Use this 2010 Homebuyer Tax Credits for new Ren Costumes

Thursday, February 25, 2010

There is great news for people that are Buying First Home. This tax credit is for the sum of $8,000.00 under certain conditions. I'll explain how to get this tax credit so get your pen and paper. You'll want to plan your shopping spree for all those great renaissance costumes when your return check comes in the mail.

Start out by watching the video above, if you haven't done that already. The video goes into detail about this great opportunity to receive a generous tax benefit. It is geared towards first time home buyers who have not purchased a home within the last three years. But the deal has grown a little sweeter than originally. This tax credit is also open to home buyers who want a change of scenery after living in the same home for five years. Take note that this is a little smaller than the credit offered to first time home owners in 2010. Movers will get a $6,500 which is still a fantastic incentive to buy a new home.

I think it's a fabulous way to stimulate a sluggish economy and encourage people to continue living for their dream life by finding the house to build a home. There are a few conditions that must be met to qualify for this tax credit so please pay special attention to the details. You have to attain a written binding contract by April 30th and there can be no extensions. The closing deadline is June 30, 2010 so people have a two month window from purchase to closure. Coldwell Banker provided this information so contact them for further details.

One more thing I feel needs to be mentioned. The income limits are $125,000 for singles and $225,000 for married couples. If you're in the market and you fit into those guidelines, now is the time to buy the home of your dreams and enjoy some extra cash in your pocket for a great summer vacation.

The Midnight Writer

Is there a festival for the Ides of March?

There is great historical significance surrounding the celebration of the Ides of March. I wonder if there are any modern festivals re-enacting these traditions or if there are any theatrical productions that explore the true meaning of the Ides of March.

I've Been taking a Winter Sabbatical

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

This winter I found myself holed up in a house in the East until the road called me again. Now me mate and I are wanderin' about California missing the festivals, the faires and the gatherings. It's the time of year for me to get active in checking out the latest news on this year's events. It's time to atart planning to decide which events to put on the calendar. Visit often over the next few months to see what my research uncovers and to learn about this year's plans.

I invite you to email your ideas to renfairereese@gmail.com. Tell me about new events and fun faires or festivals on the horizon.

Sounds like a Winner to Me

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Awakening from a slumber deep, the Queen turned to her Knight to speak
Words wrought passion in his breast as he gingerly bowed, the Queen he kissed.

I'm feeling a little poetic today but I'll leave you dangling right here. I wanted to announce my return to this blog after a very long sabbatical. You're wondering where I went, aren't you? I spent a long time out in the western mountains and in the magical California redwood forests. It was a good time for me to ponder my life, to pick up my boot straps and carry on.

So here am I!

Are you ready for more renaissance adventure?

I can promise you that this winter will be magical, entertaining and very poetic. Be sure to visit again soon to read the first in many adventure stories.

Ren Faire Reese


p5jkf8vamw

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Announcing the Phoenix Swords

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Contact Information

Located in the Metrowest Area of Boston, MA
USA
phone:(508) 963-3722
fax (508)-546-4687 Fenix-Founder, Chairman
fenix@phoenixswords.com

Temper Content/Publications
temper@phoenixswords.com

The Phoenix Swords are traveling artists who entertain with theatrical performances and sword fighting demonstrations at renaissance festivals and pirate faires. Visit their site for an archive of video and photographs of their fun and fancy demonstrations about life in the medieval and renaissance era, using theatre to educate and entertain.

The Phoenix Swords will entertain next at The St. Gregory Medieval Festival in Danbury, Connecticut on May 16 & 17th. Visit their calendar page to learn about their performances past and present.

I'll be sharing my thoughts about this fascinating theatrical group and their fencing expertise. I want a chance to review their website and to visit the history of their shows then I'll come back to tell you about it. I'm hoping to conduct an interview with Fenix and Temper, who contacted me for this review in response to a message that I posted on facebook. From what I've read about the members of Phoenix Swords, they are a well educated, professional and interesting group of people. I want to find out more.

I have decided to add regular updates on performances and groups worthy of note along with adding a calendar page. Phoenix Swords will become a regular feature on this blog along with some of the other interesting people that I meet along my way.

Until I return, please visit their website and come back here to read more.
Ren Faire Reese

I'm Wondering How People Endured the Winters During Medieval Times

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

It's snowing today in the mountains and it's raining with sleet in the valleys of Utah. People are running off the road and sliding everywhere, so I am sitting still to wait out the storm. I hear it will be today and tomorrow before it clears out of Utah. Spring is having a hard time making its debut, I guess.

All this snow and stormy weather makes me think about folks in the middle ages. I wonder how they made it through extreme weather such as blizzards, tornadoes, and heavy rain storms with damaging winds. My thoughts turn especially to those who lived primitively.

First of all, I think about how their homes were constructed. Wooden shacks and cottages would have been more vulnerable to wind damage and large hail. Folks didn't have the luxury of glass windows, solar panels, and gas or electric furnaces for heat or electricity for light. So they had to be prepared to make ways to keep warm and to have light. They must have had some kind of emergency plans.

People who lived in castles were much more protected from wind, hail, and rain and snow. It's sort of coincidental that I just wrote about survival in the middle ages, because I searched google hoping to find some interesting tidbits of information for my readers when I found a book with the same title. It's only fitting that I plug it for them right here.

Just click the photo to order and tell them that Ren Faire Reese sent ye. The book is written by Fiona Macdonald and sells for the modest price of $7.95 in paperback. It's only available in the United States right now. The book is only 48 pages but the sellers state it is worth every penny because of the effort to utilize all its space in sharing common household customs in the middle ages. I'm going to order this book and read it. Afterwards, I can give a book review on an updated post. Remind me, will you?

If you have any information about the middle ages that you would like to share with us, please comment or email renfairereese@gmail.com and ask to be a guest writer here. I'll send you an invitation so you write your own story.

Books on the Middle Ages, Medieval Times and the Renaissance would be a welcome addition to this blog. If you can suggest one, leave a comment or email me if you think the book deserves a full review.

I'll be back before you can miss me.
Ren Faire Reese

Disclosure Policy

This policy is valid from 15 April 2009


This blog is a sponsored blog created or supported by a company, organization or group of organizations. For questions about this blog, please contact Ren Faire Reese at gmail dot com.


This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.

The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

The owner(s) of this blog would like to disclose the following existing relationships. These are companies, organizations or individuals that may have a significant impact on the content of this blog. We are employed by or consult with: Mountain Spirit Productions. We serve on the following corporate or non profit boards: The Midnight Writers Network. We blog about people to whom we are related. The most interesting such people are: children, friends, grandchildren.


To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org