ES - FW: Why I think life is good in Elfsea

[Richard Threlkeld]

-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Ault [mailto:htault at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 5:31 PM
To: Richard Threlkeld
Subject: RE: Why I think life is good in Elfsea


Certainly, my lord. *smiles* I wasn't sure whether to
post it on the list or to send it to you privately.
So, I took the high road. *smiles* 

Thank you for the compliment.

Yours respectfully,
Eleanor Cleavely

--- Richard Threlkeld <rjt at softwareinnovation.com>
wrote:
> May I share this with others on the ES list? It
> makes 
> me proud to be of Elfsea.
> 
> Caelin
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Heather Ault [mailto:htault at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:17 PM
> > To: rjt at softwareinnovation.com
> > Subject: Why I think life is good in Elfsea
> > 
> > 
> > *ahem*
> > 
> > Good sir,
> > 
> > Please allow me to tell you from a newbie's
> > perspective why life in Elfsea is good. Here goes,
> > 
> > Life is good in Elfsea because of all the
> wonderful
> > friends I've made here. When I started in the SCA
> only
> > a year ago, I barely had any friends and the ones
> I
> > did have were people you wouldn't normally call
> > friends. Then I met my husband Sebastian at the
> > Highland Games (technically, my first event).
> We've
> > been a pair ever since. 
> > 
> > Life is good in Elfsea because of the spirit that
> > imbues each smile I see at an event, whether it
> be
> > Midsummer Ball or a regularly scheduled fighter
> > practice. The joy people have in their hearts as
> they
> > proudly display their wares at an A&S competition
> > makes me proud of their work. 
> > 
> > Life is good in Elfsea because of the
> opportunities
> > within the Barony to serve and become involved. I
> am a
> > proud member of the rapier community and I love
> the
> > feel of a good kill. I love to see people help not
> > because they have to, but because they WANT to. I
> > remember my first Queens this past February. It
> was
> > FREEZING! We had to get the pavilion tent up
> before
> > we could get warm and there weren't that many
> people
> > out at the site that Friday. Her Majesty Kayleigh
> > rallied the troops and we got the tent up in
> record
> > time. The point is, people didn't have to help
> out. I
> > would have rather been in my tent with 90 blankets
> > over me. But I helped. We all helped. And that
> speaks
> > volumes about Elfsea.
> > 
> > Finally, life is good in Elfsea because we are the
> > epitome of The Dream. We are good gentlefolk who
> > strive to achieve and who embody the ideals that
> the
> > SCA was founded upon. I love the SCA.
> > 
> > Thank you for the chance to express this. I hope
> it is
> > of some help to you.
> > 
> > Yours most respectfully,
> > Eleanor Cleavely
> > mka Heather Ault-Nieto
> > Arlington, TX
> > 
> > =====
> > Rest not! Life is sweeping by; go and dare before
> you die.
> > Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to
> conquer time.
> >       --- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
> > 
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      --- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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