[Sca-cooks] Congrats Maire

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Very happy congratulations to our baby bird cousin across the great sea!

I had a very short vigil period as well, only from morning to afternoon. 
 Really it was a "walking vigil" where people came up to me all day 
while I was there working at Crown Tourney at my various tasks and 
meetings.  Maybe if I an invited to another peerage, I'll do the formal 
vigil thing, but in the meantime I feel that I got one, albeit as a 
moving target.

Dame Selene Colfox, Caid

Sue Clemenger wrote:

>Oh, the whole weekend was kinda strange.  Court on Saturday night was
>the funniest, oddest court I've ever sat in on.  And me getting the bird
>was all of a piece with the weirdness and hilarity of the whole night--I
>was completely oblivious of things that would have clued-in someone who
>was paying attention (like, all the Pels sitting up front, or the
>crown's herald asking me earlier that day how I wanted to be announced
>when I made my announcement (just plain "Mst Maire apparently wouldn't
>do--he wanted *all* of my official names, and I've got a string of
>gaelic half a mile long)*.
>I had a few of the Pelicans tell me afterwards that it was the most fun
>they'd had at a "peer-ing" (my phrase), so I guess I don't mind having
>made a silly fool of myself. (okay, so, I'm telling on myself here...I'd
>finished my announcement, which I'd badly butchered, and was heading
>down the middle aisle to go back to my seat, and all of a sudden the
>gentleman "escorting" me was steering me in front of the thrones, and I
>looked up, and saw this crowd of Pelicans surrounding me, and the first
>words out of my mouth at this solemn and important time were "oh, shit!"
>and it was, apparently, outloud enough that folks in the "audience"
>heard.  And laughed.  It was *that* kind of evening!)
>Since I didn't get a vigil, or have time to make a pretty dress or
>anything, I'm thinking of hosting a non-vigil vigil with another lady in
>our barony who didn't get a vigil either, and has always wanted one. 
>We're thinking, maybe, next Uprising (held in June, it's the single
>largest event in Artemisia).  So I've got lots of time to plan the menu!
>I'm thinking, maybe some illusion foods like Olwen does, and cormarye. 
>What kinds of nibbly, finger foods have other folks out there come up
>with for vigils/parties at camping events? I would have some cooking
>equipment on site, but nothing fancy (no ovens or anything).
>Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
>--Aodhnait Maire Siobhan NiNuanain, OL, OP etc <g>*
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>Linda Peterson wrote:
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