[Sca-cooks] Solar, was tea

[Christine Seelye-King]

We use the term Solar as well, but we are generally referring to a location
set up for folks to sit during the day, visit, sew, eat, whatever.  When we
were in England and Wales, we saw the extant Solar of castle Gydwelli.  It
was on the top floor of a tower, so that the maximum amount of sun would get
in.  The ladies of the house would sit up there and sew, spin, watch the
kids, etc.
Christianna

> In my barony we've been calling these the Lady's Solar. Which was
> apparently the period name for a similar gathering, where the Ladies
> would get together in the "Solar" and discuss women's things and
> embroider and such. In our case, I think they've been open of gentles of
either (or neither?) sex.
> --
> THLord Stefan li Rous