We had our first reenacting event this year. It was a reenactment of the battle of Ogdensburg. This was from the War of 1812. It took a fair bit of preparation, but was worth it. I made uniform jackets for John and Zac, and borrowed one for Parker. I still have to teach Zac how to do the pants up properly, but the guys look pretty sharp to me. These next two pictures are from the battle. Zac is in the group of soldiers on the left, and is the on closest to the flags. John is in the group on the right, and is in the middle of the three soldiers in light grey. If you look closely, you can sort of see Parker standing behind the flag bearers. The other one is Parker running towards us. He stepped in a puddle, so they sent him to me to warm up and dry them out once there was a break in the fighting.
This final picture is Kierstan and I playing at the ball (I am behind the camera). They do English country dancing. The first time we went to a ball, we felt like we were just fumbling. This time John said we looked like we completely comfortable and graceful. We both will tell you that the way you dress makes a huge difference. We only had one pair of gloves between us, but they just seemed to be that reminder of grace. So fun, I think we are hooked.
4 comments:
Mardi the jackets look great! Is Parker wearing his own greatcoat, or is it the one you borrowed? It looks like you all had a good time.
Parker is wearing his own. Eloise did part of the sewing, and I finished it when the red coats were done. I made the rest of the family learn to sew on buttons. The red coats have 30 buttons each, and the greatcoat has 19 (one on the inside for the double breasting).
These pictures are kind of neat. I know they're not, but the first two look like they are old black and white pictures with the flags painted in. Period pictures??
Looks like you are all having a great time!
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