STEAMPUNK...The Kingdom of Ironfest

"I suck at belly dancing!"
Hope the blog might inspire you to bring Ironfest to Colorado, Bob. Who knows what outfits we could get into!!!

Steam Punk Dave?
My secrets out Denise...not only what I do when the cat's away but what I would like to do when the mice come out to play!

Canadian connection!
Legend has it that my great grandfather was the Mayor and also the Magistrate of Bay Bulls, was charged with smuggling Wellington boots, presided over his own trial and was not convicted! His daughter my grandmother was the first woman to graduate in medicine in Newfoundland. My father presented her photograph which at one time was displayed in the foyer of the hospital but is now held at the university. Our son lives in Toronto. My great grandfather's name of Hamilton (my third name) has been carried through four generations now.

Lovely portraits!
Interesting observations Hem. Portrait paradise. Historical re-enactors preserve memories of significant events and the dress of the time in parades like your 4th of July but at Ironfest there are folk who preserve the memories by re-living those times. Without these festivals I fear the customs and fashion of trends through history may well be lost. I noticed that of the British in the Napoleonic battles some wore red and others green. Thanks to the re-enactors I was able to find out why. Will there be folk who want to portray our modern society in 300 years that evokes nostalgia? I hope so!