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[Fiona the Needleworker]

That's a great story! It sounds more like your mom perhaps was  
prepared for something a bit more exciting in the way of news,  But  
see, what your mom doesn't know is how much fun we are! :)

Your sister does!

Fiona

On Feb 19, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Elizabeth Crouchet wrote:

> 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
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Fiona the Needleworker <
> danab-steppes at tx.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Okay, I'm asking. what did your mom say/do when you told them you  
>> found the
>> SCA? The people in the magazine?
>>
>> Fiona
>>
>>
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