To see part I of our day go to my post on Our Middle Ages Co-op Day – Part I Just at the time our event began, the rain completely stopped (after raining for 4 hours) and it was quite beautiful outside.  It was too late to change anything so we continued with having the event in the racquetball court. The marketplace was so much fun for everyone.   We told the kids to haggle and to be loud when offering what was at their table.  “Fresh bread and butter.  2 shillings!”     We also told our guests beforehand to haggle because once the “coins” in their moneybags was gone, it…

Here at last I’m getting to the pictures of our co-op day.  How fun it was! The day started out beautifully and the framework for our marketplace was started.   But then it started to rain and it rained off and on for several hours.   We couldn’t put the sheets on the “roof” of the marketplace because of the rain.  What to do?  Our whole event was planned for the outdoors.  A last minute decision was made to move into the racquetball court.  Off to the store some of the men went to buy some plywood and such for a platform and straw for the floor.  A racquetball court is…

I arrived home yesterday to the lovely smell of bread wafting through the house.  The kids had been busy making 40+ loaves of bread for our Middle Ages Market.  We are going to have a market place where our guests that come to hear the children give speeches (see this post if you are wondering what I’m talking about) can shop and bargain for any goods they would like to purchase.  We made coin bags (see this post) several weeks ago and each family will be given one with “money” (flat marbles) inside to buy anything that pleases them in the marketplace. One of the items we’re offering is bread. Just look…