Today I went out for Christmas dinner with my family. We're still having Christmas dinner at home on Christmas day, but today I had my turkey at my favourite pub. I didn't manage to grab any photos before I went out because I took too long getting ready (in a move that surprised...
So: Christmas. Title aside, I don't actually dislike Christmas - I'm just one of these people that prefers Christmas to be, well, at Christmas. I really can't be doing with Christmas songs in early November, and, heaven forbid, Christmas items in the shops at around the same time as Hallowe'en. The reason for...
A couple of weekends ago I visited Kirkstall Abbey and the Abbey House Museum in Leeds. The abbey itself is one of the most complete examples of a Cistercian abbey in the country and is set in some lovely grounds. The Kirkstall Abbey Market was also on whilst we were there, and had...
I didn't take too many photos at Papplewick as with it being another fairly local one, a lot of the same re-enactment groups were there as have been at the other events I have blogged about (Crich, part 1, 2, 3; Rufford Abbey; Sherwood Through The Ages). I'm not sure whether or not...
This weekend I went to Sherwood Through The Ages, a multi-period re-enactment event not too far away from where I live. It's the first time I've done a multi-period event since I started going to re-enactment events on a regular basis. I really enjoyed it though, and I'd definitely go again. They'd set...
