Medieval packs small

Weeding through my SCA stuff and turning my feastgear, camp gear and toiletry bag has turned my to-pack-gear into smaller,more manageable piles. Funny that, hm?

Medieval toiletry basket - check

White linen wash cloths, natural sponge, wooden handle nailbrush, pumice stone, shampoo and tooth paste in glass bottle and jar, handmade soap in lined linen sachet, linen sachet for toothbrushes, linen hand-towel, wooden handle hair brush

Feastgear basket - check!

I weeded out all the odds and ends of mismatched feast gear and trimmed it down to 3 wooden plates, 3 painted ceramic plates for which I sewed a wool fabric cozy to keep them safe, a couple of nice mugs, my beautiful 15th century glass, cut the big linen table cloth down into 2 smaller ones to better fit our small table (which gives us a spare one in case one gets dirty), my beautiful 15th century table cloth from Historic Enterprise and a roll-up holder for the various cutlery items we own. Too bad I couldn't find a little eating dagger like I already own yesterday at the fleamarket - I'll need to keep my eyes open.

Kitchen equipment - check!

So far I have a small chest filled with assorted glass jars and flasks to house spices, oils and vinegar, a basket with bigger platters and bowls, an iron pan, a cast-iron waffle iron and an assortment of wooden tools. I need a wooden ladle and a pot/cauldron to hang from the kitchen rack ... I guess I'll have to poke through the antique mall. Maybe I can even find something to use as a 'sink' that won't look as aggravatingly modern as the plastic pan I've been using until now.

Next thing on the list are a medieval scribal box which should be easy enough as I have all of the various bits and bops floating around the house and then it's on to bedding. I'll finally tackle the quilt I've been wanting to make and just need to order some linen for it.

After that I might be able to fix some furniture issues and find some time to give the tent a scrubbing.

That should take care of my available spare time in summer ;o)