[Northkeep] Speaking of Memories.....

[Montega]

I loves my Dervi!! <3

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On Oct 7, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Tina Michael <tinabetta at gmail.com> wrote:

> Love you too Dervi!
> Tina
> a new friend
> 
> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Tamara Britton <zeurburt2003 at yahoo.com>wrote:
> 
>> My first event was a revel and I was very young. All I saw was a bunch of
>> strange dressed people who talked funny and made me wear an odd dress. But
>> that was 21 years ago.
>> 
>> However, more recently, when I returned to the SCA after a 10 year stent
>> away and a move to Oregon, it was at Castellan in 2008. I had a few friends
>> I could remember from before and wanted to find. Most of them I did:
>> Thorvald, Kevin and Keigan, Facon, Elizabeth, Ulf and a few others were
>> among those friends I remembered. I was so excited that I was reunited with
>> some old friends, yet saddened that I couldn't find some others. Setting up
>> for feast, I saw a handsome man and beautiful woman looking for a table and
>> offered for them to share with me. This was my first meeting with Morgan and
>> Montega. I also found new friends in what had only been acquaintances
>> before: Angus and Ciana.
>> 
>> 
>> Was there one thing at the event that stood out (besides the hurricane
>> Sunday morning)? No...there were lots. Hugs and OMGs and even a few happy
>> tears. This one little event not only gave me the chance to see a few old
>> friends, but the opportunity to embrace a whole new family.
>> 
>> To all of these friends and all the others I have made in the last few
>> years: I love you dearly.
>> 
>> Dervilia
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Jennifer Carlson <talana1 at hotmail.com>
>> To: northkeep lists.ansteorra.org <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 5:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Speaking of Memories.....
>> 
>> 
>> Not at my first event but my first Queen's Champion, for Queen Jocelyn, in
>> Bryn Gwlad:  There was a special prize offered for "panache", and some
>> fighters were showing it through courtly bows and flourishes, some with
>> schtick.  One gentleman, in a rapier-and-weapon-of-choice round, used a hand
>> puppet on his off hand.  The puppet taunted the opponent, who eventually
>> fell for the bait and began trying to take out the puppet instead of the
>> swordsman.
>> 
>> But my favorite bout that day involved a gentleman named Alastair, a
>> Welshman.  He was also a real a Welshman, who spoke with a beautiful accent
>> and played a mean set of bagpipes.  Alastair was a good bit older than most
>> of the contestants, but he gave as good as he got despite his gray beard.
>> When the marshals called "Lay on!"  he let out with a battle scream that
>> totally rattled his opponent, then chased the guy around the list field a
>> couple of times before settling down to business.
>> 
>> In servicio,
>> 
>> 
>> Talana
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:52:25 -0500
>>> From: montega at gmail.com
>>> To: northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org
>>> Subject: [Northkeep] Speaking of Memories.....
>>> 
>>> My first populace was right before we hosted Crown (in tickville USA) I
>>> remember Mercedes telling everyone about feast and for some reason her
>> words
>>> still stick in my head... "I just had a sample of our feast, and OH baby!
>>> You can't miss it!" It made me wonder what feast was all about (Crown was
>> my
>>> first Northkeep event) So I went and OH BABY was right! I don't know why
>>> that sticks in my head but I have loved going to feast since!
>>> Anyone else with a fond memory?!
>>> 
>>> Tega
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