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Lorelei<br>
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From: Padraigin O'hEachach <padrgroups@charter.net><br>
To: atlantia <atlantia@atlantia.sca.org>; announce <announce@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org><br>
Sent: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 9:49 am<br>
Subject: [MR] September Tidings<br>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_0_2fc982e2-09d3-4809-97eb-68c44da32fc3><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>It's hard to believe that Pennsic is already several weeks behind us. The
general state of chaos in our home belies the fact that we have been
unpacking and doing laundry non-stop! We have so many wonderful memories
that it would impossible to list them all. However, we must list a few
highlights. First, Her Highness would like to thank the Atlantian archers
for their kindness, patience, skill and enthusiasm in assisting her and our
son to shoot war points for the first time. His Highness particularly
wishes to thank everyone who kept him company throughout the week. Many
were recognized with awards, including many kingdom and grant-level awards,
a bevy of Shark's Teeth, and an elevation to the Order of the Laurel. It is
wonderful to see so many deserving subjects rewarded. We are always
pleased, but never surprised, but the number of Atlantians we see working to
making Pennsic a success. Be it working at check-in, marshaling the
battlefield, teaching classes, or supporting your own groups' camps, we are
proud of all of your efforts. Contrary to popular belief, Pennsic is not
the only event held in August, and we are most pleased that the Flight of
the Phoenix was intensely focused on newcomers.
Hurricane Irene brought a great deal of damage to our shores, and we wish
the best for those of you affected. It touched our hearts to see the
outpouring of support to those in need. While no one wants to camp in their
own house for a week, just to then camp outdoors for a weekend, we hope we
will see many of you in a few days for the anniversary celebration of
Atlantia's 30th year. Her Highness refuses to admit that summer is almost
over, but autumn is close at hand, and a great many events fill the
calendar. This month alone, the Baronies of Lochmere, Storvik and Raven's
Cove celebrate birthdays.
There is also the small matter of a coronation to be held September 23-25.
We hope to have a grand attendance, and have planned a great many activities
for you to enjoy. Coronations may seem to be focused on only two people,
but we prefer to think of them as a celebration for the entire kingdom to
enjoy. To that end, we have altered the usual schedule in order to give
everyone more time to enjoy the day's offerings. There will be only one
court in the afternoon, which allows us to begin fighting, archery, A&S and
children's activities earlier in the day. Feast will be served al fresco
immediately following court. There will be plenty of off-board seating as
well. Please understand that we chose this specific site so that the
majority of the populace could make a reasonable day-trip. We do hope many
of you will choose to camp, as we are doing, and enjoy friendship and songs
by campfire. Friday evening we will have torchlight tourneys for armoured
combat, rapier, and croquet (yes, croquet, and bocce). Also, on Saturday we
will be celebrating our son's birthday, and invite any children present to
join us for cupcakes and a chance to whack a pinata. Please, no gifts.
We are looking forward to our travels in the coming months. We find our
greatest joy in the SCA at events. While meetings, demos and electronic
communications have their purposes, it is in coming together face to face
that we truly see the best the SCA has to offer us all. We hope you feel
the same.
Warmest Regards,
Cuan Prince
Padraigin Princesse
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