Heiligerlee - part 2

Next we saw the encampment of the Spaniards.
They were roasting a pig!!!!
I hope the Dutch will win the fight!


There were lots of cannons.


It was fun seeing all the people in costume and all the tents and stuff.


This guy showed us how his gun had to be loaded.


They were testing the guns so they would know if the guns could be used in the fight. They used only powder, no bullets of course.


There were lots of different costumes.


And a lot of Spaniards...
I wondered if the Dutch could beat them and punish them for eating roasted pig.






Yeah, I got my eye on you too, pig eater!


It was very hot.
Luckily there was water to cool down when needed.


There were lots of soldiers with long pikes. I hoped those were not for more pig roasting.






Slowly people were getting ready for the battle.


There were even mounted soldiers.


We found a spot close to the battlefield.
These two Spaniards seemed to want to relax and just watch the battle as well. I don't think their officers would like that though.


Next: The battle!

Heiligerlee

I've been lazy about blogging and am behind in showing you what I've been up to.

In May we've been to an re-enactment of the battle at Heiligerlee. Where the Dutch and the Spanish fought each other.

Before the battle started we had a look around on the market and the encampment.


There was a leather worker.


I was tempted by these cool bags.


There were birds at the market as well, like this owl.
The owls were not staying for the battle though, they thought it would get too noisy.



This lady was cooking some kind of vegetable soup.


A smith!


This man was a money changer.
I changed some Euro coins into a really cool replica of a Thaler, which is an old German coin.


There was a magician as well.
He made nothing disappear. Very impressive.


Where shall we go next?


This man sharpened knives.


Hmmm... Tea!


It was a warm and sunny day.
There wasn't much shade, but I saw this man making use of the little bit of shade of a cannon stand.




Someone left his armor just lying around unsupervised. I was tempted, but it was too big for me.


Another smith.


And I made a friend!


What a cool day this was.
I'll show more pictures soon.

Enjoying the weather

Whimsical Loot

Last week I received the April FairyLoot box.

If you receive FairyLoot as well and are still waiting for your April box: spoilers ahead!

This box was later than expected.
Usually it ships around the 20th, but due to an item that arrived late at the FairyLoot headquarters it was shipped on April 30.


And last Friday it arrived!
Even the kitty was excited about the box.


I dove right in of course.
The theme of this box was Whimsical Journeys.


Once again the box was filled with cool bookish goodies.


There was a beautiful tote bag, a travel coffee cup, a candle that smelled really good, a luggage tag, a notepad, a button and a pin.


There were also bookmarks and art prints.


I especially love these two prints.
I'll have to see how I can best put them on display somewhere.


And last but not least the box contained Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake with exclusive gold foiling on the cover and with a sticker and a signed bookplate. The book sounds very intriguing, so I'll read it soon.

Bliss

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Piggy Mail

We received awesome mail today!

My owner's niece sent us this piggy. And she made a cool drawing on the other side for us as well. 

Thanks, Eva.