[Sca-cooks] Re: Akim's Garden Question

[Stefan li Rous]

Akim commented:
> Sorry about not getting photos out.  I thought that SCA_Cooks did
> not support any pics.

It doesn't.

> If I had a place to post them, I would.

However, the Florilegium can handle pictures. Which is why I've wanted a
few and an overview type article of the Cumberland Centre for the Florilegium.

> I can
> take digital pics of the photos of my past garden but the state of the
> gardens here at Cumberland Centre are still just design layouts in CAD.

If these are photos of the garden discussed in your article, then that
certainly would be a good place to put them.


> I has been entirely too wet here this winter to get any grading and actual
> work done.  You have? Hmm. :-) Oh. *the site*. Does this mean it is a "wet"

site? :-) I don't know if you have dry sites in that state.

> I also have a video of the old garden with just some rambling
> commentary as I filmed.  Perhaps I can find someone who can burn it onto
> a DVD and I can mail it around to folks to get an idea of what the new
> gardens are going to be like.  Anyone got any advice in converting VHS
> to DVD?
>
> Work continues in the feasthall though with sheetrock being installed in
> the new kitchen and the ceramic tile ready to start being laid soon.

This is the kind of "progress" photos that I think folks who have heard of
the site might like to see. I'm not sure I have the time to handle a bunch
of changing photos on the Florilegium site and I think for various reasons you
all need your own site. There is no reason that this site needs to be
physically near you. Contact me by email and I'll put you in touch with the
individual hosting the Florilegium. He doesn't offer all the services of the
big hosting sites, but his prices are good and he does play in the SCA.

> Work
> got a slight interruption today when we were graced with two more plump
> deer (no. 7 & 8 this season) and we had to gut and hang them.  Tomorrow
> they get butchered.  It is very nice to be able to stock close to half a ton
> of venison for feasting in 03.

Wow. How do you store this much venison?

> We are going to serve two enormous crown
> roasts of venison to the head table at Meridies Crown List.

Is the populace going to get some of this venison, even if not the fancy cuts?

> Boy, howdy,
> this sure brings down the costs of feasts with all this free meat.

Perhaps the Meridians are giving you some volunteer labor in return?

> I'll be
> sure to bring more again to Pennsics SPCA encampment to share the wealth.

Oh wow. That would be nice. The only place I've ever had venison was at SCA
events.


> I won't be attending Gulf Wars (only an iffy chance I could) but we are
> sending down a whole deer for our household encampment use.
It would be nice if you could come visit with us there.

By the way, are there folks interested in having an SCA-Cooks get-together
at Gulf Wars this year? The last two years participation in the ones I've
arranged has been pretty poor. Someone want to organise it this year?
--
THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris            Austin, Texas         StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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