tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post6963903325289419641..comments2024-02-16T02:33:52.334-08:00Comments on In The Writer's Closet: Journey In TimeNatalia Lialinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-18577507124937570082014-03-27T13:37:12.161-07:002014-03-27T13:37:12.161-07:00I am so happy that you commented on this! It's...I am so happy that you commented on this! It's a whole new perspective hearing it from you. We got used to a very different kind of festival, less authentic and more commercial compared to Camlann. So it was a very different experience for us, much more quiet and thoughtful. I loved it! Although, both are fun for different moods. :) We haven't been there in years though. Maybe we'll do it this year. I know Justin would love this idea. <br /><br />What a fun restaurant you have guys! I'd love to visit! I am sure Justin would really appreciate your Boars Head feast, he is such a Renaissance kind of chap! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-50020046851049887902014-03-27T11:12:48.668-07:002014-03-27T11:12:48.668-07:00Okay. Enough. I'm miserable with homesicknes...Okay. Enough. I'm miserable with homesickness. We did Camlann every spring ... Dan danced the Maypole there (no room for me ... they just needed men in costumes! Boo.) I imagine it's much improved and bigger with more features nowadays. You look lovely in your costume! Very authentic looking. <br />Up until about three years ago, we did a Boars Head feast at our restaurant on Sundays during December ( switched to a more profitable Victorian Christmas for a couple of years, but have given up because of staffing issues!) It was served in a very similar way to what you experienced, daggers and goblets and fingers only! Compete with wood and bread trenchers we had baked. So I have a closet full of costumes from the era. We have a similar event over in "The Castle" over in Oklahoma, but it's more thoroughly and deeply high Renaissance, but much less authentically done!<br />Fun to see, so thank your for showing it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630135395645059302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-84689657957705978652014-03-25T16:59:53.052-07:002014-03-25T16:59:53.052-07:00Thank you, Sandra! I guess our boys can hang out t...Thank you, Sandra! I guess our boys can hang out together and make themselves silly with mead then! :)))Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-70509186258743429962014-03-25T16:58:38.149-07:002014-03-25T16:58:38.149-07:00Thank you sooo much, Caramella! Mmmmm, what a tast...Thank you sooo much, Caramella! Mmmmm, what a tasty name! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-69557259793721289922014-03-25T16:57:59.040-07:002014-03-25T16:57:59.040-07:00You gave your friend the wisest advice, my dear! I...You gave your friend the wisest advice, my dear! I am sure there are plenty of interest to such pieces in the US!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-69007548826449695762014-03-25T16:56:48.582-07:002014-03-25T16:56:48.582-07:00May I write in my mother language once in a while?...May I write in my mother language once in a while? :) Представляешь, Ольга, я совсем не помню, чтобы у нас что-то такое было в России. Может быть, в Центральной России и проводили подобные мероприятия (и я уверена, что сейчас их очень много), но когда я жила в Сибири, ничего подобного у нас не было. Для меня это был потрясающий опыт здесь. Я провела несколько лет на подобных фестивалях. Может, когда-нибудь напишу об этом. :) А наряжаться да, очень приятно и забавно! :) Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-55455988491840281652014-03-25T16:54:05.298-07:002014-03-25T16:54:05.298-07:00I am so happy that it you enjoyed the post, Ann! T...I am so happy that it you enjoyed the post, Ann! That is a very cool thing that you can listen to audio books while working on your art. I much prefer silence when I work. Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-54059374167232650612014-03-25T16:52:15.718-07:002014-03-25T16:52:15.718-07:00Glenda, I too think of similar things! Life was si...Glenda, I too think of similar things! Life was simpler then. Shawna is correct about that monthly thing. You probably both would be surprised to learn that it is still very common in the world. That is how I grew up, and I am not even 600 years old! :) Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-78762175486971058422014-03-25T16:49:43.339-07:002014-03-25T16:49:43.339-07:00Thank you for your kind compliments, Curtise! I th...Thank you for your kind compliments, Curtise! I think we should probably keep a chart for our clothes movements, shouldn't we? :) That would be hysterical. :)<br />I am sure that Claudia, Owen and Nina would find so many fun things to do in such surroundings! I imagine that they would have great fun with Anya there or anywhere else. :)<br />I would loooove to see you maypole dancing! I will have to catch up with my hula teacher, so you could see me hula dancing, and you would then demonstrate a proper maypole dancing in return! :)<br />Hugs!