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Greetings, Your Excellency, and well met!
<BR>Thank you for your interest in sharing the wealth of your knowledge
with your community. I would be interested in coming to what guild
meetings I can. I know very little about medicinal herbals; only
what I have absorbed from HL Suzanna's various lectures (and her cough
medicine! : 0 ) but I do grow various wildflowers ('cause they're
pretty) and culinary herbs ('cause they taste good).
<P>Thanks again for your generous offer. Huzzah!
<P>Catrin
<BR>Baroness
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<P>barb wrote:
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<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Greetings,</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>I
am endeavoring to start an herbal guild in Steppes. I have
spoken with Suzanna the Herbalist and she is assisting me in this endeavor.
She suggested to put this on our list and several of other lists to see
who would be interested in joining a herbalist guild.</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Our
goal will be to identify herbs, see them in their natural state and their
dried state. How to dry them and keep them. How to mix them.
Which ones can only be used topically or internally. Which ones to
mix to get a desired affect.. How to turn them into a salve, ointment,
poultice, tincture, tea, etc.</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Due
to Suzanna's extremely busy schedule she can only assist me in starting
this guild. However she has committed to advise me, teach some
classes (when her schedule allows) and be my mentor.</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>We
have decided on once a month guild meetings on Mondays but not sure which
Monday. Our first meeting will be in June & probably the second
Monday. It will be at my house in Richardson. That will give
everyone at least two weeks to recoup from Wardlord.</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>I
have also concidered having a class at Steppes fighter practice for those
who can not make a monday night for what ever reasons.</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>I
would like to hear from all of those interested in coming and joining a
herbalist guild. As well, I would like to know what you would like
to get out of this guild. I would also like to know if any of you,
who are already accomplished in the herbal arts, would like to teach at
a guild meeting.</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Please give
me your insights. This will be a Steppes herbal guild, however, it
is open for anyone in any group in Ansteorra.</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>I
am Viscountess Katherine Mariana O'Malley, apprentice to Master Terans.
I have been in the SCA since 1989. I make all my own medicinal herbals.
I have entered my herbals in two Steppes Artisans and received honorable
recognition, from Suzanna the Herbalist in 1999 and Laurels from Trimeris/Florida
in 2000.</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>I hope to
hear from many of you and all suggestions on the herbal guild are gladly
welcomed.</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Your Humble
Servant,</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Viscountess
Kate</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>aka VKate/Barb Howard</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>If
you need to reach me privately my email is:</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="mailto:draeco55@home.com">draeco55@home.com</A></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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