SC - And speaking of happy dances...

[Elaine Koogler]

I am stunned that Devra didn't already have an AoA!  I would have thought she
would have received greater recognition than that by now.  And hearty congrats to
Brighid as well....well-deserved!

Kiri

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> Hullo, listies all!
>
> I've just returned from Mudthaw, in the Barony of Settmour Swamp, East
> Kingdom, and have a couple of announcements to make that may be of
> interest to the folk here.
>
> First off, I'd like to extend my deepest congrats to _Lady_ Devra the
> Baker, of the Poison Pen Press and of the SCA-Cooks list, who received
> an Award of Arms today from TRM's of the East, Andreas and Isabella.
> Yes, I know there are people who feel an AoA is appropriate after six
> months or so of membership, but I was informed today that Lady Devra was
> a camp cook for the East Kingdom at a small, informal event known as
> Pennsic I. So when they talk about an award being overdue, I think this
> is what they mean, and such was the eagerness of the Eastern Crown to
> rectify this error that they gave her two scrolls ;  ) . This one
> brought me great pleasure to witness. Congratulations again to Lady
> Devra!
>
> Also, congrats and best wishes to Lady Brighid ni Chiarain, also of this
> list, whom the Eastern Crown saw fit to induct into the Order of the
> Manche, the East Kingdom's award for achievement in the Arts and
> Sciences. I have not seen one more well-deserved than this one, and Lady
> Brighid seemed just a little uneasy, as if the Crown and populace might
> find out that all she was doing all along was _having FUN_!!! Dabbling!
> We all hate when this happens, don't we? To Lady Brighid I can only say
> that when all you're doing is having fun, you're doing this for the
> right reasons, and it shows. Believe me, it does. The quality of both
> her research and her workmanship could only have resulted from labors of love.
>
> Okay, I'm off to get all misty-eyed now. 'Scuze me... sniff
>
> Adamantius
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
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