Medieval Living

First off, I want to apologize for not having made any new posts over the past week or so . . . came down with a very unpleasant case of “shingles”. I thought at first I’d been bitten by a spider or something . . . but after a quick trip (5 hours) to the emergency room, I was easily diagnosed and on my way with various medications to relieve the pain and assail the virus. I still feel like #&*!@@$#& but I hope by the end of this week I will be in better condition.
OH OK so . . . I said something in the title about online Medieval auctions. I came upon a new site a few days ago – a group who has put together an online auction for those of us who are interested in things Medieval – whether we be SCAdians, Rennies, LARPers or any other similar group. Called “The Merchants’ Guild“, this nicely done auction site, which was started just last month, has auction categories for clothing, weapons, armor, camping supplies, craft items and more. Unlike some of the “other” auction sites on the web, The Merchants’ Guild is free of cost to both buyers and sellers.
I myself plan to place an item for auction this coming week (as soon as I feel better and can function safely in my wood shop). I will auction off an inkle loom (exact dimensions/capacities will be given as soon as it is actually completed). My goal for the auctioned item is to earn some additional monies for Medieval Living, Inc., the non-profit organization of which I am president. So if you know of someone who is interested in purchasing an inkle loom, let them know that I will have one for auction very soon.