[MR] A Small Request for Prospective Crowns

[crazy cat woman]

Elaine Koogler ekoogler1 at comcast.net 
Sun Sep 10 17:10:04 EDT 2006 said:

"<snip> Usually the reason given for not 
letting friends and family know in advance is the concern that the 
surprise will be ruined. While I can understand this concern, I believe 
it is outweighed by the need to make sure that the day is memorable for 
the candidate."


I have received a few awards, though nothing so nice as a peerage, and I have
been both surprised during court and made aware of it beforehand. It sometimes
gets difficult keeping things from your court herald without advance planning
when you want to give her or him an award!

In all cases, it was a wonderful surprise, whether I found out before or during
court, and the court experience was still great when I knew beforehand. OTOH, I
know from mundane and SCA experience that the 'surprise' can be ruined when the
recipient is stopped in the middle of something to be surprised & their main
concern is what they were doing.

Just food for thought,
thyra olafsdottir


dawn / thyra
http://www.BigCatRescue.org/Icare.htm 

Happiness is a sunrise that purrs. -- Rose is Rose

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