SC - Brawn Question

[Elaine Koogler]

Quite frankly, given the quality of what I've seen from you on this list, I'm
not at all surprised!  Congratulations!!!

Kiri

Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:

> Well, everyone else is doing it...
>
> I went to an event on Saturday.  As it was a RP, there was an A&S
> Exhibition, at Their Majesties' request.  Since works-in-progress
> are acceptable as entries, I brought a printout of my translation,
> along with a facsimile of the Spanish text.  I didn't expect anything
> except a chance for people to look at it, and maybe to get some
> feedback.  (There were comment forms next to all of the entries.)
>
> Because it was an exhibition, not a competition, there was no
> formal judging and no "winners".  However, Her Majesty, who is a
> great supporter of A&S, has been handing out favors to those
> entries which particularly please her.  It is a golden lyre
> embroidered on blue cloth (raw silk, I think), and it is meant to
> honor those who, in the Queen's judgment, "exemplify the fire and
> passion of East Kingdom Arts and Sciences".
>
> After the Queen had passed through the exhibit, I went over to see
> which works had merited her favor.  I was not surprised to see a
> Golden Lyre draped beside a really spectacular piece of bobbin
> lace, and another beside a display of jewelry.  But I was absolutely
> stunned to see one, neatly folded, on top of my black looseleaf
> notebook.
>
> I gaped, I stared, and I babbled like an idiot at a certain Laurel who
> was passing by and mistook my shock for distress.  For a
> moment, I couldn't remember what that blue thing was called.  So I
> pointed at the Golden Lyre hanging from her belt.  "There's a... on
> my... thing!"  When I finally managed to communicate in something
> resembling English, she said, "Oh, are you Brighid?  Her Majesty
> was really blown away by your work."
>
> I was actually grateful that they didn't call the recipients into Royal
> Court, because I was still shaking, but they did have us all stand
> up and be acknowledged.
>
> No longer shaking, but still stunned,
> Brighid
>
> Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
> Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
> mka Robin Carroll-Mann
> now at a new address: rcmann4 at earthlink.net
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