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Well, I’ve almost finished making an early Christian Irish leine (linen, long sleeved, long dress/tunic thing) and ionar (woolen, shorter overgarment) – all I have to do now is hem them.

I’m really pleased with myself – it’s nice making something by hand, and much more satisfying than just buying it, or even throwing it together [...]

I spent most of yesterday learning how to handle a 7ft spear, and some of the rest learning about early Irish history/dress/activities in general. It was lots and lots of fun, but now I ache. Hands owie, shoulders owie, neck owie, everything-in-between owie…

And my favourite, beautiful, hematite ring broke. It just dropped off my finger [...]

Well, it’s been a bit hairy the last few days, lots of stress and yucky stuff, but hopefully it’s all sorted now. I’ve seen a few good movies in that time, including Mona Lisa Smile (bit girly, but I liked it), The Hunt for Red October (’tis the second Jack Ryan movie I’ve seen, and [...]

“High Anxiety Dreams” – that was what mum always used to called nightmares. Dunno why, but I guess it’s accurate. Whatever you call them, I’ve been having some amazing (and awful!) dreams for the last few weeks now. I don’t always remember the dreams – just the feeling of terror, sometimes. Other times, I remember [...]