[Bryn-gwlad] Upcoming Demo - Pirates of the Caribbean.Pleaseread, I need input.

Robin Craig robinec at cox.net
Sat Jul 1 15:47:14 PDT 2006 

Welcome back Susan, I am sorry that I have not met you yet!

Yes, I am sure that many of you have noticed my dwindling (to say the  
least) presence at PIP, but it is mostly due to my advancing  
pregnancy, swollen feet and the heat plus a long workday.  I know  
that with Muriel, me and Gretchen that is at least 3 of us that are  
currently pregnant in the Barony.  Is there anyone else trying to  
increase the membership thru childbearing?

Muriel, when are you due?  Perhaps, you and Gretchen and I should get  
together to make SCA baby clothes and mommy clothes for nursing?  I  
know that I am planning on attending the Bjornesborg event in October  
with my little one  (assuming pediatrician clearance).

-Robin Anderson of Ross

PS:  If anyone needs to see me for any reason out at PIP, please feel  
free to send me an email and I will endeavor to make an appearance.


On Jul 1, 2006, at 10:24 AM, Ronda Melendez wrote:

> I am so very sorry that you feel that way Susan, I can assure you  
> that having known these good people as briefly as I have that this  
> was not intentional.  It could be that the person who was in charge  
> of greeting the newcomers was not there.  I am sure someone will  
> correct me if I am wrong but I think it is.......Catalina?
>
> Myself I have not been able to make it to these practices for  
> awhile due to my work hours when I worked til 9 pm each night  
> combined with the fact that I am expecting a little one and have a  
> few health complications to go with it.......but now I am going to  
> try to make all the practices that I can because I now work until  
> 4:30 pm each day.
>
> Please do give us another chance, and make yourself known there, we  
> love to meet new people I swear we do!  :-)  Not too long ago I was  
> in Wal-Mart with  my daughter and I was walking around wearing my  
> Gothic Wars t-shirt (more like waddling around in my shape, hehe)  
> when this very nice lady approached me and asked me about my shirt  
> stating that she used to be in the SCA and it had been awhile for  
> her.  I LOVED that!
>
> I will definitely be not at the next practice because it is the 4th  
> of July, but I will be at the one after that as I have promised  
> someone here that they could browse through all of my research I  
> have done online regarding 12th century clothing.  Please do  
> introduce yourself!  :-)
>
>
>
> In Service to the Dream,
> Muriel filia Donaldi de Skia
> Barony of Bryn-Gwlad
> Fledgling of House FalconRose
> Ambassador to Atlantia
> Member of Academy of St. Gabriel
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> If you fear nothing, you love nothing; and without love, what is  
> there to live for?
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> ----  Sean Connery as King Arthur in 'First Knight'
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>> From: "Susan" <SCLARK935 at AUSTIN.RR.COM>
>> Reply-To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> To: <myfanwy at pug.net>,"Barony of Bryn Gwlad" <bryn- 
>> gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Upcoming Demo - Pirates of the  
>> Caribbean.Pleaseread, I need input.
>> Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 09:05:27 -0500
>>
>> I'm going to speak up here, and realize that this may make me very
>> unwelcome; but I would like to make a comment. I'm an ex-SCAer,  
>> considering
>> returning to the SCA after many years of inactivity.   
>> Unfortunately, when
>> I've gone out to the PiP meetings, I'm been pretty much ignored,  
>> with a few
>> outstanding exceptions who came up to speak to me.  If there is  
>> anyone in
>> charge of greeting newcomers, that person has never approached  
>> me.  If I was
>> a total newcomer, I probably would not have gone back for a 2nd  
>> time.  As it
>> it, I am seriously debating whether or not the SCA holds any place  
>> for me.
>> I do apologize if I have offended anyone, but maybe this is why  
>> the SCA is
>> losing members.
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Myfanwy ferch Eifion" <myfanwy at pug.net>
>> To: "'Barony of Bryn Gwlad'" <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Upcoming Demo - Pirates of the Caribbean.
>> Pleaseread, I need input.
>>
>>
>> > O.k, I've looked at all the comments, thought about this  
>> opportunity, and
>> > here is what I have to say about it:
>> >
>> > Bryn Gwlad has lost around 50 members in the last year.  Some of  
>> the
>> > members
>> > have left due to other life concerns, some left because they  
>> never fully
>> > found there place in our society, and some left because it  
>> wasn't the
>> > right
>> > organization for them at the right time.
>> >
>> > This losing of members, although sad to see some go, is only a  
>> big deal
>> > because we haven't had new members to replace their ranks.   
>> There is a
>> > normal ebb and flow in membership.  Our numbers should have  
>> remained the
>> > same, if we had been doing what we need to be doing.
>> >
>> > Our barony *needs* to gain new members.  Where do we find like  
>> minded
>> > people?  At places where we like to go ourselves.  How many of  
>> us are
>> > excited about the new Pirates of the Carribean movie?  How many  
>> of *us*
>> > are
>> > planning on going to see the movie?  If there is an interest  
>> from our
>> > ranks
>> > of this movie, probably there are people who are seeing the  
>> movie that
>> > will
>> > be interested in what we do.
>> >
>> > In other words, we need to go out and there and have a good  
>> time.  Let
>> > people see how much fun we are.  If we are fun, then they'll  
>> want to come
>> > play.
>> >
>> > Now, all this being said.  We can only do this if there are people
>> > dedicated
>> > to the purpose.
>> >
>> > So, putting my mouth where my foot is:  Isabelica, I can not  
>> stay out very
>> > late.  However, if there is something I can do to help with  
>> this, and I
>> > can
>> > leave about 10:30, I'll be there to help.
>> >
>> > In service,
>> > Myfanwy
>> >
>> >
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