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Biz meeting minutes, Feb 2007

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OPENING – SENESCHAL – Gabrielle and ThomasPRESENTATION BY HERALD (with many flowery phrases) – of Floridagoodies to Sir Callidus, with appreciation for his assistancein qualifying fighters.CORRESPONDENCE – Read by Herald, featuring introduction tocheering for PG/Arenal layabouts1)  Edward of Yarlborough – Muster call for Gulf Wars, email himat edofyar@bellsouth.net to answer:   a- What you’re interested in doing (fighting/waterbearing/     soup-ladling) to help with Gulf Wars;   b- How many are attending as fighters: Please wear Kingdom     colors, etc.   c- Warlords please contact me for briefing schedule.   See Edward’s orig. letter in the Yahoo files.2)  Live Weapons practice?2a)  Arenal apparently has Live … Continue reading Biz meeting minutes, Feb 2007

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Going to Gulf Wars

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I’ve decided to go to Gulf Wars. Most immediately this means more garb construction, as I am not going to go through four days with two undertunics, and one overdress ONLY.  I’m not prepared for feasts (=dressy), nor am I prepared for cold, nor rain.  I feel I need the following additional pieces – if you think I need something more or different, please comment – I’m still very much a novice, here. I’ve been given the advice that accessories are what make outfits look really good.  I’ll keep that in mind as I shop. CLOTHES I NEED:A dressy tunic, … Continue reading Going to Gulf Wars

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Destin Spin In, Part 2

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It was crazy.  Here’s a few pics (click to enlarge): Jodie, of Charmed Alpacas, with her herd’s fleece. The room in general.  This was taken before it got crowded. Another vendor: Rosemary of Uncommon Threads, in Tampa (short curly hair). There was some typical conference silliness.  That’s Blue Cow costumes they’re wearing, to sing about Mooood Indigo.  And fiber. Yours truly, grinning like a fool, over Midnight-the-Alpaca’s fleece. All my loot. Clockwise from the upper left: A niddy-noddy, for winding skeins.  Collapsible, made by old man in Bluewater Bay out of cherry, I think.  $20.  Some of Midnight’s fleece, 1 … Continue reading Destin Spin In, Part 2

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Destin Spin-In

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When I stumbled into a spinning lesson in November, I was told about a Spin-In gathering being held in Destin come January.  It’s today, tomorrow, and Saturday. The Spin-In was interesting, and I got some answers to my wheel questions.  I should’ve brought my camera in – I will tomorrow. Unfortunately the quality of the vendors was not what I had hoped for.  I had wanted to see more wooden accessories – I’d like to get a spinning gauge, and maybe a lazy kate.  Also I wanted to buy some flax stricks to spin.  Nada. However, there were two good … Continue reading Destin Spin-In

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Fundraiser Craft Ideas

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These are the ideas I first listed with the beaded bookmarks.  I would like to explore all of these, to see which are the easiest for us to do, but also which sell best.  Please keep thinking of new ideas, as some of these will probably turn out to be Time Sinks. Beaded bookmarks – 12 DONE. Felt helms     Embroidered games – Nine Men’s Morris, Fox and Geese     Flower wreaths     Placemats with culinary images + recipes, suitable for framing – we discussed this idea in lieu of a cookbook, since cookbooks are SO much … Continue reading Fundraiser Craft Ideas

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Minutes for Jan 2007 posted

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I’ve written up minutes for the biz meeting we had at Ryan’s Sunday night.  I’m posting them to the Yahoo!Group, but I can also post them here, so the links will be more convenient.  Is that a good idea?  Remember, the whole wide world can read messages here, so maybe not.  But perhaps that doesn’t matter – as I think the Group is pretty public, too. Continue reading Minutes for Jan 2007 posted

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Biz meeting minutes, Jan 2007

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OPENING – SENESCHALLiz/Gabrielle said that since Thomas had a bunch of organized ideas, she was going to let him run with the meeting.  Thomas took the floor. OFFICER REPORTS-A&S – Elspeth absent, but sending in 2006’s last quarterly report.-HERALD – Edwin absent, but current on reports.-HOSPITALLER – Geoffrey: New participant Melissa Duncan came to G&G last week, but got deterred by weather today.  We expect to see her again, however.-MARSHALL – Peg absent, but current on reports.-REEVE – Juliana: New bank account established tomorrow, with approx. $500 in it.-HISTORIAN – Greet: Volunteering for position, also volunteering to accumulate comprehensive member … Continue reading Biz meeting minutes, Jan 2007

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Non-minor songs?

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Okay, I’m getting a little bored with All-Minor-All-The-Time, Ye Olde Medieval Sad Ballades, so I’ve been messing about with happier tunes. "A Lusty Young Smith" is not minor, musically speaking.  It’s certainly upbeat, and there’s only three chords to it, so I can play it up to tempo.  Trouble is, it’s not minor in a social sense either, and though it doesn’t say anything inappropriate explicitly, relying on puns and innuendo, I have NO IDEA when I might play it in a place where other people might actually hear me.  At least without giggling.  We’ll all have to accept that … Continue reading Non-minor songs?

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A Wassailing

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Medieval music mystery solved! Here we go a wassailing, among the leaves so green… Why, if wassailing is caroling from door to door in a CITY, are the leaves green?  Can’t just mean holly decorations, can it? Wikipedia is wrong!!  Wassailing is (rurally) the practice of maintaining and celebrating an apple orchard, traditionally performed on either Jan 6, Old Christmas Eve (Julian calendar) or Jan 17, Old 12th Nite Eve.  Which was yesterday.  I learned about it first from Wiggly Wiggler’s Xmas 2006 podcast that I reccommend heartily, anyway.  Heather and Phil Gorringe live in rural Herefordshire, on Lower Blakemere … Continue reading A Wassailing

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Beaded Bookmarks

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The A&S crowd gathered at Seneschal Gabrielle’s on Sunday night to get something together for a probable craft fair come April.  I had the idea to copy a beaded bookmark, that I received as a gift last Yuletide. So here’s the results.  We managed to get twelve done in five hours, leaving time for munching, gossiping, and laughing, of course.  I think twelve is enough if we have several other sorts of things, like: Felt helmsEmbroidered games – Nine Men’s Morris, Fox and GeeseFlower wreathsPlacemats with culinary images + recipes, suitable for framing – we discussed this idea in lieu … Continue reading Beaded Bookmarks