ANST - Re: your mail

[Mary Seabrook]

Your Grace,

hello there! -  Baroness Mary Elizabeth from the west here - currently in
england visiting parents and catching up in an internet cafe.... eep!

I really agree with you that in all bar exceptional circumstances it
*really* bothers me not to watch my consort fight.. I am currently being
fought for by a very good friend, and he is an incredibly "light weight"
fighter, he really doesn't have any use for being fussed over between
fights in any way, so all I can really do to show my support is be there
to watch him as he fights for me. The only job in the kingdom which I have
found to truely be a problem to resolve was being the herald responsible
for the field heraldry for the lists, when we had 4 or 6 simultaneous
fields being used! - and in retrospect I could even have managed that one
better with the help of a deputy!

I find it interesting that in the west (in particular the principality of
the mists) we have had several winners in the lists whose consorts had not
managed to attend the event at all - I wonder if that might actually be
easier than knowing that your consort is on site, but not watching?

Mary Elizabeth

On Tue, 30 May 2000, Trish Kvamme wrote:

> I think a few people here are kinda missing the major intent of my post.
> 
> I said that there are sometimes reasons why you can't.  That isn't what I am
> trying to get going here.
> 
> **************I am looking for reasons why you can.********************
> 
> Have you ever noticed that whenever someone tries to add to something, there 
> is always someone in the chorus who isn't reading the music. I am not 
> wanting to list the 1000 exceptions here, that detracts from the subject 
> matter. *sigh*
> 
> Come on people.  We all have things to do.  I am a Laurel, a Pelican and a 
> Lady of the rose..
> 
> At Warlord I had 5 Calontiri Guests, 4 Atenveldt Guests, a huge encampement, 
> a hospitality tent on Saturday's list field, a vigil to set up, run and deal 
> with without my husband's knowledge *grin*, a knighting to attend, and 2 
> children.  Not to mention the Baronial and Royalty luncheons which were 
> delivered to me at the last second to help with because the Lady in charge 
> was ill.  Oh, and did I mention that I am Royal Entourage and it was my 
> birthday as well *laugh*
> 
> 
> I didnt' do anything that anyone else couldnt have acheived if they wanted 
> to.
> 
> I am only trying to illustrate a point here.
> 
> I didn't miss one salute.
> 
> Alys had scrolls to do, that is something you can't do on the list field, an 
> upset baby or an activity can take you away for certain, been there, done 
> that.  Displaying at arts or a special activity isn't what I am talking 
> about here.
> 
> And although I don't have a fighter in the rapier community carrying my
> favor, I always try to at least wonder over there and say hi to those
> fighters, because they are fighting their hearts out too.
> 
> Add to them the equestrians, the archers, the displaying artisans.
> 
> If we don't support each others activites, then we are all missing
> something.
> 
> I am looking for some ideas here on how we can honor those who take the
> field, heavy weapons, light weapons, archery, equestrian, boffer, you name
> it.
> 
> 
> Larissa
> Climbing off the soap box.
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