’t have to do this next year either, it looks like I will still have enough.
Well it looks like I get a big huge fail for RevWar housewife of the year!! I only completed 2.5 things on my list. Oh well, there’s always next year right??
Once again we had our yearly parade in Andover, MA for Memorial Day. When our family starting reenacting 3 years ago, this was our first real event with the First New Hampshire, so it holds a special place for us. It’s a wonderful parade that is short, sweet and to the point. Luckily there was no rain this day.
We always have a great turn-out for this parade and 2009 was no different.
And of course Kris had to get his, now annual, picture with Bruce …
We were also glad to have our newest members in the group with us today as well …
It turned out to be a wonderful day with great friends and great weather. We could not have asked for more!
Check out my album for all my pictures from the parade.
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We have an event at Old Sturbridge Village coming up on August 1st and 2nd. This is always a fun event! I love setting up camp among all the old buildings, and the bonus for visitors is that you get to see all the normal Old Sturbridge Village stuff, like the blacksmith or the tinsmith (which is awesome by itself), and you also get to see a full blown reenactment. Talk about more for your money!
Take a look at the Old Sturbridge Village website for more information and directions:
At the beginning of March we had our Regiment’s annual Washington’s Birthday Dinner. Usually we go to a fancy restaurant for this, but this year we decided to keep it low key. We had a potluck dinner right in Windham.
We were just happy to be with good friends …
Good food …
And good games …
The game we were playing above was called Goose. Jim brought it with him, and it was totally confusing and totally fun to play.
The night was filled with lots of joy and laughter and everyone seemed to have a great time!
To see all the pictures from the dinner, check outmy album here.
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