Life in the Middle Ages

 Medieval people were a whole lot like us.  This shouldn't be a big surprise.  One can talk to grandparents or other relatives who grew ...

  We take buttons for granted.  They fasten our shirts, our coats, our waistbands.  They're now most commonly made of plastic, but they ...

Linen was the standard cloth for any medieval clothing not made of wool.  Linen is still in use today but has become far less popular, mostl...

  Since the "flat earth" delusion seems to be making a comeback on social media, it's time to reiterate :  people in the Middl...

 Pretty much all of us have too many clothes.  (Yes, I'm looking at me here.). It's hard to avoid. We needed something for a special...

 It's Christmas-time!  No it isn't really, the beginning of Advent on December 1 is really the beginning of Christmas, though some w...

 So I started this blog over eleven years ago, and as of today I'm making my 600th post.  In honor of this milestone, I'd like to ma...