common people - Kirsten Hammerstrom

The Authenticity Challenge

Posted on August 14, 2013 by kittycalash

We’re going up to Minute Man on August 24, or at least that’s the plan. We have hostages to exchange (one ends up with other folks’ spoons and bowls when one do...

Events/Food/Living History/Reenacting/Research

Apprehending Chicken

Posted on June 27, 2013 by kittycalash

I have written in the past about the Living History Chicken, ripped and delicious, and the joys of making such a creature fit into a cast-iron pot. While “...

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Fog on the Hudson

Posted on April 21, 2013 by kittycalash

Up on the Hudson, it gets foggy. We drove through fog, which was probably a cloud, and remarked on how very different from home it is here. And once again, I de...