To The Yield 19

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Here is another version of the computer art.

We went to the Biannual re-enactors' markets yesterday. I am trying to gather enough suitable silver metal buttons to replace the plastic fake-metal ones on my 18th hussar uniform. Then I'll be able to have it dry cleaned.

There are 18x4 buttons on The waistcoat, dolman and pellisse each have eighteen rows of buttons across.  So that's a lot of buttons.

I only rarely wear the pelisse and its away from my body, so I'm leaving that as it is,

I've already managed to find the eighteen full round buttons for 'active' buttons of the dolman, but I still need about forty more half round buttons. Unfortunately the stall I bought thirty odd buttons from at the previous market wasn't there this time...

The buttons for the waistcoat are just domed( which are a bit easier to find) and I think I might have enough now- or possibly nearly enough...

Apart from not finding buttons (Drat!), I didn't spend too much.

I found a nice set of alternative shoe buckles for my Regancy shoes; a spare fan ( It's hot dancing in two layers of wool);a rather nice snuff box set with mother of pearl chips; a reduced end of roll of tartan(enough to make ar a new small kilt), some £5 a meter silk for a new waistcoat; a few bottles of interesting alcohol

 -and my most unexpected purchase -a small anvil, so I don't have to keep risking my cobblers anvil when re-riviting bits of armour ( it only weighs 9lbs( 4kg odd), but its big enough withut being too big, came ready set on a wood block and only cost £35).

On the plus side, I left my old hounskull bassinet helm to be passed on to the chap I've sold it to and met up with one of my fellow Paladins tto sell him the mail hauberk Idon't wear anymore.

So all in- sucessful.

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To The Yield 18

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Here is another variation on my latest computer art.

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To The Yield 17

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Wintertide Ball 2026

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Last Saturday we attended the Wintertide Ball in Reading. 

We gave a lift to our friend Melusine and diverted to Kew to pick up Cecile( who also attends the dance classes in Surbiton)

I wore my Horse Artillary uniform including my Tarleton helmet. I made sure thwt Teddy took a picture, but, unfortunately, his camera failed him and both shots were too blurry to use. I am hoping that we will find another attendee who has an image of me.

In the meantime, here are some pictures that I took of the event.

As yiou can see in the last image, Teddy wore his wedding suit again.

On this occasion , I was the only one in uniform, so , when one dance required us to shout "Huzzar",

I declined to change my branch of the military and shouted "Artillary".

I danced all the dances before supper, including Mother Goose, The Fir Tree, Winter Walk and The Merry Party and only stood out for Queen Pulkawalka'S Waltz( a Triolet) after supper.

I danced with Melusine for Mother Goose, Maid with a Bosom of Snow and Hunt the Squirel and  with Cecile for Sir Roger de Coverley

Once again, it was a very enjoyable event, athough , with the diversion to Kew) we didn't get home unil the small hours Sunday.

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To The Yield 16

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To The Yield 15

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To The Yield 14

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