[Regia-NA] New England Living History?

[Wulfhere se Treowryhta]

   Bill Short and I will have to get together. He has obviously seen a 
lot of ground covered with Hurstwic which would be valuable. It's a bad 
time to look for state funds for education and the arts. Federal also. 
Local forget about it. But, to strike out in the very face of obvious 
defeat is the mark of true courage. Let's see what we can manage. I 
don't know about approaching other institutions. Why help a group get 
their hand into an already inadequate pool of funding?

   Allow me to ignite a firestorm:  King Richards Faire in Carver seems 
to do right well for itself. OK, it has nothing to do with history 
living or dead(except the stench of the privy). But, it does represent 
a financially sustainable model. So, be entertaining enough to pay the 
bills and you will have a place to get "intellectual" in your own time. 
Maybe a business, and not a charity, is a better way to approach it. 
Don't know, have to consider it hard.

   I have to remind myself that I am in the midst of a demanding career 
and a family that needs my attention. To become the center of a Saxon 
Empire seems a bit more than I can handle. But who knows how much the 
plate can handle until the pork hits the floor eh.