[Sca-cooks] Home From Great Western War

[Huette von Ahrens]

--- lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:
> After many strange travails, my friends and I
> got to the Great 
> Western War site around midnight Friday - we
> had originally intended 
> to be there Friday morning.
> 
> I had the great honor of meeting several
> notables of this list, among 
> them Dame Huette von Ahrens who was most kind
> and generous and also 
> most entertaining, and Selene Colfox and Jared
> (the rest of whose 
> name i have forgotten), 

THL Jared Alexandre Blaydeaux

> who were gracious hosts
> to this wandering 
> Westerner. I also met Aeduin and his friendly
> cooking crew, against 
> whom we competed in the GWW Iron Chef. And a
> most friendly 
> competition it was.

And what Anahita neglected to mention is that her
team won!  They presented 13 of the most
delicious, exquisitely presented, well-prepared
apple based dishs that I have ever tasted.  It
was a great joy to be a judge for this
competition.
I hope that you will be supplying us with your
wonderful recipes?
> 
> My friends and i got back to San Jose around
> midnight Monday, after a 
> stop in Pasadena to visit some of their family.
> I spent the night at 
> my friends' house, on Tuesday morning we
> unloaded the van and the 
> trailer, i packed my stuff back in my car and i
> eventually got home.
> 
> My time at GWW was too short, but what time i
> had was was wonderfully 
> spent making new friends ...and shopping! I got
> a period Iranian 
> style plate and beaker from a nice Lochacian
> potter named Alexander.

Master Alex the Potter and his wife Rhonda are
currently touring Caid and the West this year,
with a planned stay at Great Western War to find 
a new market for his wares.  Alex is quite the
raconteur, with many amusing stories about 
Drakey ...

> 
> I leave at 0-dark-30 tomorrow AM to head to the
> Known World Costume 
> Symposium in Denver (i'm driving with a
> different friend), where i 
> will have the opportunity to meet other folks
> with whom i correspond 
> on costuming.

Have a safe trip!
> 
> I must say that my almost 4-1/2 years in the
> SCA have been most 
> friendly and rewarding. Youse a great buncha
> guys.

Well, it is not hard to be friendly with a sweet
and endearing person such as yourself.  I am very
tempted to drive the 8+ hours to wherever and
whenever you cook another banquet!

Huette

=====
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they 
shall never cease to be amused.

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