Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Serf’s farms at Metz Will and I work most of the afternoon securing deerskins to the roof beams, “just for now,” he says. Actually, putting my thatching pride aside for a moment, I can see he’s right in the short term. Hides on the roof framework would be more usefulContinue reading “#58.6, Thursday, July 10, 2024”
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#58.5, Wednesday, July 9, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Serf’s farms at Metz Will and I walk back to his hut even through the last of the rain. The tragedy he feared isn’t that the oats bend over. Here, the deluge has poured through the roof of the little house of reeds, and washed away the mudbrick sides andContinue reading “#58.5, Wednesday, July 9, 2024”
#55.6, Thurs., April 11, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Brandell and I came to this wood to cut a clearing and now I learn he also plans to make a little house here. He knows I’m pretty particular about how thatch is laid. When it is done badly there are endless leaks and mold. So apparently, Brandell justContinue reading “#55.6, Thurs., April 11, 2024”
Lazarus Ink 