[Ponte Alto] Chalice of the Sun God Thanks

[agnes daunce]

Thank you for your very kind words. They are truly appreciated. You were awesome as the autocrat. Like you say, YOU ROCK!!!
Agnes Daunce

--- On Mon, 9/21/09, Belphoebe <belfebe at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Belphoebe <belfebe at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Ponte Alto] Chalice of the Sun God Thanks
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org, "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
> Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 8:29 PM
> Greetings!
> 
> Chalice of the Sun God VI is over, and I would like to
> thank a number of people who helped make this event a
> success, and this autocrat keep her sanity.
> 
> I will start with those of you who showed up for setup,
> Mistress Cassandra Arabella Giordani, Mistress Cunian (who
> was also my head server) and her daughter Helga, William of
> Kenilworth, Geoffrey ap Clwyd, Alric the Mad, Kel, Allen of
> Wolfhau, Lady Sorcha de Glys, Sir Andrew Grey, Lady Brigid
> O'Hara, Baron Jonathas, Baron Colum, Baroness Briana, Sian
> verch Gwilim ap Llewellin, Mathias of Yarnvid(sp?), and a
> lovely lady and another gentle whose name I never learned
> but who also helped with setting up the hall, thank you so
> much, you were a godsend.
> 
> To my darling husband, Baron Marcellus, who not only served
> as my deputy autocrat, Marshal in Charge, Rapier Marshal in
> Charge, land coordinator, spare brain and everything in
> between - I could not have done it without you.  You
> truly are my rock of support.
> 
> Lady Sorcha de Glys, my awesome parking coordinator. 
> You truly are amazing.  I bow to your organizational
> skills, and I don't know what we would do without you. 
> Thank you also to Nick Freer, who volunteered to help Lady
> Sorcha in the morning and helped direct traffic from Troll.
> 
> Thank you also to Baroness Celia of Rosedale, who was my
> reservationist and head MoL, and to Mistress Ceridwen, who
> also gave up her fighting time to serve as the second MoL;
> and to Master Tirloch, who saved our bacon when we found
> ourselves in the need of a head troll at the very last
> second.  Thank you also those who helped with
> troll.  Thanks as well to Lord Brenainn McShibhe and
> the Ponte Alto Cook's Guild, you served a fantastic feast --
> and while we're at it, thank you so much to all of you who
> volunteered as servers.  You guys rock.
> 
> Baroness Agnes Daunce, thank you so much for serving as my
> armored marshal in charge, and also for serving high
> table.  I have said it before and I will say it again,
> no one serves high table like you do.  We are not
> worthy.
> 
> To the lovely Lady Pippa Morosini, who served as my Royal
> Liaison, I give my thanks, as I also thank Her Excellency
> Baroness Elizabeth, Their Majesties Head Retainer.  It
> was a pleasure working with you and you helped keep
> everything pertaining to Their Majesties running smoothly.
> 
> Maestra Allasondrea de Fano, thank you so much for running
> the arts and sciences competition and display, and my
> heartfelt thanks to your staff as well, Mistress Caemfind,
> Lady Perronelle la peintre and Lady Delfina the Mad. 
> Thank you also to Mistress Anne of Carthew, who ran the
> performing competition, and thanks to your staff too, Lady
> Brigantia and Lady Aine.  You did a wonderful job!
> 
> Baroness Catalina d'ell Acqua and Lord William le Younger,
> who ran the youth rapier and youth combat, as well as
> Baroness Mary Therese de Normand, who helped Lord William,
> thank you so much.  The young folks had a blast, and
> you guys rock.
> 
> Thanks are also due to Lord Alric the Mad and Lord Gustav
> von Siberwald for assisting with the marshalling duties
> during the armored and rapier tournaments.
> 
> My hearfelt thanks as well to Lady Brigid O' Hara, who
> served as my archery marshal, and to Baron Colum Maxwell,
> who ran the youth archery shoot.  You are
> awesome.  
> 
> Lady Wulfwynn, thank you so much for taking charge of the
> waterbearing.  Thank you also to Kel, Courtney de
> Houghton, Caitlin and her husband, and those of you who
> helped as waterbearers.  The fighters thank you as
> well.
> 
> To Master Eadric the Potter, my merchant coordinator,
> thanks for doing this.  I really appreciate it. 
> Thank you as well to Ladies Talitha of Avalon and Grainne
> inghean Dauid for running the Children's Corner.  I
> admire your dedication and patience, and the kids had a good
> time.
> 
> Thanks to those who showed up on Sunday for final cleanup,
> Sian, Brigid, Marcellus, Drogo and Adina, and thanks to all
> who stayed in the cabins.  Everyone left early and that
> allowed us to finish cleanup by 11 a.m.
> 
> To Their Excellencies of Ponte Alto, James and Katharine,
> thank you so much for letting us borrow your pavilion to use
> as a Royal pavilion, and thanks to Sir Thomas of Calais and
> Countess Denise for allowing us to borrow your list
> fence.  Having two list fences certainly helped provide
> enough space to both the rapier and the armored fighters.
> 
> Last but not least, thanks to Their Majesties of Atlantia,
> who not only honored us with Their Presence, but who were a
> pleasure to work with, and who were mindful and supportive
> of the work of the autocrat, allowing us to run a very tight
> schedule on time.  Moreover, this autocrat and her team
> are extremely grateful to you for by example and heading to
> the kitchen right after feast and help with cleanup. 
> That kitchen was clean and packed up in no time.  It
> certainly made our work next day that much easier.  You
> are truly an example of what being a Monarch should be.
> 
> I am sure that I will be forgetting a name or two or more,
> since there were so many folks helping out.  If so, I
> apologize, but know that I would not have been able to do it
> without you.
> 
> Yours in Service,
> 
> Belphoebe
> 
> 
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