[Ansteorra] Decorating the Tree

[Cam Battaglia]

Sounds wonderful ... when can we see pictures?

Merry Christmas!
Ly Katrina Alyse Argo
(Momma Cammie)

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From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
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Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 11:57 PM
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Ansteorra] Decorating the Tree

Greetings Ansteorra,

Well after much searching at least the top layer of my garage, I was
beginning to give up hope. I realize I was starting a little late on the
"getting into the holiday spirit" thing. Well the over time available at
work is plentiful and there is sure alot of bills stacking up, so I sign up
when ever I can at the hospital. I was about to scream," Bah Hum Bug!" When
I stop myself and said, No, this is not a reason to give up hope. I am
blessed and have much to thankful for this year. My family and I are
healthy, my pets are loyal and loving, I have a wonderful man, a "new to me"
home, and lots of great friends both in and out of the SCA.

Yet, I was feeling a little tested by the fact I couldn't find my box of
ornaments or my tree skirt. So I laughed a little and looked around the
house. Humm, only a true SCAer would understand this... I have boxes of
feast and site tokens from events gone by and tons of "less than a cuff"
pieces of trim in the last 10 plus years of playing this game. So up they
went on the this sad bare tree.

Please understand. I know many parents beam at looking at the family tree
looking at popsicle ornaments from their kids school years. Gavin and I are
beaming looking at all the tokens that hang from our tree with the same sort
of pride. Yes, some of my "ornaments" too are popsicle sticks, some are cool
pewter shells or black stars made of steel, lots of leather disks, a few
spoons, fimo, painted pine cones, glass beads, some wooden sheep, cup
covers, and coins, some random left over bits of trim, some misc. silk
flowers and feathers, a few wooden bobbins, some bits of an sca dance belt
that broke and was never remade, a few lone earings and ta-da! We have a
tree! Some material that someday will be "an elizabethian" circle the base. 

I stand back and I stare at the tree and have soo many memories attach to
it. Years worth!
I stand back and feel a great sense of pride. Wow! There are some great
artisians in our kingdom. Can we all try to make site tokens that would be
great christmas tree ornaments?

SO thank you Ansteorra! My tree looks great! Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year! Pass the eggnog!

HL Caley
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