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August 2006 - Posts
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Aragorn in LOTR was a Dunedain Ranger. His costume in the movies is a cross between medieval and 1800's style dress. The secret to his costume is layers. First he has a grayish long-sleeved tunic. Over that he wears a long, brown leather sleeveless-type Read More...
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You must check out this new sport which has emerged in France—it’s the most amazing thing! Here is a site full of videos of it, the first one is a documentary made in France. Read More...
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Forgive me for jumping around from topic to topic, but this is just how my mind works. Actually, there are about ten other topics I could mention for every one I do write about. For instance, just this past week, I have learned and thought about: the Read More...
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I love mysteries so I’ve been examining this topic for a few months now. I’m reading books, watching documentaries, and searching the web. There are highly specialized and intelligent people on both sides of the issue. Personally, a big part of me hopes Read More...
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Okay, before you start laughing, scoffing, or let yourself get turned off by the mention of this topic, take a moment to consider an intelligent person’s thoughts on this weird subject. First of all, it is one of the greatest mysteries of our time. It Read More...
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I posted before how I’m now making our own family’s favorite meals, doubling or tripling the recipes, so that I can freeze one or more meals for when I don’t feel like cooking. I’m slowly building up my meal reserves in the deep freeze. I now have in Read More...
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The culture of Gondor had a grander, more civilized feel to it, when compared to the other human cultures of Middle Earth. But the clothing-style was similar to that of Rohan, minus the celtic knotwork. Think general medieval-style clothing. I especially Read More...
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While the hobbits costumes range from our history’s 1700s – 1800s-style clothing, the LOTR movies depicted a very medieval Saxon style for the culture of Rohan, mixed with lots of Celtic knotwork. It was absolutely stunning. And note that Eowyn only wore Read More...
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I want to develop the details for the LOTR Hike I want to try next summer, and the first topic we’ll tackle is costuming. If anyone has any additional ideas for this, please, brainstorm with me! I’d love to see others do a LOTR Hike, too. My idea is not Read More...
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For the past couple of days, my mind has been in a kind of fog which I get sometimes, especially when I feel worn out. Throughout the weeks my energy goes way up, then way down, then way up, then way down again. When I’m up, my mind is sharp, I can only Read More...
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