I've done cold herbal teas - usually mint and sage - but I don't know if I've tried this before. I've got a short hike scheduled this Monday, so I'll give it a try then.

Making an oilcloth was on my list for this summer but I haven't gotten round to it yet either. To be honest I'm a bit afraid of working with boiled linseed oil. Recently I tried rigging up a chiton from a bedsheet I bought at a thrift store. I wasn't very happy with the results yet: I found it too l...

Iodo, when I took the bonnet off at the end of my outing it did indeed feel hot on top. I did wear it along with my full Highland kit (such as it is so far) to the Payson Scottish Festival on July 9: that was a very hot day and though the heat did cook up some clouds, we were in the hot sun for a lo...

I tried putting "Lebennin" in Lydian mode. I think I like it better this way. Here's a sketch of it. https://soundcloud.com/studentofrhythm/lebennin-lydian-mode-sketch?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Also I wrote a little song I'm calling "Dorw...

I too would love to hear this declaimed - even sung, perchance?

Having attempted alliterative verse, I know it's hard to do on its own, let alone including the kennings for the full archaic Germanic flavor. I salute you.

Togon, these pictures delight me. Your landscape reminds me of my own. I took a short stroll onto Mahogany Mountain this morning and the grass is yellow, with green still showing in sagebrush and especially scrub oak: https://i.imgur.com/vhKhax0.jpg I didn't have time to follow the trail up onto the...

This is way cool, thanks for sharing.

Cortharyn, your pictures did my heart good. One day I will build up a nice complete kit. Meanwhile, I had a chance to go a little further up Provo Canyon today and I had an early picnic lunch at Bridal Veil Falls, an extremely popular - and often crowded - spot. It's easily accessible by the highway...

No wonder we Americans are so obsessed with Scotland, with scenery like that! Keep it up, I love to see what you share.

Welcome - I'm new too, and I'm glad there's such a mix of experienced and new members on here.

This past weekend I went with some family on an overnight hike. Y Mountain overlooks Utah Valley. It gets its name from a big letter Y on its side, put there as an emblem for Brigham Young University. Hiking up to the Y is a popular pastime among the locals. It's about a mile up to the Y and very st...

On a couple of my lunch break picnics I have cooked a porridge that I like to call "Ranger Burgoo." It's coarse-ground oats and dried peas. Usually I cook my oatmeal with rosemary and sage, and I earnestly recommend that you all try that. For this "burgoo" I've been mixing in Kno...

Sometimes you stumble on gateways. It's good to keep on the alert for such moments. Thanks for sharing!

Cute piggies! They look too mellow to be javelinas, am I right? And that bread looks like bannock/pan de campo. I'm guessing southeast US?

A cherry wood bow sounds lovely!

Here's another tune on my mountain dulcimer, which I'm calling "Lebennin." I think it could use another section, but this is what I have for now.

https://soundcloud.com/studentofrhythm/ ... al_sharing