<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Greetings,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I wanted to thank every one who helped this weekend...but I'm getting older and I know I can't remember every one (especially since it was most of the people at the event.)</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>However, I do want to shout out to those folks who were particularly important to the event running smoothly:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>1) Thanks to Annabelle and her staff pulling off a great tavern throughout the event...yummy offerings;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>2) Thanks to Kathleen and company for keeping gate going even after the wind forced it to re-locate inside;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>3) Thanks to Alix for running the 2nd Annual Cooking Collegium...always a
pleasure to see new faces interested in period cooking;<br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>4) Thanks to Sir Wilhelm for putting together a rocking Axeman Tourney and War College...I'm sorry I didn't have time to do more than watch a couple;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>5) Thanks to Christian for dragging rapier back 700 years for the sheer joy of the trip...and I still want a copy of the script/scenario;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>6) Thanks to Owen for stepping in and pulling off a great Youth Chivalric tourney...there is definitely
skill and excitement coming through the ranks;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>7) Thanks to Ulrich for running a fine shoot in spite of knee-high grass and an Oklahoma breeze;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>8) Thanks to Vincenti for looking after the Knife, Axe, and Spear...I'm sorry to say it is one of the activities I didn't get to see at all;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>9) Thanks to Soifra for taking care of A&S...it was a great turn-out and job well done;<br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;
font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>10) Thanks to Aderyn for running a fine bardic...with my apologies for not lasting past the first round--price of a long day.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Also, to a few who definitely performed above and beyond the call...whether digging fire pits (Eli and Abe for outdoor cooking; Forrester Wilhelm for the bardic fire), working a tremendous portion of the gate shifts (Aldric, Meadb, and Tomas) or waterbearing (young Bradley--your Grandpa would be PROUD!!)...I cannot express enough my thanks in your tireless help.</span></div><div
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I hope everyone at Axeman enjoyed themselves...and my sympathies to those who missed it.<br></span></div><div> </div><div>Regards,<br>Tadhg<br>...brick by brick</div> </div></body></html>