Inn of Bard's Rest

Hello Folks,I’m finally here to make an update on this WordPress in regards to what’s been happening. Things have been pretty busy lately and thus my reasons for not posting since December. My time has been spent catching up on a few projects around the house. Mostly assisting my wife with her projects. She was recently involved with the East Kingdom Arts & Sciences held in March and she ended up…

Perusing my great library of knowledge (aka the internet) , I came across an article related to being a Protégé. For those of you who wish to become a Pelican, it may be beneficial:Taking on a Protégé

There is a discussion currently in regards to how authentic you have to be in regards to making something in the SCA. The term is called the “Sheep to Shawl” Discussion and it basicly talks about how “Period Encompassing” your project must be when considered by the Laurelette. It brings up certain questions where you put yourself in the medieval period and have to investigate what items would be…

White beer refers to the creamy lacey head found on this Pilsner style beer. This style along with Black Ram Beer are 2 specific styles found in Poland. You can see the Article Here- https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/academic-recreates-medieval-white-beer-using-sediment-from-walls-of-krakow-palace-18963?fbclid=IwAR08M1uyTCfy9M7DScMNKr4sKPkDHhTkiibQKjy2I-wDOMXSNc5GYIb0WQY

This was a blog I came across that I thought was worth sharing. I will be giving an update of Pennsic 50 soon. It’s been a busy year since my last post. But in the meantime, enjoy this: Alcoholic drinks of the Anglo-Saxons It talks a lot about the evolution of brewing and includes one of my favorite individuals Hildegard von Bingen who was an Abbess in the 12th century who really put hops on the…

You can’t imagine how things can fall by the wayside when you’ve signed yourself up for too many projects. It has been 10 years since I started this blog and I had hoped to write on this more than I have but I’m still grasping the nuances of what my new position entails. I had a lot of preconceived notions. I had been told there will be 3 types of people around you: 1) Those that see you become…

Shorter height for the hops

In our “Growing Hops/ 2022 edition” the dry pulley style trellis for the hops started the year by being too rotten to continue using and expect it to last the entire hop season. We first started by removing the old wood, salvaging the loops at the top and attempting to put together a new set of supports with crossbar. The new trellis One of the things I was attempting was to see if the height…

Pennsic 49: an introspective.

So we are finally back to having Pennsic again after the Covid Plague has withdrawn enough for us to feel 80% safe with camping in large groups. The trip to and from the event was it’s usual long drive but there were no travel problems that were of concern. The hotels we stayed in were both fine and we enjoyed the return trip hotel quite a bit. There was a bar near the pools and we had dinner in…

Kottabos: the wild Greek drinking game

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kottabos-ancient-greek-wine-spilling-game

Kottabos: The wild Greek drinking game

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kottabos-ancient-greek-wine-spilling-game

https://romegreeceart.tumblr.com/post/690042350062518272

It’s Bochet Time!

My First Days as a Peer/ How to get here.

. Disclaimer- Much of the information below will have a Laurel slant to it because this is what I know the most about. In many cases the other Peerages will share similar answers but there may be subtle differences or approaches. I encourage you to do your own research into the matter but I hope this at least gets you moving in the direction you want to see…… this is not the only answer out…