Re: [h-cost] anyone here

2015-01-14 Thread Cin Barnes
I'm still here too tho I admit to reading other more specific lists elsewhere. S, whatcha all working on presently? Sent with egregious spelling, random grammar & creative orthography from Siri & I in Hawaii. --cin > On Jan 14, 2015, at 9:46 PM, Wanda pease wrote: > > Here among the lone

Re: [h-cost] New Orleans

2015-01-14 Thread Carol Kocian
On Jan 15, 2015, at 12:43 AM, Penny Ladnier wrote: > About the NPS not allowing reenactments...I have been following the NPS > reenactments since June for the 150th Siege of the Petersburg. There were > reenactors at all the events. I have been to all of their events. National Park Serv

[h-cost] New Topic: Is this a Postmortem Photo

2015-01-14 Thread Penny Ladnier
I'll open a can of worms. I have a photo of my Dad and his siblings from 1912 http://www.costumegallery.com/kids2.jpg . The little boy in this front is he postmortem or handicapped. He passed away in 1912. I have always thought the belt around him was odd and being shoeless. My Dad told me once

Re: [h-cost] anyone here

2015-01-14 Thread Wanda pease
Here among the lonely. Regina Romsey Sent from my iPad > On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Robert Pabinquit > wrote: > > I still read the posts. As someone who makes clothing for Renaissance casts > there have been many times these posts have come through with a detail I > needed. Especially wh

Re: [h-cost] New Orleans

2015-01-14 Thread Penny Ladnier
Ann, I am glad you had fun in NOLA. I miss going there for Mardi Gras. My last year to go was 2012. My back just will not allow it. :( About the NPS not allowing reenactments...I have been following the NPS reenactments since June for the 150th Siege of the Petersburg. There were reenactors a

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Penny Ladnier
I'm here after a long absence. My back blew out big time 2 years ago. I got a new computer, hate it and don't get on it often. I think I might switch my h-costume email to go to my gmail acct to keep up with you all on my cell phone. The only social media that I do is FaceBook and chat with s

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread annbwass
I discovered quite quickly that I definitely dislike it. It is confusing and *way* too much of a time sink. I agree it is a time sink, but not as much as Pinterest! I have a Pinterest account but haven't done anything with it. Facebook is a good way to keep up with lots of people at once

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
Greetings, I'm still here. ๐Ÿ˜Š Funny, I had just been thinking that things were awfully quiet, too. I actually have a Facebook account (I needed it for something or other) but I rarely check it. I discovered quite quickly that I definitely dislike it. It is confusing and *way* too much of a

Re: [h-cost] anyone here

2015-01-14 Thread Robert Pabinquit
I still read the posts. As someone who makes clothing for Renaissance casts there have been many times these posts have come through with a detail I needed. Especially when a painting was posted or a site was shared. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android _

Re: [h-cost] New Orleans

2015-01-14 Thread annbwass
As to how others reacted, we got a lot of questions about what was happening when. I new group, the Louisiana Living History Foundation, has been formed to manage a living history park with reenactments. (There is the Chalmette National Battlefield, but for those who don't know, US National Park

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Joan Jurancich
I'm still here. I do not have a Facebook account. Every now and then I think about setting one up, but have not gotten around to it. --- Joan Jurancich On 01/13/2015 10:39 PM, Patricia Dunham wrote: > Yeah, it has been quiet. > > We don't do Facebook because we're OLD, we do still believe

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Kathryn Pinner
I agree with LynnD..not enough time for Facebook Kate Pinner Costume & Scenic Design Tech. Coord., Kelsey Theatre, MCCC 609-570-3584 pinn...@mccc.edu From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] on behalf of Lynn Downward [lynndow

Re: [h-cost] Anyone still here?

2015-01-14 Thread . .
I'm not quite that old but there is no way I would ever rejoin Facebook. I delete my profile back when you still really could - about three years ago- and it's the best decision I ever made. For those on FB still, you might want to read this: http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-to-delete

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Wicked Frau
My 2 ยข I help run our local SCA Equestrian group here in Arizona. We to have had to deal with a younger generation who prefers the FB, Twitter route. Its fine for sending out reminders and notifications but finding past discussions is next to impossible. So for historical purposes we use Yahoo

[h-cost] New Orleans

2015-01-14 Thread Carol Kocian
On Jan 14, 2015, at 6:29 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > Just got back from New Orleans, where we celebrated the 200th anniversary of > the last major battle of the War of 1812. In addition to battlefield > activities, I attended a ball at the Presbytere and a victory dinner at > Antoine's. I th

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Katy Bishop
I have to say, as a very small self-publisher of costume books, facebook has been good for my networking just by my posting comments and occasional pictures on costume threads in various FB groups. And it allows be to better keep up with friends across the country and the world. But I miss H-Costu

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Katy Bishop
It's been so slow-I too was wondering if the list was still active (I signed up for facebook in the fall). I was just thinking of asking a question of the list so I will do so in a separate message. Katy On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 1:39 AM, Patricia Dunham wrote: > Yeah, it has been quiet. > > We d

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread lisa58
Hi there! I went to Facebook only because my friends kept pushing me into the 21st century! And I'm not young. I mange "Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show" on FB and I 'd love to see any or all of you join and weigh in. It's far easier to put up and comment on photos that way, and I

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread annbwass
We don't do Facebook because we're OLD, we do still believe in privacy and don't think much of the merchandising of FB info. I'm old, too, but I have found Facebook great for costuming because it is so easy to share pictures, among other things. That is something we really can't do easil

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

2015-01-14 Thread Kate Bunting
I've been on this list for years; it used to be really busy. I assume the drop in numbers is because of the growth of social media. So far I've resisted joining Facebook. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor. On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:39 AM, Patricia Dunham wrote: > Yeah, it