[MR] (no subject)

Mon Apr 5 12:56:08 PDT 2004

Your Most Gracious Majesties,
	I thank you very much for the praise (and the upgrade, I am but
a humble Lady, no Mistress yet).  However, I feel compelled to point out
that I attended Your Coronation ceremony in a strictly supporting
capacity as a waterbearer.  Lady Catherine de la Vache was the very
hard-working and talented Lady who acted as Waterbearer in Charge for
Your Coronation.  She was not asked until the Tuesday before the event
to act as Waterbearer in Charge, in addition to her already-assumed duty
of acting as Chirurgeon in Charge of Your event.  She took on this task
willingly and did, I must say, a spectacular job!  She provided oranges,
pickles, pretzels, Gatorade, water, and even sekanjabin for the fighters
and populace.  She worked tirelessly throughout the day and, to the best
of my knowledge, none of the fighters or populace went thirsty.  I heard
nothing but praise for her efforts and I must second that most heartily!
In addition, she kindly looked after this humble waterbearer and all of
her other charges to ensure that we were taking proper care of
ourselves, as well.  Finally, even after a long day of waterbearing, she
was not done serving Your Majesties or the populace and proceeded to
serve feast in the evening.
	I apologize for my uncouth manner in correcting Your Majesties
but I strongly felt that this was a correction that needed to be made as
this good Lady went to so much effort to serve her Kingdom and ensure
that it's populace was kept healthy and happy.  She is truly what I
would consider an example of an exemplary waterbearer and I was honored
to be able to work with her.

Yours In Service,
Lady Cicilia Tironi
Barony of Lochmere
Kingdom Waterbearer
Deputy Chatelaine

"Purpure, a schnecke issuant from dexter chief argent, in sinister chief
an estoile Or"

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Unto the Good People of Atlantia do Their Royal Majesties, Cuan and
Padriagin send Greetings this 5th Day of April, Anno Societatis XXXVIII:

This week we face the happy task of writing thank-you notes to all those
who contributed to making our Coronation such a special event.  But
since the marvels of modern communication allow us the option of getting
a jump on the process, we thought we would take a moment this morning to
express our admiration to a wide audience.  This weekend was a whirlwind
of activity so please forgive us if we fail to mention any deserving
soul in this initial letter.

First, and most obviously, our thanks must go to Lady Collwen and her
event staff.  The site that Lady Collwen selected for the event was
everything you could want from an SCA site.  There was plenty of room
for martial activities, archery, arts and sciences displays, merchants,
childrens activities, meetings, and a beautiful amphitheater facing the
water for court.  The site had ample parking and both cabins and
tenting, plus we hear the nearby Waterway Inn was lovely.  The hall was
big enough for our needs and was beautifully decorated by Maestra
Francesca and her staff.  Although the site was not right off of an
interstate highway, we think it is one of the best sites in the Kingdom
and hope to see it used again.  And those who worked at the site
certainly matched its beauty with their service and courtesy.  The
people of Seareach and Ravens Cove, aided by volunteers from all over
the Kingdom greeted everyone at Troll with a cheerful smile and were
ready to help unload vehicles and set up tents.  The list fields were
decorated with dozens of wonderful silk pennons made by the people of
Seareach and flown from poles affixed to the list fences provided by
Seareach and Caer Mear.  The majority of the site tokens, which were
cast by Mistress Clare, were hung from lucet cord woven by a Seareacher
just for the purpose.  On Sunday morning, when we asked Lady Collwen if
she had enough people for site take down and clean up, she smiled and
said it was covered.  
We looked around and saw that most of the people we had seen working all
weekend were happily cleaning the site and taking down tents and
decorations.

Second, The feast was simply spectactular.  Master Kevin, Master Robear,
Lord Egil, Count Valharic, Mistress Seonaid, and many others contributed
some of the tastiest dishes we have ever tasted.  The beef, the pork,
the lamb, the shrimp tempura (sorry folks, that was just a surprise for
me but I did share with high table . . .honest), the sauces and sides,
and the delicious deserts of cheese cake and tarts, and terrific wafer
thin cookies were the equal of anything you could find in a restaurant
with the finest Michelin rating.  And everything came out hot and on
time.  Credit also goes to the servers, who moved together like a well
oiled machine getting dishes on the table and keeping glasses filled.
And thanks also to the entertainers who moved through the hall providing
music to accompany this great meal, as well as to Lady Elanor, our Royal
Bard, who played a song she wrote in honor of our Coronation
accompanying herself on the harp.  We regret that with all the activity
going on we did not take the time to publicly recognize her for her
wonderful work at feast.

Third, we would like to thank the MOLs, the Marshals, and Mistress
Cicillia and the waterbearers for their efforts.  Master Alan stepped in
at the last minute to handle MIC duties, Earl Mika ran the combat
archery,  and Lady Giselle and Sir Axel hosted the first oficial youth
combat practice in the Kingdom of Atlantia!  That's right, youth combat
is here!  Please contact Lady Giselle (contact info on the Marshal's
page) if you are interested in enrolling your child in the youth combat
program.
The MOLs handled a large Bedford points tourney with patience and grace,
and the fighters greeted the inevitable waiting such a tourney involves
with patience and good humor.  And we would like to thank the armored
and rapier fighters for their excellent efforts at improving their
appearance on the 
field.   People have shown both initiative and innovation in covering
their 
modern items and can be proud of the work they have done.  Just one
example would be the leather covers over the hockey gloves worn by
Kieran and Roderigo from Storvik.  Kieran and Rodrigo worked on Saturday
and drove through the night to attend the Hastilude on Sunday morning.

Fourth, we give thanks to our landed Barons and Baronesses.  Those who
were able to attend lent additional majesty to our Court by sitting with
us.  
Their Excellencies Nottinghill Coill brought their new gallery for the
use of the populace watching the tourneys.  The gift baskets from the
Barons and Baronesses were full of wonderful items, many of which were
thoughtfully intended for use as tokens to recognize good works during
our reign.  No Kingdom is better served by its landed Baronage.

Fifth, we thank all those who gave us gifts during the event.  It always
seemed that we did not have quite enough time to properly show our
gratitude, but we truly are grateful, and each of you should receive a
note of thanks in the near future.

Sixth, we want to thank our staff and that of Their Graces, Ragnarr and
Kyneburh. Sorcha and Idonea did a marvelous job of coordinating our
retainers, and Alejandro and Morderyn made sure that we were well
gaurded at all times!  Our people made sure that we were where we needed
to be when we needed to be there.  We appreciate and admire those people
who are willing to help us do the work while we get all the attention.
We recognize that after being on our feet most of the day, we get to sit
down for court and feast and meetings, but after following us around all
day, you folks are still there, standing behind us.

Last, for purposes of this letter, we thank all of you who attended the
event and celebrated with us.  Artists and fighters, musicians and
merchants, from peers to newcomers and everyone in between.  We hope you
all had as much fun as we did, and that you made new friends along the
way.  We hope that everyone had safe journeys home, and we look forward
to seeing you all at Night of Fools, Hidden Mountain Baronial Birthday
and Investiture, Crown Tournament, and Sapphire Joust.

Sincerely,

Cuan and Padraigin

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