[Ansteorra] First Contact (was Drawing in Members)

[Eule]

I'm reminded of what my mother asked me the first time I went to the
local SCA fighter practice (Bordermarch) in my first "attempt at
pre-17th c. clothing".

She asked me if I was going to that "funny bar downtown".

I asked her how she knew about that "funny bar downtown" and walked out
the door.

Although I'm sure she thought it was all terribly odd, she still bragged
about my involvement in the SCA to her friends until the day she
died....where, incidently, she was watched over by a dear citizen of
Ansteorra when she took her last breath.

NMS and other drama aside, the reason *I've* done this for so long is
because of the friendships I've made, the incredible knowledge of
history I've absorbed and the incredibly cool things I've been able to
do.  In hindsight, no amount of money was too much to spend for those
experiences.

Eule/Steve
Unus sed Leo
 


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Of Elizabeth Crouchet
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:51 PM
To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Drawing in Members...


A lot of it is in inflection, but I will try to describe it:

I get home from college for a weekend:

Hey Mom, you remember that magazine I got in the 5th grade? The one that
had a center-fold of people in medival armor about to do a battle? (I
said in a leading and excited way)

Yes. (She said with caution)

You remember when you told me to try to find them when I got to college?
(still excited and proud; I followed Mom's advice and it payed off.)

Yes. (she said, again with caution)

I found them! (I said with triumph)

Oh. (She said with a touch of dejection and contempt, as if I had found
the slimy thing and it only showed my poor taste.)


Nuff said and that has been pretty much her opinion of the whole thing
since. But I am glad I am still here and glad my sister and her kids
have recently joined in. Glad that is where I met my husband, too.

A few years later a small group started in my home town. It is still
very small. I have not been back to play with them; I moved to Austin
after college.

Claire