Tag: archery

Family & Parenting, Fibre & Needle Crafts, Historical reenactment8 Comments

Beorgwic was…wet

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We left home rather later than we had intended for our trip to Beorgwic, the annual event hosted by the Ancient Arts Fellowship at the Danelaw property in the Southern Highlands. As we drove south I tweeted my fear that we would be putting the tent up in the rain, what I didn’t quite anticipate was that it would also be be dark. Pitch black dark. We put the tent up in the rain and freezing cold by torchlight. I am so very glad that putting up a geteld is incredibly quick. (Many thanks to Talisien of Blue Draco for … Continue reading Beorgwic was…wet

Fibre & Needle Crafts, Historical reenactment, Jewellery13 Comments

Here, have some crafty type stuff

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Adam made me an arm guard for archery, since he made it I’ve only hit myself with the string once, no more huge dramatic bruises for me! I’ve been doing some more tablet weaving, I’m still experimenting with patterns and I’m kind of wishing that the 5.8m batch was a bit more interesting. This took 2 weeks of picking it up when I was watching TV in the evenings. Two different patterns, the bottom one I’ve finished, the top one I’ve just started. And I finally got around to making some more jewellery on Friday: Botswana agate necklace Sodalite bracelet Continue reading Here, have some crafty type stuff

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I’ve always wanted to be Robin Hood

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I may have mentioned that particular ambition before. The reason I bring it up today is that we finally made the phone call and arranged to meet the people from Norther Archers archery club. We hopped in the car and went to the range to say hello and fill out application forms for the beginner’s course. It’s probable that we’ll have to wait till January to actually do the course but at least we’re on the waiting list. We may still investigate other clubs as there doesn’t seem to be much accommodation for the kids at Pennant Hills and I … Continue reading I’ve always wanted to be Robin Hood