by Heather Hambel Curley | Dec 6, 2012 | Civil War, history
You know when you reach that point in your day, when you are fairly positive you aren’t going to accomplish another thing until, like, tomorrow? Yeah. I hit that point at approximately 12:25 this afternoon. Lunch consumed. Break enjoyed. Brain turned off. Let me...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Dec 2, 2012 | Civil War, history, Writing
I meant to post this earlier today, but got tricked into decorating for Christmas. And what I mean by tricked is that I told The Toddler that if he was a good boy while my mother watched him, I’d let him help me put the tree up. When he remembered this little...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Nov 9, 2012 | history, Writing
I’ll give you three guesses on where I’m currently blogging from and the first two don’t count. I know, I know, it seems like I can’t go two weeks without being in Gettysburg. And, coincidentally, it’s been about two weeks since I was...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Oct 22, 2012 | history, Writing
Well, I for one am bummed to see the 2012 reenacting season end. I am, officially, in rest up mode for the Gettysburg 150th in July 2013. Here’s what I’m anticipating: Chaos Extreme heat Lack of bathrooms Gargantuan spiders With the potential for: Rain Mud...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Oct 8, 2012 | Civil War, history
As we rapidly head towards mid-October, a young (cough cough) girl’s thoughts turn towards the Final Reenacting Event of the Season and the promise of being in Gettysburg. Gettysburg is one of the few places–and yeah, it’s because of the rampant...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Sep 19, 2012 | Civil War, history, Randomness
Real life has given me a swift kick to the face and it’s back to “life as we know it.” I’m exhausted. Literally, exhausted. Exhaustion Example 1: I went to remove my eyeliner tonight, only to find myself reaching for the toothpaste. And it took...
