Exploring the World at Large
by Creating a World in Miniature

Village has been a busy these last few weeks - we have

busied ourselves with research into the common lifestyles (and lifespans!), trades and occupations of 1300's, and have created our Peeps and imbued them with personalities and personal histories. Peeps will be comin...

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Calling Peeps from all walks of life, from far and wide, from all cultures, no matter how strange! Hear and Listen and Attend to these words from the most beneficent Mayor of Aquileia:

“I, Pietro Gerra, offer Land, Gold and Opportunity to all who dare...

The Senator and his family continue to reside with a nearby cousin while awaiting the completion of their home and estate. While the cousin is certainly accommodating and pleasant enough, the Senator, Petronia and the children are growing impatient and restless - eager...

Our last Village morning started much as any other: "Read the Announcements Board, pay homage to the Gods, gather your Building Team and building project and continue working on the Villa" - - - ho hum....But then, in the midst of settling into their work, the Villager...

Villagers are nearing the end of their building frenzy and were eagerly preparing for the Building Inspectors; A position which interested Villagers had applied for some weeks ago. Prior to the Inspectors we all gathered to review the inspection criteria and make any m...

Well, the Senator had been due to arrive in the Village either this past Friday or this coming Friday, and there was many an anxious Villager hoping for a later arrival...and so it was! Word arrived that the Senator was delayed in Rome for awhile longer, joining his pe...

Senator Quintus Furvus Gallio has called his trusty Secretary Omar to join him in Rome for the closing down of his business and home, and to help with preparations for the long journey to his Villa in the Rubicon Valley. Thus, the Villagers are left to carry on the wor...

Excitement was high this past Friday - So much to do and so little time!

Of course there was a lot of building happening throughout the day and, as an unexpected surprise, the Villagers received an advance on their payment from the Senator!  This influx of cash was muc...

With every week that passes Caesar and his troops draw nearer to the Rubicon Valley and to Rome, and still no one knows his intentions. Will he leave his troops on the far side of the Rubicon at Senator Gallio's lavish (although still un-finished) Villa and enter Rome...