Stuffed Rabbits
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precisely. Not everyone likes the idea of mashing up bunny brains or rendering down animals... lol.
Thoughtfully blowing the foam off me McEwans whilst musing on a vision of Rowan Atkinson wearing blue & white face paint, kilt, waving a wooden sword, wobbly weaving through the heather while wagging an admonishing finger at the ROTFLOL motley mob of naughty type invaders.
Atkinson had problems stuffing a turkey as I recall, probably 'cos he didn't use lard, lentils, mashed up turkey brains and lacked sage, i.e. Baldrich.
Cheers!
I've been there! As soon as I saw the pictures of it, I remembered it. Way back when 'stately homes' were kept stately & we pleebs were only permitted grovelling peeking priviledges on a few 'viewing days' a year. We used to doddle over to Bury St. Edmonds & surrounds quite frequently as I recall.
The Domesday Book says this was Frodo's house! Wow!! Kentwell Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Do people do Hobbits too in the re-enactments? Didn't see any pic's of them at the web site - good site BTW. You lot certainly keep busy.
Hoppy re-enacting. :rabbit:
Sadly no we don't reenact Hobbits (believe me its hard enough being a Tudor as we live, act, work and speak as Tudors would have done in their own time period). Did you visit with a school or as a "punter"?
Gotchya.
How long have you been into re-enacting?
It's something I admire greatly and enjoy watching, here in Canuckistan.
I've helped friends that are heavily into it make steel items, bone tools, Roach's, Kustowa's, Tee Pee's, Long Houses and so on.
I was lucky enough to stumble across a reenactment in St.Johns... two plays run on historical sites. One, 'Garden Party', takes you through the commisariat house as guests at a tea party. The housemaid Maisie tours you through, dishing tidbits of gossip as other actors pass through highlighting her points. It was highly illuminating in terms of both the function of the house and the politics of St.Johns in that era.
The second was 'Mutiny', ran at the Quidi Vidi Battery. You are marched into the barracks as new recruits in the regiment residing there, and the life you are to expect from there on forward is explained to you. You are given stale bread to munch on as your fellow soldiers begin to recount the tales of their lives that brought them into service, and how the politics of the times have effected them.
Both plays were absolutely riveting.
The second was 'Mutiny', ran at the Quidi Vidi Battery. You are marched into the barracks as new recruits in the regiment residing there, and the life you are to expect from there on forward is explained to you. You are given stale bread to munch on as your fellow soldiers begin to recount the tales of their lives that brought them into service, and how the politics of the times have effected them.
Both plays were absolutely riveting.
I am new to reenacting but had visited Kentwell many times before "joining up". I play Matthew Daws a hurdle maker who also makes besom brroms and coracles. We have many school trips when the kids ask us about our loves, what we eat where we live how much we earn etc as well as things like "Who is the Kings (Henrys) best wife"?, "Where do you go to the toilet"?, "Do you own a bow and arrow"? etc etc and we have to be able to answer them in the first person, because we ARE that person. The kids can also buyTudor coins so that they can trade while on the estate. Its a great Hobby. I am assume from your last post that you are a native Indian? (sorry if the phraseology is wrong). If that is right, do you have Indian recreations going on? I did one once (American Indian) for a two day public event in London. It was fab.
Kentwell also do a Victorian Garden Party and a Victorian Christmas (with a reading of Christmas Carol with effects from "Charles Dickens) as well as a number of World War II recreations as the Hall was requisitioned during the war.
Kentwell also do a Victorian Garden Party and a Victorian Christmas (with a reading of Christmas Carol with effects from "Charles Dickens) as well as a number of World War II recreations as the Hall was requisitioned during the war.
I am and your phraseology was fine. My name is actually Bear, I'm Onondaga. And yes, there are Native participants in re-enactments here. We were an integral part of the founding of Canada, so for some re-enactments to be realistic, we gotta be there.
The show that they put on in my lil town here, is mostly just settler type re-enactment. It's pretty decent. A lot of wears and trinkets. I prefer going to the larger events, where I don't know most of the people, that way when I try and stump them, I don't feel so bad.
My family and I participated in a re-enatment at Pioneer Village in Toronto a several years ago, at the request of a close friend. I realized then and there, that I preferred to watch, lol. It requires a deep dedication, passion, and attention to detail. I have enough hobbies as it is with hunting and fishing, that consume the bulk of my heart, lol. But I have a great deal of respect for those that put in the time and dedication needed to make it an enjoyable and informative event. My hats off to you sir.
How fantastic! Its great speaking with you. No wonder you know about skinning and tanning rabbits. I have the greatest respect and wonder for both native Indians and the Jewish nation. One on my hobbies (believe it or not) is cross stitch and I have down a few now dream catchers and indian themes. my wife is working on one at the moment of a young squaw with a deer. It is indeed an honour and a pleasure to speak with you alyhough I must confess, as an Englishman I have never heard of Onondaga.How is it pronounced please (pardon my ignorance).
A word to the wise Dingus, 'squaw' is one word that you might want to drop from your terminology. It's been quite badly abused and used as grave insult out here. While some people will simply take it in the spirit it was meant, some might be quite offended. I even winced at its usage due to the way my white family would abuse the term.
But please, understand I tell you this conversationally, not in any spirit of offense. I hate the net for conveying sensitive things sometimes.
But please, understand I tell you this conversationally, not in any spirit of offense. I hate the net for conveying sensitive things sometimes.
Oh crikey that was certainly not my intention (oh the gap between cultures) I unreservedly apologise for any offence caused. That was the last thing on my mind.
Me too. Get's me in trouble when I go debating though, lol.
I make jewelry, do leather craft and paint. Nothing hard to believe about doing cross stitch. I'm impressed too, cross stitch isn't easy.
It's one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee, or Six Nations or you may even know it as the Iroquois. It's pronounced "on on dog ah" Or when being formal, "on on dog eh gah" mY name in Onondaga is actually Ohkwai, pronounced "Oh quay".
I grew up running trap lines, hunting fishing, wearing furs and leather goods made by hand, that people now pay big money for. Oddly enough, when I wore them as a kid, I was made fun of, lol. Now, people ask me where I get the stuff and how much, lol.
I was about to PM him that tid bit of info, lol.
Thanx for taking that awkward situation off my hands, lol.
I took no offence, I understand that you would likely be completely unaware of such cultural nuances.