[Northkeep] Is there any interest in starting an Herbal Guild?

[Kathryn Helstrom]

I would love to participate in an herbal guild!

Franziska

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 7:18 PM, <Kevinkeary at aol.com> wrote:

> This is just a thought which came to me after reading the posts about
> yesterday's revel and thinking about a lot of the discussions I heard going
>  on.
>  We might consider starting an herbal guild here in Northkeep.  It  will
> need some thinking and planning but I would be quite happy if we had one as
> herbs are one of the things that drew me deep into the SCA and something I
> have  shared with many great friends among the SCA.
>
> How much interest would there be in starting an herbal guild that perhaps
> met once a month to discuss raising, harvesting, preserving using and the
> medieval uses of herbs?  In the spring we could possibly do trips to the
> local herbfests to find or learn about different herbs, even trading seeds
> and
> starts with each other.
>
> It's just something I thought of and want some feed back on so that we can
> decide if this is a good idea or if we just need to leave a few of us to
> hang  out and work together.
>
> In service to Barony and Kingdom
> Keigan
> Baroness
>
>
> In a message dated 10/23/2011 4:38:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> AlannaCDP at aol.com writes:
>
> Lady  Taffline,
>
> I do agree with you that it was a lovely revel and I had such  a wonderful
> time meeting new friends and catching up with old  ones.  I particularly
> want to thank Sir Angus for the  chivalrous offer of a comfortable seat and
>
> cushion, and his Lady,  who was kind enough to second the offer.  Also many
>
> thanks to  yourself and Loren, Aidan, Ulric, Ane` (sp?) Adalia (I am so
> sorry if
> I am  misspelling people's names!) for good company, songs and stories on a
>
> cold,  rainy, windy night.  You and the others who had to leave  due to
> other  commitments and the oncoming bad weather made me feel  that I had
> been
> away from  home for far too long.
> And most  especially Baron Facon and Baroness Keigan and her stalwart
> consort  for their kindnesses and provision of a site that even my battered
> old
> wagon could travel to.
> The book on Wales we were speaking of  yestere'en is
> _
> http://www.amazon.com/History-Wales-John-Davies/dp/0140284753/ref=sr_1_2?s=
> books&ie=UTF8&qid=131940
> 4860&sr=1-2_
> (
> http://www.amazon.com/History-Wales-John-Davies/dp/0140284753/ref=sr_1_2?s=
> books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319404860&sr=1-2)
> I think you would enjoy it as it will help you fill in the blanks  about
> what your persona might have encountered and done.
> We will  have to put our heads together about matters herbal, as I am sure
>
> that we both have plants and resources that would be fun to  trade.
>
> Yours In Service,
>
> Mistress Alanna of Caer d  Pard
>
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