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St. Eligius went very well. I taught two classes, bought a book on Matthias Corvinus and a Christmas Revels CD, and a coif pattern that will adapt itself very well to corded quilting. I went with Una, Mistess C, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
harpnfiddle, and a good time was had by all. The site was the Unitarian church in Stratford, Connecticut, and it was one of the most architecturally interesting buildings I've ever been; for one thing, the windows are at the peak of the roof, which produced fascinating light effects. They also somehow found flaming chalice stencils for the church hall.
Best of all, I found that Lady Bronwen Rose, who had pieced a copy of the Impruneta cushion top for St. Festus, had finished the cushion! She used linen for the backing while the original used wool, and did a couple of things that weren't in the original, but overall she did a wonderful job. I was extremely pleased.
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Sunday night was Concentus rehearsal at Todd and Barbara's new house. The rehearsal space, their great room, was very, very good, and I think we're going to continue there for the foreseeable future.
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Had dinner last night with an old professor who has been doing some excellent costume research. We've swapped books, and now I'm saving up to buy her translation of Vecellio's costume book. She and her husband are off to Venice for a couple of months to research some other type of costume manual - I told her that if she wants to do a short paper on her findings, DISTAFF might be a good venue. Keep your fingers crossed - this could be very profitable for all involved.
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Remember my research into buying a laptop a few weeks ago? Well, I got a tip from the head programmer at work that Dell was selling the Vostro 2150 for a very, very deep discount as their weekly business special. I checked it out, decided it would work, and it will be delivered next week. I can't wait!
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Finally - my friend Walter just published his latest book, A Song in Stone. I've read it in manuscript and loved it, but the publisher is, for whatever reason, giving it almost no support. I would urge anyone with an interest in time travel, the Templars, pilgrage, or the Middle Ages to pick up a copy; it is not at all what one might expect.
It's also, to be brutally frank, a make-or-break book for the author; he needs to sell a decent number of copies for the publisher even to consider a paperback edition. If even one person picks up a copy based on my recommendation, he will be most grateful.
EDIT:
For the record, I purchased my two copies at Barnes & Noble. I intend to order at least two more copies through a local independent bookstore in Northampton. I generally don't use Amazon.com because they have indeed driven many independent bookstores out of business.
St. Eligius went very well. I taught two classes, bought a book on Matthias Corvinus and a Christmas Revels CD, and a coif pattern that will adapt itself very well to corded quilting. I went with Una, Mistess C, and
harpnfiddle, and a good time was had by all. The site was the Unitarian church in Stratford, Connecticut, and it was one of the most architecturally interesting buildings I've ever been; for one thing, the windows are at the peak of the roof, which produced fascinating light effects. They also somehow found flaming chalice stencils for the church hall. Best of all, I found that Lady Bronwen Rose, who had pieced a copy of the Impruneta cushion top for St. Festus, had finished the cushion! She used linen for the backing while the original used wool, and did a couple of things that weren't in the original, but overall she did a wonderful job. I was extremely pleased.
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Sunday night was Concentus rehearsal at Todd and Barbara's new house. The rehearsal space, their great room, was very, very good, and I think we're going to continue there for the foreseeable future.
*******
Had dinner last night with an old professor who has been doing some excellent costume research. We've swapped books, and now I'm saving up to buy her translation of Vecellio's costume book. She and her husband are off to Venice for a couple of months to research some other type of costume manual - I told her that if she wants to do a short paper on her findings, DISTAFF might be a good venue. Keep your fingers crossed - this could be very profitable for all involved.
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Remember my research into buying a laptop a few weeks ago? Well, I got a tip from the head programmer at work that Dell was selling the Vostro 2150 for a very, very deep discount as their weekly business special. I checked it out, decided it would work, and it will be delivered next week. I can't wait!
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Finally - my friend Walter just published his latest book, A Song in Stone. I've read it in manuscript and loved it, but the publisher is, for whatever reason, giving it almost no support. I would urge anyone with an interest in time travel, the Templars, pilgrage, or the Middle Ages to pick up a copy; it is not at all what one might expect.
It's also, to be brutally frank, a make-or-break book for the author; he needs to sell a decent number of copies for the publisher even to consider a paperback edition. If even one person picks up a copy based on my recommendation, he will be most grateful.
EDIT:
For the record, I purchased my two copies at Barnes & Noble. I intend to order at least two more copies through a local independent bookstore in Northampton. I generally don't use Amazon.com because they have indeed driven many independent bookstores out of business.
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Date: 2008-11-21 02:17 pm (UTC)From:Walter's Book
Date: 2008-11-21 04:18 pm (UTC)From:http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Song-in-Stone/Walter-H-Hunt/e/9780786950676/?itm=1
A Song In Stone
Date: 2008-11-22 04:11 pm (UTC)From:May I suggest posting positive reviews where-ever possible? The Barnes & Noble site shows none posted so far. Borders doesn't either.
I plan to order mine from our local independent bookstore, one of my errands this afternoon.
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Date: 2008-11-25 09:42 pm (UTC)From:anyway, yes, I figured that quilt would be right up your alley! Wish you'd been there, you would have had many more intelligent questions than we did. No pictures allowed, alas, but if you contact the Bargello museum, you might be able to obtain permission to get pictures of it from them...
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Date: 2008-11-26 01:02 am (UTC)From: