Bonwicke?, LPT

[Holly B Decker]

Dear zarazena, We haven't heard a thing as of yet. Anyone else out there
have any news?   Holly
Things just haven't been the same around here since that house fell on my
sister.
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On Mon, 18 Nov 1996 11:23:05 -0600 zarazena at io.com (Vicki Marsh) writes:
>Greetings all,
>
>(Now that my mail server is *finally* working....)
>
>Does anyone know how the Baronial Selection in Bonwicke has turned 
>out? Did
>I miss something while I was gone? Inquiring minds want to know.....
>
>By the way, Congratulations to HL Modius.  At Laurel's Prize 
>Tournament,
>which we were fortunate to have hosted, he was asked to join the Order 
>of
>the White Scarves and agreed to do so at Stargate Yule revel.  He also 
>had a
>killer display of an original piece of music written in lute 
>tablature,
>fruit strudels, brewing, etc.
>
>It was a joy to be in attendence at Laurel's Prize Tournament.  There 
>were
>so many things there to look at and so many talented people there to 
>talk
>to, that the day just seemed to slip by quickly.  There were so many 
>*neat*
>things. There was a lady with tablet weaving that was done with a 
>curve to
>go around the neck of her husband's tunic.  There was nalbinding and 
>bone
>needles.  Costuming from Byzantium (my husband claimed the Byzantines 
>were
>taking over) to Norse, to Elizabethan.  The documentation ranged from
>in-depth dissertations to simple cards that explained what the piece 
>was. 
>
>After court there was a Laurel's meeting.  During this time, musicians 
>from
>Elfsea played and sang for the dancers in attendence.It was a lovely 
>time.
>
>>From a displaying artist' viewpoint, it meant a lot to me that many 
>people
>stopped at my display and discussed it with me.  It wasn't just the 
>Laurels,
>either.  It seemed like all the artisans there were genuinely 
>interested in
>each others work and learned from each other.  I know I came away 
>inspired
>and better educated.
>
>It was a lot like going to Crown Tournament and seeing the level of 
>fighting
>that was there. It made me proud to be an Ansteorran and happy to see 
>the
>amount of support for talent that this Kingdom has.  Special thanks go 
>to
>Thomas, Clare, Kestrel, Gunnora, Willow, Cedric, Rhiain, and many 
>others who
>worked to put this special occasion together.
>
>Also, a special thanks to Stella, Daniel Varble, Jovian, Raymond, and 
>others
>who helped with the unloading and reloading for those in attendence.  
>
>In Service,
>
>Zara Zina Theanos, Baroness of Elfsea
>
>