[MR] Queen's Corner

[mweymark at carolina.rr.com]

Your Majesty,

These are all good questions and should spark some wonderful discussions.

For my part, I have been in all three sets of shoes, meaning I've done service, donned heavy armour and am now dabbling in A&S.  Does this mean Im hunting all three????  And honestly what would be wrong with that?  I truly feel that aspiring to become a peer not only drives us in our chosen field but also is a great compliment to those that have made the journey before us.  I think the only way aspiring to become an Atlantian Peer could be seen as a bad thing is if the person in question simply believes they are entitled to it.  "I've done this this and this...I'm better than so and so....I should be a Peer!!"
Just my two cents on that subject.

With regard to trash left on site, there simply is no excuse for this.  Our camp ensures we have a sand pot for cigarette butts and there are always trash cans throughout site.  Field dress your smoke and throw it out folks!

Youth A&S is a fabulous idea in theory, however, the problem ends up being one or two entries likely on diffent levels.  Perhaps it would be a better idea to promote youth A&S classes, or if folks are in an area with a large youth A&S populace then be sure to promote the youth competition Kingdom Wide.  I know if there is a competition in my field I do not hesitate to travel.  Perhaps we could also encourage the Pearls to sponsor a youth artist???

Caterine St. Loe
Chateaux Ferneaux

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So, I have heard that if a person does art and wants to be a Laurel or if a
person does service and wants to be a Pelican someday, people have been know
to say “The only reason they do XXX is to become a peer”  BUT, a person is
not faulted if they fight and say “I plan to be a Knight someday”.  Why is
that?

I have noticed a lot of trash being left on the field after people remove
their pavilions which makes for a more time consuming cleanup for the event
staff.  We can all do our part by picking up our own trash (and that
includes cigarette butts).

*Why don't more events hold youth/page A&S competitions?  If we are going to
legitimately call this a family activity, we need to provide opportunities
for our children to participate. My daughter routinely makes A&S displays
and sometimes has had to compete against adults as there were no youth
contests.  At every event I am going to through the end of our reign, either
I or Princess Royal Katherine will be willing to sponsor a youth A&S
competition.  Anyone under age 16.  Please let me know in advance so I can
arrange to bring a prize.