Most of my readers will not have heard of the Georgian Institute for Reconstructive Archeology, &c., likely because at the time of this writing, October 2011, it exists primarily as an idea in my head. Soon, I hope to relocate this idea from my head to the small cinderblock building in my back yard.
After my Mother passed, and I separated from my wife, I moved back into the house I grew up in. I lived there for close to four years. The original plan, if I may call it such, as there was actually little planning involved, was that I would live there until mom's dog, Beastley Beast, died. Beastley's plans, it would seem, included immortality. His helath finally reached the point at which keeping him alive was no longer a kindness, and we "took him in" soon after his 13th birthday.
Soon after this, through a friend (and fellow reenactor) I found a place I can afford; What's more, is that it's a three-bedroom house (with the potential to become a four-bedroom) with a full walkout basement, and a small cinderblock building to the rear. This gives me room for everything I need in the house, freeing that small building for other purposes. I have not yet been inside (a friend of the Landlord has some items in storage, there) but I am told that the fireplace at the far end has a crane in it. Mere mention of a fireplace with a crane sparks noticeable interest in all my reenactor friends. It is my hope to turn this small building into an 18th century workshops where all my reenactor friends and I can work together on projects, teaching ourselves and each other the skills we seek in our efforts to recreate the 18th century accurately. It is my further hope that all my friends will consider themselves welcome there, and that it will provide an off-season "home" for our hobby. I plan to build workbenches in it, outfitting it with period-style chairs, stools, etc., as well as shelves for storing materials and projects. In the future, perhaps some of my friends will run small tutorials on various skills and subjects, (small, because parking is an issue) and perhaps I'll even host social events for my friends and fellow reenactors. I will post in this blog my progress in all this, and I will also update the Facebook group I established, which I am about to rename "The Georgian Institute".
If Providence continue to smile upon me, this shall be an interesting phase in my life, to be certain.
Yr Obed't Serv't
Will'm Mooney
