<DIV>Your Excellency,</DIV>
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<DIV>May I add.. Cammie, Ophelia and Angelique brought many welcomed hands as well. Nor can we forget "George" who was master-hauler. Due to many stacking wood in neat piles around the campsites, those attending Autumn Melees will have firewood for their camps. </DIV>
<DIV>On a sad note..</DIV>
<DIV>The massive Oak that is a treasure to Borderkeep, may be lost. It is a split that runs deep. Efforts were put forth to save her. Cable was wrapped around the "Y" to hold. Next weekend we need to tighten it some more. Drilling and putting some all-thread with vertical supports are another option. </DIV>
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<DIV>We also need to paint two blocks in Borderkeep... 'Defenders of the Coast' and 'Rosenfeld' need to be honored. Along with Wiesenfeuer, these groups have given much. </DIV>
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<DIV>In an echo of Her Excellency, Tessa... Thank you,</DIV>
<DIV> Armand </DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>tessa <tessag@ev1.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">This past weekend was a productive one for clearing part of site after <BR>Hurricane Rita, whether folks could be present one day or two, due to many <BR>hands being on site to chainsaw some of the downed trees near the castle, <BR>clear the debris and haul it to Mike's edge of the woods, gird up the <BR>ancient oak at the bridge (It's "V" is split to the ground, but roots are <BR>undisturbed, and we are trying to save it), rake, clear and refurbish some <BR>of the garden spots, and inspect the new iron sally port doors.<BR><BR>Those present included first timers to the castle, the delightful Daniel <BR>and his lady formerly of Meridies and now from ElfSea who were Wow-ed by the <BR>castle; our nobles Armand and Caitrin with Kristen; Eric Greyfox; Adolf and <BR>Stephanie camped to stay all weekend (It is Adolf who built the sally gate <BR>frames); Aaron and Kemela; Phocas, Lyllianne,
Christopher, Deb and another <BR>lady from Dam B who came out for their first time; Malcomb who brought his <BR>barrell grill to make supper; Todd, Melissa, Ericus who climbed the giant <BR>tree and, hearing the creaks, decided to dismount; Amy of Kirbyville; and <BR>Simonn and Tessa bringing Sterling's trailer to haul the debris. Hope I <BR>have not left out someone's name... we needed to depart early to attend a <BR>funeral... Any omission of name is purely unintentional; please accept my <BR>apology in advance and tell me of this shortcoming.<BR><BR>Much debris remains to be cleared. Another work weekend shall take place <BR>next weekend, Oct 29-30. If you can attend for a few hours or all day or a <BR>couple of days, every hand is appreciated.<BR><BR>It is this same type of determination and working together back at home <BR>that is diggin out, cutting in, getting things packed for storage, or <BR>refurbishing our home places after the storm. A day at site was a welcomed
<BR>deviation from the toils of propetries and goods at our houses. While no one <BR>lives *at* the BorderKeep, it is in many of our hearts, to a degree, "home." <BR>We want to make it possible for many to play there.<BR>The people of Bordermarch once again step up in a pinch to make life <BR>better for others.<BR><BR>Godspeed,<BR>Tessa <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bordermarch mailing list<BR>Bordermarch@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/bordermarch<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>