TheMajorDomo

29 November 2009 @ 05:30 pm

Details on fund-raising at future EK events

Hi, everybody!

A few things going on at upcoming events.

1. If you are going to BBM/Bergental Baronial Yule this weekend, it would be great if you could back several batches of your favorite cookies for the Princess' Cookie Caper. It doesn't matter what kind of cookies they are. Really. (Please include an ingredient card. I bet gluten-free cookies would fly off the table).

Please e-mail Baroness Leonete at nktoscano@gmail.com to let her know.

If you cannot bake, please bring money to buy cookies to benefit the EK Travel Fund. Cookies are $10 a pound.

2. There will *not* be a cookie sale at Bhakail Yule because, well, there's so much else going on.

There will be a Silent Auction for the Travel Fund run by Zhelana. It's her first time. Just pretend she's me. No, wait. Scratch that.

Please e-mail her at zhelana1052@gmail.com if you can donate something or get something sent there. Merchants, we can use your help. (Cookies are no bad items to donate). Also, if you can help her, that would be great, too.

3. There will also be a cookie sale at 12th Night. That is the plan, at least. I am looking for a coordinator. That's Jan. 16 in Barre, Vt.

4. It is also very important to note that 12th Night is also King's & Queen's Heavy Weapons Champions. That is a recent change. This will be a wide-open field. I am sure the Kingdom MoL (MoL@eastkingdom.org) could use volunteers, and marshals are also always needed.

5. We are *not* planning a cookie sale at Birka. We haven't even asked. Not going to Just too complicated.

There mat be an auction there. Stay tuned. The auction would be June 30, in Manchester, NH.

If people want to pick up on running cookie sales at events in February and beyond, please let me know.

NOTE: If you have any specific questions or comments on these tibdits, please e-mail me at liamstliam@gmail.com .

Feel free to judiciously pass this on to local lists.

In service,

Master Liam St. Liam

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23 November 2009 @ 07:16 pm

Resistance is . . . . well, you know what it is . . .

I made the mistake a couple of weeks ago of commenting that it seemed there were fewer memes on LiveJournal these days.

Yeah, OK.

Well, there have note been a plethora of "Which Eastern Pelican are you?" posts, but there have been some old favorites popping up, including the "Say Resistance is futile and I will give you five questions to answer in your LJ" meme.

I got two sets so far.

I am fascinated.

They are both from peers, one from the East and one from Calontir. They are obviously long-time friends of mine, and what they decided to ask me was rather, well, similar.

These are from

marysdress:

1) Which Red Sox players would you trade before next season?

I am too attached to these guys to deliberately get rid of any of them. I would say that perhaps the single most important one to keep is Jason Varitek. You keep your captain at all costs. Also, sign Johnny Damon. Let him finish where he belongs.

2) If you were king (of the East), what would be your first act?

After I asked my queen for permission . . .

I would ask every bard in the kingdom to write a song in praise of the East or in praise of someone from the East and ask them to allow them all to be published.

Then, we would sing.

3) Pick one speech over the other - "we happy few" or "wet kisses that last three days".

Wet kisses, sadly, because Crash really meant it. Henry, I have come to realize, was not speaking literally.

4) Why is beer good?

Gee, look. A beer question.

It's tasty! (mostly) And more than that there are a wide varieties of extremely tasty beer. You don't get bored, and different brewers interpret it differently.

It's a social lubricant. (Yes, than can be bad, but it can also be good.) It's a commonality. Hey, let's have a beer! Let's talk about it over a beer.

As I mentioned in

evilnicola's word meme answer about history, I think it's a common denominator. Most folks have had a beer. They understand.

There's a great future for new beer drinkers. I love the look on folks' faces when I turn them on to something new. (Angus The Bruce lit up like a Christmas tree when I gave him something he was sure her wouldn't like.

5) What is one thing you haven't done and want to do in the next five years?

There are so many, many things I wish I could do. I want to go to Estrella and Gulf Wars (and Rowany). I want to go to a big-time college football game in the Midwest. I want to visit many places and do many things.

Most of all, I want to write the damned novel(s).

And these are from snailstichr:

1. What one piece of advice would you give a new Crown?

There are several cliches that pop to mind: "You rule because they believe," and "Apologize more loudly than you fart" are important, as is the idea that the person you are giving that AoA to may never be in court again. Make is fricking special.

But the most important advice I would give is "Sing with your people." [I wrote this before I answered No. 2 above]

2. What has baseball taught you about life?

To quote, as

marysdress did, "Bull Durham," "Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Sometimes, it rains."

