weekend - Kirsten Hammerstrom

What Table Manners?

Posted on September 16, 2012 by kittycalash

When you think of 18th century dining, which image comes to mind, tea on the left, or the sea captains to the right? While I did not carouse with sea captains t...

Clothing/Events/History/Museums/Reenacting

Framing a Plan

Posted on September 10, 2012 by kittycalash

cross-posted from A Lively Experiment, all images copyright RIHS. This coming weekend, I’ll be joining in at the Coggeshall Farm Harvest Fair, along with my co-...

Events/Reenacting

Finishing Touches

Posted on July 30, 2012 by kittycalash

Sewing: Finish Overalls for Mr S Waistcoat for The Young Mr The Young Mr’s haversack– can finish in camp If there’s time: linen jacket for Mr ...

History/Museums

Watson Farm

Posted on July 3, 2012 by kittycalash

Sunday afternoon we decided to go to a farm, and chose Historic New England’s Watson Farm on Jamestown. It was a good choice, I think, and perhaps this wi...