[Gatesedge] To my Family

[Stephen Macthomas]

One correction, slight in word, great in meaning:

Tegan organized the Baronial gate on her own.  I worked a shift here and a
shift there and pitched in where I was needed, but all of the organization
was hers.

Stephen
Very Proud Fiancee

----- Original Message -----
From: "lisabetta/kim" <lisabetta at ansteorra.net>
To: <gatesedge at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:23 AM
Subject: [Gatesedge] To my Family


> Greetings to all on this list,
>
>     As you all know well Stargate is my second SCA home. I have been here
> for 17 of my 21 years in the SCA. I have very much looked forward to this
> event.
> To Arrive Friday night and to see my fellow Canton members working so hard
> to assist this barony with the event of a lifetime made me proud to call
GE
> my home, and my family.
> From Robin staying up all night Thursday to cook for feast, then to
continue
> to stay up to finish getting stuff ready Friday to go out and run the
> tavern. To getting to site and setting up and running the tavern.
> To organizing her fellow scarlet sister to assist in the tavern on Friday.
> Lady Sabine, Lady Evelun, Lady Natilia, Lady Serin , and their Friends of
> Sister, Lord Hugh, Lord Mattis, Tullas, Lord Bowen. The Nine of you worked
> your butts off on Friday to make it all come off smoothly.
>
> Tegan and Steven you organized A wonderful gate, and a very smooth gate.
Kat
> & her Lord, Rowen, Alialael, Hugh, Sabine, All of you commitment a good
> amount of your time at gate. Thank you.
>
> Waterbearing,
> Oh my goodness, I have never felt so honored to be a part of a Group when
> Saturday morning our ladies realized that no water bearing was setup.
> Alisstassia, came to me in the Ladies Gallery and said there was none set
> up. Off she went to start finding the coolers our canton members brought,
> and water, and bottles. I went and found Master Michael he said Gwen was
in
> route to the event and would be there shortly. Once the pavilion was
setup,
> Lady Natasha, and Lady Sabine left the kitchen and stayed in the Water
> Pavilion. The two of them made sure throughout the day that the coolers
were
> full, and that there was water on the field of the fighters.   Lady
Evelun,
> and Lord Hugh spent countless selfless hours walking and supplying water
to
> our heated populace. I don't know how you two did it in that heat. BUT as
> one of the many you two watered I thank you. After he was done fighting,
> Lord Mattis joined in on it also. Thank you all of any event Waterbearing
is
> the most important, I for one appreciate you all stepping up to the plate
> although you had other commitments and doing this for the barony. Thank
you
> for all your walking, pouring , running when needed, with water.
>
> Heralds,
> Lord Tullas, I was in the Ladies Gallery for Chiv, and yet we heard you
from
> the Rapier side, you did a wonderful job, and I hope you decide that voice
> heraldry is something you want to do, and if I can point you anyone please
> let me know. Lord Henrick, Although I personally didn't get to see you
this
> time, you were there doing the voice heraldry for the Archery, and I have
> been told that you did an truly amazing job. all this while you had the
flu.
> THANK YOU
>
> The Kitchen
> WOW, You guys gave of yourself completely, you missed the entire event to
> stay in that kitchen and to make sure we all ate well. Lady Robine, I
don't
> know how you did it you spent your week pre-cooking, then spent all day
> Saturday in the kitchen on your feet. Your loaned your personal kitchen
> wares, and all your time thank you ever so much.
>
> Servers,
> You guys rocked, and I'm sorry things weren't smoother for you.
> But after doing all the various you did all day long, an who deserved a
rest
> and to sit and enjoy the feast that you too paid for, you guys got up and
> served the rest of us. Caitlin, Mattis, Nataila, Sabine, Tullas, Evelun
you
> were all a part of serving the head table, and champions, and entourage
> tables, as being one of the ones at the entourage table I want to thank
you
> for the wonderful service you all provided to us. Our glasses and table
did
> not go bare. Thank you
>
> Archery,
> I was not over there and for that I am sorry, but I have heard tell from
Pug
> about how wonderful and smooth everything was over there, Alisstassia,
Ian,
> Carrluico, Edrick Thank you.
>
> Setup
> Wow again, It was so nice once i finally made it out there to see that a
> good part of setup was from GE. Thank you all very much.
>
> Scrolls
> Ladies, I will never be able to thank you for the last minute hard hours
you
> put in to once again step up to the plate for me and provide me with
> wonderfully one scrolls for the Barony. I am please that our B & B asked
for
> us to provide them, and hope that we can continue to provide such amazing
> work to them.
> Evelun, Sabine, Natalia, Robine, Evelun I am always proud to have
something
> in my hands from you. You have each taught me more then I have ever taught
> you and I thank you for giving me the inspiration that you do.
>
> Sewing guild
> The table cloths are amazing, Lady Damask, Lady Serin, Lady Fiametta, Lady
> Natalia, Lady Evelun WOW!!! you work very hard on them and I appreciate
it,
> and not only did the B & B like them but
> Patrick & Julia both made high remarks about them.
>
> Lunch,
> Caitlin thank you for providing the lunch for the royals.
>
> Scarlet Sisters,
> Your work at the Tavern as a unit was well received, and much
appreciative.
> We had people who as they came in the gate and told them that it was there
> on Friday night were enthused and quickly made their way there and when
they
> came back, made comments about how the ladies were all dressed alike and
how
> they appreciated being served the food.
> Thank you, and your gift basket to the B & B was truly a wonderful gift
and
> well received.
>
> Fighting,
> Lord Bowen, and Lord Mattius with all you had already done, you both
joined
> the list and fought amazing well ( Bowen the ladies gallery loved the
> switching of swords, and shields from you and Askell) . Although you both
> fought all day, once it was over you went off to work in other areas.
Thank
> you
>
> Bowen, Serin you two don't know when to stop. Even with a new baby you
were
> both out there non stop; Thank you for everything that you did, and do you
> are both an inspiration to this canton.
>
>
> So many of you did so much, and I am so sorry if I have forgotten anyone,
> but my brain is still recovering. After 61 hours of being up I finally
slept
> Saturday night, and after getting home from take down on Sunday slept for
17
> hours ! So needless to say not all of my thoughts are active.
>
> When someone asks me about this Canton I always say, well we are an A & S
> and Service group, an it is events like this, this make me remember that
> above all we are here to live our dream, and one duty of that is to make
the
> dream more of others. You each and everyone made that true this weekend.
By
> giving selflessly of your time, and giving of your service. Thank you all
>
> All my love to my canton family,
> Lady Lisabetta Micola da Monte
>
>
>
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