[Ansteorra] [Bryn-gwlad] Feasts running late (was: Stuck up here today... how was LoL?)

[Stefan li Rous]

On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:18 AM, Suzanne wrote:

> I would like to address this conversation.  <snip>
>
> Stefan, if this was your only take-away from this event, then I am  
> sorry.  If you, as you state, felt that we were being "discourteous,  
> even uppity" to wait for two individuals who give of their time and  
> resources to work constantly to represent us all with grace and  
> aplomb, then I would say that I would disagree with your assessment.  
> I would also say that your denigration of the event staff, Philippe  
> and I, and most importantly Their Majesties, on a public list is an  
> example of what I would consider to be discourteous behavior.
>
> I do hope that all of you who were able to attend had a more  
> favorable assessment of the Legacy of Lions. I know that many people  
> worked very diligently to make this an enjoyable event for all in  
> attendance.
>
> Yours in service,
>
> Suzanne Gabrielle Marie Beraud
> Baroness of Bjornsborg

Your Excellency,

Please do take a look at my original message. The part, in a rather  
long message, that seems to have started this thread on feasts  
starting on time was only a single sentence or two.  And while I had  
both positive and a few negative comments about parts of this event, I  
thought it was a wonderful event and even after my comment about the  
feast starting late, I did say "I'm glad we stuck around" and followed  
that up with:

"It included bread bowls of Cheese Goo (Digby's savory tosted cheese),  
a gourd (pumpkin) soup, which I actually liked, some wonderful roast  
beef, which could have used one of various medieval sauces, but was  
much more tasty and tender than much of the roast beast I've had at  
SCA events. There was also roasted onions. I don't know if that was  
meant to be served with the roast beef or not. It came to our table  
long before the beef. It also hadn't been roasted long enough, but was  
okay, more like boiled onions than roasted onions which are sweeter  
having broken down things into simpler sugars.  And some very nice  
apple/fruit pies."

I was not denigating the event staff, or even our Royalty.  I do like  
Duke Gunther's suggestion that the Crown could be apprised of the  
situation that the scheduled feast time is about upon use, and that  
they might wish to stop the circle for feast and reconvene it later if  
they so desire. Duke Gunthar does approach this from a variety of  
different viewpoints, as past Royalty, as a member of multiple Peerage  
Circles, as a many-time headcook (and a good one at that) and as  
sometimes, just a feaster.

If anyone wants a copy of the original message, I would be happy to  
send it to you by email.

Stefan
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