Comments on: Still stepping back http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/ Just another WordPress blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:45:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: HelenHaricot http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10724 HelenHaricot Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:49:08 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10724 i did wonder whether age had weakened it a bit. he was ecastatic tough when i told him you were actually using it - we're soft romantic folk in my family to be so attatched to an old tent!! i did wonder whether age had weakened it a bit. he was ecastatic tough when i told him you were actually using it - we’re soft romantic folk in my family to be so attatched to an old tent!!

]]> By: Katy http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10723 Katy Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:18:15 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10723 It had better be a possibility! I was seriously impressed at how the tent stood up to wind and rain and I'm not about to let it go easily! Just waiting to see the tear for myself so I can decide what to do next. I imagine I'll need to find old canvas from somewhere if it needs a full patch, otherwise the new bit will be too strong and cause more tears. Apparently it's UV which does for canvas, so your dad's trick of using a large sunshade may well be the reason it's lasted as well as it has; I shall do the same ;) BTW, we still need to give you something for your parents to say thank you for the tent - just haven't seen you to do it! It had better be a possibility! I was seriously impressed at how the tent stood up to wind and rain and I’m not about to let it go easily!
Just waiting to see the tear for myself so I can decide what to do next. I imagine I’ll need to find old canvas from somewhere if it needs a full patch, otherwise the new bit will be too strong and cause more tears. Apparently it’s UV which does for canvas, so your dad’s trick of using a large sunshade may well be the reason it’s lasted as well as it has; I shall do the same ;)
BTW, we still need to give you something for your parents to say thank you for the tent - just haven’t seen you to do it!

]]> By: HelenHaricot http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10722 HelenHaricot Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:42:13 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10722 sob sob to tent. telling myself at least it had one good last outing. i think patching canvas is a possibility, but i have no idea how you would do it. don't think i will tell dad! sob sob to tent. telling myself at least it had one good last outing. i think patching canvas is a possibility, but i have no idea how you would do it. don’t think i will tell dad!

]]> By: Michelle http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10716 Michelle Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:35:40 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10716 That's the bit that Clo would be absolutely terrified about - thinking that she was going back in time. (was so petrified at Dynamic Earth she refuses to go again :-(). She doesn't like reality and make believe being mixed up! She's much happier knowing it's a re-enactment. That doesn't mean she'll be happy though - especially if she has an encounter with a jester. That’s the bit that Clo would be absolutely terrified about - thinking that she was going back in time. (was so petrified at Dynamic Earth she refuses to go again :-(). She doesn’t like reality and make believe being mixed up! She’s much happier knowing it’s a re-enactment. That doesn’t mean she’ll be happy though - especially if she has an encounter with a jester.

]]> By: Katy http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10713 Katy Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:37:36 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10713 It's a Tudor carrot; they might not be the same thing! We often call them red roots too, which might confuse things ;) Actually, I think it's a symptom of one of the things I love about school group days at Kentwell, which is that people get completely caught up in the magic of time travel and actually start to believe in it a bit :D Children and teachers are asked to dress up as well, so on a group day you go through the time tunnel and emerge into a world where pretty much everything looks Tudor (occasional unavoidable things like aeroplanes overhead, but we try) then meet people who speak "Tudorese" (an approximation of Tudor speech, loosely based on King James Bible and with a few fun bits of extra vocab thrown in) and have strange old-fashioned mannerisms... After a while it all starts to feel real :) We had one little boy who became very distressed when it was time to leave and finally managed to sob out that it was because "When I go through the time tunnel, you'll all be dead!" It’s a Tudor carrot; they might not be the same thing! We often call them red roots too, which might confuse things ;)
Actually, I think it’s a symptom of one of the things I love about school group days at Kentwell, which is that people get completely caught up in the magic of time travel and actually start to believe in it a bit :D Children and teachers are asked to dress up as well, so on a group day you go through the time tunnel and emerge into a world where pretty much everything looks Tudor (occasional unavoidable things like aeroplanes overhead, but we try) then meet people who speak “Tudorese” (an approximation of Tudor speech, loosely based on King James Bible and with a few fun bits of extra vocab thrown in) and have strange old-fashioned mannerisms… After a while it all starts to feel real :) We had one little boy who became very distressed when it was time to leave and finally managed to sob out that it was because “When I go through the time tunnel, you’ll all be dead!”

]]> By: Swiss Clare http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10712 Swiss Clare Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:01:50 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/06/24/still-stepping-back/#comment-10712 “It tastes just like normal carrot!” Am I missing something?! Why would a carrot not taste like a carrot? Enjoying the tales of Kentwell. We went to a similar thing at Gruyere castle at the weekend (just to watch, not participate) and it was most enjoyable. Clare “It tastes just like normal carrot!”

Am I missing something?!

Why would a carrot not taste like a carrot?

Enjoying the tales of Kentwell. We went to a similar thing at Gruyere castle at the weekend (just to watch, not participate) and it was most enjoyable.

Clare

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