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-34225488368550473942014-03-25T16:44:48.905-07:002014-03-25T16:44:48.905-07:00Thank you very much, Shawna! I wish I didn't g...Thank you very much, Shawna! I wish I didn't give that skirt away. :))) Oh well, I hope she is happy where she is now! :)<br />I know what kind of living museum you are talking about here. We visited Colonial Williamsburg, and I adore it! Very similar experience to what you has described. Though, nobody called us damned English :) - but I am sure that being French, they meant it in the most charming and maybe a bit seducing sort of way! :) They did asked us what Ohio was though. They haven't heard of Ohio in Colonial times. :) They did hear about Siberia though. :)<br /> Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-61599084941934334462014-03-24T07:12:41.350-07:002014-03-24T07:12:41.350-07:00I have really enjoyed this post! what a brilliant ...I have really enjoyed this post! what a brilliant day out and you all looked so wonderful, little Anya is the sweetest flower fairy, Justin and you look fantastic, I just adore the outfits! I have tried mead, it is super sweet, my hubs has a very sweet tooth too - the apple photograph is beautiful, it does look like art! x x xPeaches McGintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431944936195385931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-1883666544849455222014-03-23T12:16:36.186-07:002014-03-23T12:16:36.186-07:00They generally used cloth rags and had to wash the...They generally used cloth rags and had to wash them out. I can imagine that was easier in some climates and environments than others. Shawna McComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296162660865309624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-41486865956621068482014-03-23T10:12:11.066-07:002014-03-23T10:12:11.066-07:00What spectacular photos! It looks like so much fu...What spectacular photos! It looks like so much fun. They really look like from another era.<br /><br />www.hungrycaramella.blogspot.comCaramellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212330454015040075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-25708707605838894852014-03-23T07:17:51.831-07:002014-03-23T07:17:51.831-07:00What a fantastic place to visit and you and the fa...What a fantastic place to visit and you and the family certainly looked the part! You look absolutely beautiful, captured so perfectly by Justin. Funnily enough a friend was asking what on earth she should do with a mock Elizabethan dress she'd had since university, I told her ho popular Renaissance fairs and re-enactments were in the US and suggested she list it on American Ebay! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-35354952369060571992014-03-23T06:55:42.095-07:002014-03-23T06:55:42.095-07:00Oh, such events are so much fun! I used to visit a...Oh, such events are so much fun! I used to visit a couple when I lived in Belarus. For me the most exciting part was to dress up, always loved it! And I love how you look in your medieval inspired costume, so pretty!Olga Ranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875044569337689314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-82288394590190826062014-03-23T06:06:14.845-07:002014-03-23T06:06:14.845-07:00Such an interesting experience. I have wondered ab...Such an interesting experience. I have wondered about living in another time too. As I work I listen to audio books, many are historical fiction. You look lovely and feel like this period of time resonates with you. This is a great post, very interesting and unique!<br /><br />blue hue wonderlandbluehuewonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854531458169416232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-74878109259868338472014-03-23T02:41:21.675-07:002014-03-23T02:41:21.675-07:00What beautiful photos. You looked like you had a m...What beautiful photos. You looked like you had a marvelous time. I often wonder about times in the past and hygiene. Maybe because I am a germaphobe. I always wonder what women used during their monthly. I know that is a strange thing to think about :/Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234209134434888157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-1140791560722179372014-03-23T02:04:49.012-07:002014-03-23T02:04:49.012-07:00What an interesting place, I love that as well as ...What an interesting place, I love that as well as the people working there, visitors dress up for the fair too. You and Justin look wonderful! So much to look at and enjoy, my kids would have loved it as much as Anya the flower fairy. <br />Justin's photos are always a joy, the apples look like a still life painting, and that last close up of you is beautiful. <br />Can you believe I did maypole dancing as a kid? I think we learnt some dances when I was in the Brownies; it seems very unlikely now, but I quite enjoyed it at the time! <br />You made me chuckle about not being able to find the skirt you wanted. I have done that a few times, been on a mission to find something and after spending ages hunting and swearing because it is nowhere to be seen, I suddenly remember I sold it or gave it away... All shades of green suit you beautifully, Natalia, redheads look fabulous in all colours but especially green! xxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-63744551959011073092014-03-23T00:31:25.780-07:002014-03-23T00:31:25.780-07:00What gorgeous photos! The medieval fair looks fun...What gorgeous photos! The medieval fair looks fun and I would love to be dressed appropriately for it. I have been to colonial Louisburg in Nova Scotia, which is similar though guests don't dress up. It's just a living museum and the actors will talk to you and tell you what they are doing as you tour the replica they have created of living in those times. Because it's a French fort, the guards at the gate will stop you and address you as 'maudits anglais'- which roughly translates to damned English!<br />You look so pretty in your costume and I love your olive green outfit too!Shawna McComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296162660865309624noreply@blogger.com