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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer and mom of two little ones. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovations, sewing and crafty projects, real food recipes, and de-stressing goals.
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Our favorite civil war event of the season


I've written before about my (sort of secret) hobby of civil war reenacting.  Since I was a little kid I've been tagging along with my mom, who has a business making historic clothing and sets up a little tent shop at civil war events in Oregon.

The 4th of July weekend is a big civil war event for the organization we reenact with, and it's our favorite event.  We'll be out at a state park on the Willamette river this weekend, cooking over a camp stove, handsewing, wearing corsets and hoopskirts... I know some of you do reenacting, as well--are you out camping with your region's group this weekend, too?

Here are some pics from last year's 4th of July event.  Lots of junk to haul out there in a trailer and set up...

All set up, our kitchen area:

Sleeping tent:

Cooking over the fire:

Looking grand in a new dress...

Anyway.  Sewing for civil war events and other era historic events is part of how I learned.  It's definitely an odd hobby in some ways, but we've been doing it so long, we're pretty good at it by now. =)  Can you tell I'm not thrilled about leaving the comfort of my home and jeans?  Kidding... it'll be fun, it always is, but it's a lot of work!

Hope you all have a great holiday weekend.

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