Gunpowder Mills 1

 Greetings

Our friends Kate and Malcom down to stay with us at the weekend and we all went to the International Living History Fayre at the Gunpowder Mill in Waltham Abbey.

I took the opportunity to wear the Seventeenth Century suit I made for the 2019 Worldcon in Dublin.

It was a little snugger than when I last wore it and the forearms of the doublet were fashionably tight. 

I borrowed Teddy's bucket-top boots to go with it.They worked rather nicely with my boot hose.

! also used this an opportunity to wear my Toledo Salamanca sword.

Unfortunately, these boots had been sitting unworn in a cupboard for about ten years and the glue holding the one of the layered wooden heelsfailed, leaving me literally 'down at heel'.

Luckily I had put my Seventeenth Century shoes in the car,just in case, so went back and changed.

I will post more on this later.

Until next time

Adieu