[Sca-cooks] Apprentice? was Chickpeas, was Duh

[Susan Fox-Davis]

As a peer with an associate, who has previously been an associate myself, I can
say that it is not always about the specific "skills" although those are
important.  It is also about learning those elusive "peer-like qualities" that
distinguishes a Noble from the general populace.  I learned event planning and
waiting-woman skills from MomCat, but also how to conduct myself with others, how
to be strong without being strident.  SCA skills like these are by no means
limited to Society events but to all of life.

Yours in service,
Dame Selene Colfox
OP, OLC, OHA, ODC, SR etc.
Sable Fret Pursuivant
selene at earthlink.net


Petru wrote:

> Well, as an apprentice myself, maybe I can throw in my two cents as well...
>
> My laurel is mainly involved in calligraphy and illumination, and in weaving
> to a lesser extent. I personnally focus more on period music, food, and I want
> to get into period dyes as well in the coming weeks. I also practice
> calligraphy, without hope of ever achieving her degree of competence of course
> :-)) There are many reasons why I asked to became her apprentice; most of them
> add to do with her outlook on Arts and Sciences, and the SCA in general, and
> hence were not restricted to a master-student relationship. Which is something
> we both happily live with. Therefore I suggest if you want to be apprenticed
> to someone, to discuss with that person what apprenticeship means to him/her.
>
> Petru 'cel Paros' Voda