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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mistress Tessa,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Congratulations on your newest Protégé! You could
not have chosen a better lady to fill these shoes. I am certain we will all see
marvelous things from her in the future.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Isabella</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=benliz@ev1.net href="mailto:benliz@ev1.net">benliz</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=carletta_nicolosi@yahoo.com
href="mailto:carletta_nicolosi@yahoo.com">D K RICH / CAROL</A> ; <A
title=Patrickandjulia@aol.com
href="mailto:Patrickandjulia@aol.com">Patrickandjulia@aol.com</A> ; <A
title=DonnelShaw@aol.com href="mailto:DonnelShaw@aol.com">SCA Prote Donnel
Shaw</A> ; <A title=ldyeibhlin@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:ldyeibhlin@sbcglobal.net">SCA Prote Eibhlin MBaker</A> ; <A
title=dazeofolde1@yahoo.com href="mailto:dazeofolde1@yahoo.com">BB Rebecca
Hebert</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Judith1152@aol.com
href="mailto:Judith1152@aol.com">Judith1152@aol.com</A> ; <A
title=bordermarch@ansteorra.org href="mailto:bordermarch@ansteorra.org">BB
Barony On-Line</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 21, 2005 10:33
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bordermarch] Proteges: Carlotta
/ Donnell / Eibhlin</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<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>
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<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>
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<DIV>Fond regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Grace and Peace to all,</DIV>
<DIV>Tessa, Pelican</DIV>
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