A bit of caffeinated history |
A bit of caffeinated historyThe first coffee trees were cultivated in the Arabian peninsula in 1100 C.E. Coffee is first roasted and boiled by Arabs making "gahwa" &a beverage made from plants. The ...
Posted by Rebecca on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:06:00 PST |
Pizza of antiquity |
The pizza could have been invented by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, Romans, or anyone who learned the secret of mixing flour with water and heating it on a hot stone. In one of its many forms, pizza ha...
Posted by Rebecca on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:30:00 PST |
Events of the 1400s and 1500s |
Events of teh 1400s and 1500s" ca. 1410 Guayabo de Turrialba in Costa Rica's Altantic Watershed, occupied since at least 500 B.C., is the largest and most complex site in the central region. Many of t...
Posted by Rebecca on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:48:00 PST |
Nostradamus and etc. |
As some of you may know, I am working with others to put together a renaissance faire in the RGV. If you are in the area and would like to pariticipate, I invite you to join us: Cast & crew training ...
Posted by Rebecca on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:30:00 PST |
Interesting Women of the 1500s |
If you thought that women were only housewives, nuns, or women of ill repute during the renaissance, here are a couple of lady artists who lived in the 1500s. Properzia de Rossi (1490-1530). A...
Posted by Rebecca on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:44:00 PST |
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca |
As many of you who know me may be aware, I am working with some people who are trying to put together a local renaissance faire. Our renaissance faire will focus on the year 1539 when Spain was ...
Posted by Rebecca on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:15:00 PST |
