NK - Great News from Kingdom A&S

[Jennifer Carlson]

First off, it was a wonderful event.  The displays absolutely blew me away, 
from the oak trestle table to the oil paintings to the cookery to the 
gentleman with his falcon (a beautiful Martin's Hawk named Katie, who showed 
off for the crowd all day long).  Judging at this event was not a duty: it 
was a privilege.

Vivats to Seigneur Etienne, who receive a Sable Crane (the Crown made sure 
to tell everyone how much Etienne has contributed to the herald's office in 
the kingdom), and to Lady Rosamund, who received a Sable Thistle for 
Heraldic Art (and very much deserved!  We don't have nearly enough heraldic 
artists).

Lady Sigrid from Namron will be elevated to the Order of the Laurel at 
Steppes Twelfth Night.  You may be familiar with her fantastic pottery.  
Another lady, whose name escapes me, will also be made a Laurel at that 
event, and Lady Hillary was made a member of the Order of the Pelican.

Dairmuit's A&S entry, a reconstruction of the Irish Moy Bog Gown, will be 
one of the pieces going to Gulf Wars next year to represent Ansteorra in the 
Champions Artisan Competition.  Except he doesn't know it yet, because at 
this moment he's in London, probably kicking up his heels in a pub 
somewhere.  At least, I hope he is.  I'd hate to think he'd travel all the 
way to England to do research, and not remember to kick back and relax while 
he's there.  Then again, this is Dairmuit I'm talking about.

Anyway, it was a great event, and the Northkeepers showed up very well 
indeed.

Oh, yeah!  And I've got e-mail again!  But I think you've guessed that by 
now.


Talana
Worn out, tired, and writing this from her parents' house in Longview, 
Texas.


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