Today is our 6th wedding anniversary. In keeping with both the British (plate) and American (iron) traditions I have purchased Jennifer full iron plate mail armour for her to wear to all the Renaissance fairs and reenactments she so deeply loves. These traditions can seem antiquated, so luckily the “modern” guide to anniversary gifts recommends the much more progressive wood as the 6 year theme. Whilst Jen’s wooden shield won’t provide the same level of protection her armour will, it does cover all my bases. How I long for the …

Don’t go crazy, we’ve changed formats. Now instead of entire articles being posted and having to scroll ALL the way down to see if you missed something. Now you can read the first few lines of a post and if you want to read more just click the title of the article! Easy peasy!
This blog has been going on (and off) for well over a year now with the same format and frankly, it was time to give it a face lift. Now in the top part you will get …