[Sca-cooks] Harvest Day / TOC feast...and then some

[Susan Fox]

Welcome to the Flock, cousin!

But it was very naughty of them to whisk you away.  I would not let 
myself be sequestered for vigil, I had much work to do that day, so I 
held a "walking vigil" and let people talk to me while I was working.  I 
understand our newest hatchling at the Highland War, Kolfinna kottr, has 
done the same this past weekend.

But you had prepared for every eventually, even kidnapping, so 
apparently all was well.  That just proves the wisdom of your Elevation. 

Cheers,
Selene Colfox, OP, Caid



Ginny Beatty wrote:
> So Friday, I get on site to the camp to prep for the event. The van is
> heavily laden with the ingredients, equipment, etc. I pick up Alexis
> (my 2nd in command for the feast) in Dayton and head north.
> The van is unloaded, perishables are stored, and Alexis, Katarina,
> Akira and I get to scouring the kitchen. It was grimy, so we sanitized
> every surface and washed every piece of equipment we were using. Thank
> Heaven for a Hobart dish tank. (point of Trivia, the Hobart and
> Kitchen aid factories are not far from the site ;)).
> After about 4 hours of serious sanitation engineering, we took a
> dinner break and went to supper at Buffalo Jack's - a local
> establishment that serves wild game. mmm
> We get back from dinner and begin the Friday night tasks. I put the
> task chart on giant poster sized Post-it Notes and pasted them to the
> refrigerators. Volunteers come in to play (as they are wont to do) to
> make salad of cold hen, roll out pie crust, shred and chop carrots.
> Off to Bed about midnight.
>
> I get up bright and early, get in my kitchen togs (linen shift, clogs,
> bandanna, chef pants, Ohio State apron) because I want to get my head
> together for the day's tasks. So, I make the coffee and meditate in
> the kitchen to get in the Zone. My crew rolls in about 930 or so to
> get started on the veggie prep. I review the task charts with the crew
> (Team Anubis) so we're literally *on* the same page.
>
> Well...I'm so very glad I had the feast plan documented down to the
> task level and the each recipe on its own sheet (standard ops for me).
> Because there was this Morning Court...Giles fitz Alan is placed on
> laurel vigil (as Helewyse previously mentioned), we Laurels go up, and
> he's whisked off to his vigil tent.  I head to the back of court with
> the crew. Some are getting a bit antsy, because we have Work to Do.
> Then, the Pelicans are called up to swear fealty. Alexis MacAlister
> (who was my Laurel and also a Pelican), sticks around after they're
> dismissed. She addresses the populace:
> "Today, I want to speak of butterflies..."
> Now, my coat of arms have butterflies on them, so from this moment on
> I am officially Gobsmacked. My apprentice Malachai literally has my
> back now, because my knees just turned to Jello. Aasa, my other
> cooking partner in crime, is right next to him. Baron Durr escorts me
> up to the dais where TRM Eikbrandr and  Runa place me on vigil for the
> Pelican.
>
> I am whisked away to my vigil and am banned from the Kitchen. This was
> probably the *only* thing that was going to keep me out of my own
> kitchen. Fortunately, I brought other clothes for the day packed
> anyway (which I was going to wear after feast), and Alexis managed to
> kidnap a dress that she borrowed from me for Pennsic, so I had spiff
> Evening Wear too.
> I passed the Ohio State apron to Malachai and the Anubis pendant to
> Aasa. They were now In Charge.
> I was distressed that my senior apprentice Baroness Artemisia Grimaldi
> wasn't there, as she was in Meridies helping out with a feast there
> (Crimson River's Black Rose), but someone reassured me that she was
> told and I called her.
>
> My mother was also notified of this occasion, so she drove up from
> Cincinnati to be there for the ceremony. She helped me with my first
> feast about 26 years ago and I was proud to introduce her to the
> Populace at the feast.
>
> My vigil reception was right outside the kitchen in a nice day shade
> near the lake. It seemed... fitting.
> I sat vigil during the day, and Mal, Francesca, and Aasa occasionally
> popped in asked me questions (and tell me the score of the Ohio
> State/Navy game). They and the rest of the team did me very proud. Let
> me tell you, it's very surreal seeing someone else execute your
> vision. But they did it perfectly.
>
> The Worthies who spoke for me at  Court were Duke Edmund of Hertford,
> Ser Nickolas Gregorovich Petrov, Mistress Iasmin de Cordoba, and Sir
> Robert of Griffonholme.
>
>  I love my friends.
> Gwyneth Banfhidhleir, OL and now OP
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