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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ladies who touch my heart,
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Your Grace Julia, M'lady
Becca,</FONT></DIV>Dear Protégé's and treasured Friends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
<DIV>The entire Autumn Melees event was astounding from start to finish. I
wanted to share this one glimpse with you. When you read other full
accounts of the event, you will see other reasons why my heart is also joyful to
overflowing.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In this brief message I want to convey how very pleased I am that
my Protégés Lady Eibhlin and Lady Donnell have a new sister: Lady Carlotta de
Niccolosi. This dear woman is a worker with a touch for the elegant, is
informative and creative as an historian, is a weaver of belts who freely gives
her wares, is polishing her skills in calligraphy and illuminations -called upon
to prepare victory scrolls for events in her home shire
Rosenfeld- and is endlessly hospitable. She effectively serves
in offices as Chronicler and Historian of her home shire and has served in
other offices before. And oh, yes, she is our daughter-in-law, wed to
our adorable persona son Lord Ricciardio de Niccolosi, who was previously called
Richard Redscale.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In a pre-dusk ceremony, words
were spoken from our hearts, non-scripted; I did charge the gathered
witnesses, exactly as when bonding with Eibhlin and Donnell: "When you
witness this good woman doing something wonderful, tell *her.* When
you witness her do something that needs improvement, tell me, that I may
counsel her." </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I spoke of Carlotta's contributions
to her home Shire as well as away from Rosenfeld. She is in the groups
that are first and or last to leave sites - at home or away; prepares
beautiful, inviting surroundings which take you to the time and place and
thereby make the dream come alive; does errands for stewards to
help set ups; helps tear downs, helps to arrange or delegate artistic
displays or competitions; and opens a welcoming hand to new comers at local
meetings, or at events anywhere in the Kingdom.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The ceremony was endearing for us, at
the BorderKeep site, standing in front of our "Arms of Ansteorra Garden"
(its plants looking pitiful from Rita's damages, not yet recovered to full
ground cover crysanthamum golds or dianthus reds), with Donnell's beautious
banner of Ansteorran red sun on the gold field that she made just for that
garden- but I take it other places as well. Witnesses enjoyed the
association, the words, the froo. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Our tokens included a hand-woven
yellow belt prepared generously from the heart and loom of my Sister Pelican,
Her Grace Duchess Julia de Montoya, brought to the event by Mistress Dianne; as
well as a yellow sash-kerchief-favor, embroidered with the likeness of my
personal arms (rooted pine tree, blue rose, and ermine) and the badge of Lady
Carlotta and Lord Ricciardo (fieldless, a lion's face), with the
threadwork being done by Mi'lady Becca. I did not realize until
Carlotta reminded me that I had selected sash fabric like that of her cream gold
wedding dress...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>With the in-law bind that Carlotta
and I already share, we laffffed so hard saying, "Are we married
now? Answer: "Yes, ...but not to each other!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Lady Donnell, thank you for being
the encouraging attendant. Lady Eibhlin, you were missed but thought
of. The group did have a few quick snapshots made, and I hope to be able
to soon share with you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Fond regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Grace and Peace to all,</DIV>
<DIV>Tessa, Pelican</DIV>
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