SC - Early British food
Seton1355@aol.com
Seton1355 at aol.com
Mon Mar 12 19:36:04 PST 2001
And it came to pass on 12 Mar 01, , that Susan Fox-Davis wrote:
> Elsewhere in this thread, Lady Brighid wrote:
>
> >I have heard of people taking up new arts in order to enter more
> >categories at an A&S competition. I do not know if they had fun
> >doing so. The only circumstance in which I could imagine taking
> >up an art I didn't enjoy would be to fill some kind of obligation -- if
> >something was needed for a baronial project, or a gift for someone
> >special.
>
> Guilty as charged, and Yes, it's fun!
Nothing to be "guilty" about, especially if you had fun. I was
referring to those who take up new arts, not for fun or to challenge
themselves, but out of some kind of joyless ambition.
> I once entered the Caid Pentathalon in
> five different arts I had not tried before. No cooking at all! I made a banner
> [which was later stolen from in front of my house, goodness knows why?], read
> poetry aloud [I have crippling stage fright], built an Irish targe shield, some
> other stuff I had not done before. Took second place in a couple of them. I
> like a challenge. I had a Laurel come up to me and say he never would have done
> something like that, and he meant it as a compliment. That made my day.
Well, I am one of those who do not thrive in a competative
atmosphere, so I can't see myself trying new and unfamiliar arts *in
that particular setting*. I would be a nervous wreck if I did it. But
you obviously had a great time, so it was the right thing for you,
and the compliment was well-deserved.
The original question, though, was why some people might choose
to do things they *didn't* enjoy.
> Dare to Dabble!
That sounds like it might make a nice motto, if it were rendered
into Latin...
Thank you for the kind words, and for the encouragement.
> Selene
> avowed dabbler
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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