Virus-status, programs, and other stuff

 I am sorry everyone, I did not mean to fall off the face of the Earth, but things came up, and my even my resources are finite, and something had to go for a while... I am not about to stop blogging forever (at least not for now), but there are times, when I need... time, I think. 

A few thing came up, just about the same time, like the start of the "season", which is actually the start of the season for more things, not only concerts, but also festivals, and also reenactment event. Yes, we do pride ourselves on, that though most reenacting groups are our on events from end of May until mid-September, we are working through all year(last december was crazy), still the most event is in summer.

There are always concerts and festivals to go, and the midst of it, in 40 C° I managed to get a heatstroke, a sunstroke AND the nastiest throat virus ever, that of course came with a throat pain (the type where you feel there are blades in the place of your tonsils), then went for my sinuses, and then for coughing fits... 

It took me a week to be able to get out of the bed, even more to function somewhat. I will survive, but it seems it is taking longer than usual.

The thing is, when you fall off the vagon, it is really hard to get back. I was planning this post for a few days at least, trying to figure out what to say and how to say it.

As for programs, the Visegrad Palace games are on this weekend, and we will be up in the castle, as the ladies in waiting for Beatrix, the wife of Matthias Rex, all decked out in our renaissance fineries. Come see us, talk to us. 

What the Friday?

 This week's find is interesting, because lately I got the hankering after (and thus started to research) some 1830-ies fashion, which is so silly, so outlandish... And as I opened E-bay to search for something intersting, there pops up a beautiful, 1830-ies specimen... 

Though, looking at its details, I would think it is more from the late 1830-is, but I do love those details, like those pintucks on the sleeves, the bubble-sleeve, the small ruffle above the sleeve.

Back, when I had red hair, I would also loved the color, nowadays, I am not so sure but look at the print, it could be modern.

I like looking at e-bay listings, because they often show the insides, and here, for example, you can see, how those pleats on the bodice were tacked down... not unlike on my 1845 dress.

Weekend programs

 Well, these suggestions are mostly for those, who are fairly close, but even for those of you, who have no chance of dropping by at one of these might be interesting, what are we up to... And I am often asked, where can our little reenactment, interpreter group seen.

There are two days of a year, for which we have a saying, if you want Mare Temporis (or group), you have to reserve it at least a year, or even two years before.

One is the early Victorian March event, the anniversary or the 1848 revolution, the other is... even worst...

Each year, the Saturday closest to midsummer's night, there is a county-wide event, called the Night Of The Museums, when museums are open at the evenings, often until midnight or even longer, they organize special events, concerts, guided tours, and such. 

Our group is usually booked up to the top, this year we share five events between us. 

I, personally go to Róth Miksa Ház (The house of Miksa Róth, which is the house and workshop of a well known glass artist, living around the late Victorian, Edwardian era, up to the second world war.

We will be talking about their family, and how the family connects to the story of the city (of Budapest).

There will be the possible customer (talking about his lead-glass art), the workshop-employee, the relation, who left Europe in the 1910's, and me, the wife of an architect, the family worked with, and I will be talking about how the city changed in the 1870-ies, what role the Róth family played in it, how the big boulevard, the big avenue, and the big citypark was formed.

The Facebook event is here: Our program (The city in the glass mirror - Üvegben Tükröződő város) will be on from 6PM and 9 PM.

Come see us. 

Weekly SO

 I absolutely hate as steaming services handle serieses.

Back, even a decade ago, when one watched a series in TV, we got 20-25 episode a season, and a new season each year... 

And stories were finished. Even shorter ones, like the Stargate Atlantis, or longer ones, like Supernatural, all had a more-or less satisfying end, storiylines tied off, etc.

The limited series, based on one particular book were, by design, limited (we usually had those around 12 one hour episode), but a full story and we knew when starting that this is it.

Nowadays, we get 10 (or not even that much, 6-8 episodes in most cases) often many years going by between seasons, and so many of them are not only not finished, but hardly ever get really have their balls rolling. 

See things like Shadow and Bone, however, it is not only fantasy TV, but The Great is an example, my personal pet peeve favorite Forever, or the latest victim The Wheel of Time. 

Yes, I have seen and read a few essays on the topic, but so many see the problem, so many complaine about the problem, and nothing happens, 

Stories are not given space and time to grow into their own, they are not finished, just cut off. 

HATE it.

Woodwind instrument holders, again

Remember, when I made a musical instrument-holder, for woodwind instruments for my friend? 

Now, Marci, my friend asked me again, to make some holders for flutes.

As they were made as test pieces, I thought it is high time for stash-busting again, and before I would've gone out and buy something, I dug around in the bag(s) full of leftovers to see if there is something I can use. 

Loo and behold, there was some cotton velveteen (duffel??) I had left over from my bordeaux turn of the century set , and another, blue piece from a -yet- unfinished project. 

The lining for the bordeaux was a really old piece of plain cotton, for the blue I used the leftovers from the early victorian dress I made for a museum a couple of years ago.

The soft layer I used in between was the leftover from my blue cape. 

They took me a good, long day, to first figure out what and how to make them, then actually making them, but I think, that was a good day.

Weekly pattern

 Which is the Bud/Spot on sweater from Rowan.

Why do I like it? 

It is a cardigan!

It has polka dots! (Polka DOTS!!!)

It is free on Ravelry!

It is designed from bamboo yarn, but can be easily made from cotton, for summer.

It has short sleeves (again, for summer), but can be modified to long(er) sleeves. 

Did O mention, it has POLKA DOTS? 

What the friday?

This week's find also comes from Ebay, and this time it is a beautiful 1890's dress.

Though it is listed as 1890-ies, from the not to wide, not too puffy sleeves I think it is toward the second half of the decade, but it is absolutely beautiful. 

By 1890-ies years, bicycles were widely available, which meant a huge change to women, practically it was like women were kicked in the butt toward independece, sport, feminism and such, which also brought changes to their dressing: All the "cumbersome" structures, like corded petticoats, crinolines, bustles were taken out under their dresses, especially their skirt, and started toward, the more practical, easier to wear dressing.