In truth, it has taught me to think like that. There will be lows, and they will suck. There will be highs, and they will be glorious. In between you just gotta gut it out and bat .300.

3. What would you name the perfect beer (and, if you choose, what picture for the label)?

Well, Freeport Brewing has "Ex Wife Bitter Blonde" taken already. That's a good one.

(It's a pun on the beer style bitter and *not* a personal reference in any way shape or form.)

Well, it would be a dark, thick stout, probably with coffee in it.

Bulldog Bill's Yirgacheffe Stout: "Chew on this."

The cover would have either this guy:

Or this fella:

The label would look like a coffee label, ala Green Mountain/

4. What real world attraction (not a family obligation like a wedding) would be worth missing a friend's coronation?

(Did you know that Nataliia and I had to miss Tibor's Pelican because we had to take state teacher tests?)

Honestly, the closer the friend, the fewer things. This one's family, but when Leonete becomes queen, I cannot think of anything that would keep me away.

I would skip even family events for certain friends, and there are a couple of people I would fly across the country to see elevated to royalty. There's at least one knighthood I would fly to the West Coast to see, no matter what. I hope that one is at Pennsic.

5. What art or science would you like to practice if money/talent/storage space/time were not a factor?

I would like to make stained glass in the period manner.

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23 November 2009 @ 06:27 pm

An old meme I owe

evil_nicola

I love memes, but I do not always follow through.

Before I get to the two sets of "Resistance is futile" questions, I need to repond to evilnicola's "Five Words."

evilnicola was doing the five-word meme, and I asked her for five words. There are few people in the world who know me better than she does.

History: We are our history. We cannot move forward unless we know what went on before. History’s also about cultural anthropology. We need to have common references so we know what it means to be “Chamberlain at Gettsyburg,” or why we must “Never forget Auschwitz,” or remind ourselves of Loving v. Virginia when we talk about same-sex marriage. There’s a Star Trek episode that sums it up. The quote is: "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra." There’s also the James Loewen reference about the dead that we all knew and the dead that know in who is alive ever knew.

Hope: That’s a big one. You always have to have hope – for yourself and for others. There will be days you cannot find the hope, but you need to find it the next day or the day after that. I have the fervent hope that there is good in everyone.

Daughter: The daughter, she is fragile. The daughter, she is unbreakable. She is the beginning, the middle and the end. One day, you are holding her in your cupped hands, and the next you are talking to her like you’d talk to any other teacher. The daughter is hope exemplifies.

Home: Home is where you can scratch yourself and fart, no matter what anyone says. (“If a man cannot [insert activity] in his own house . . . “ Home is, first, the place you live and sleep, But it is also very much the place your friends are. Pennsic is “home” in many ways. So is a classroom and so is a sideline.

Stupidity: “And some people don’t even know they’re stupid.” Or, “Stupidity is in the eye of the beholder.” I draw a distinction because people who do the stupid because they just don’t get and the others who do the stupid deliberately. You know how to cut down on the stupidity? Life needs a “Send Later” button.

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22 November 2009 @ 09:32 pm

I don't have to write posts. My friends do it for me . . .

1. From

dulcinbradbury:

Crossed Genres is looking for people to spread the word to get preorders for their anthology and general financial support. Since they were the
first people to publish me, I've got a real soft spot for them.

They're also lovely people to work with. At any rate, my post about it is here: http://dulcinbradbury.dreamwidth.org/1055220.html

Kay's post is here:
http://sandykidd.livejournal.com/345174.html

2. From

fiannaharpar:

Tony Norman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an excellent analysis of the Bible verse/anti-President Obama bumper sticker

3. From

ayeshadream:

This came across the Wyewood list, and I've sent it to the Steps:

Dairyland Greyhound Racetrack in Kenosha, Wisconsin will be closing on December 31, 2009. 900 Greyhounds need to be adopted or they will be
euthanized. Please help get the word out; there are only 6 weeks to get this task done. Contact Joanne Kehoe Operations Director P:
312.559.0887 Or Dairyland Race Track Adoption Center direct at (262)612-8256 (confirmed at dairylandgreyhoundpark.com)

4. From

mare_in_flames:

Her uncle is an attorney in the Exxon Valdez case, and this is what he has to say about what Sarah Palin had to say about her role in the
settlement:

"That is the most cockamamie bullshit," said [Uncle Dave] of Anchorage, lead plaintiff attorney in the private litigants' civil
case against Exxon and its successor, Exxon Mobil Corp. "She didn't have a damn thing to do with it, and she didn't know what it was
about."

5. From

catelinelb

Amazing pictures from 100 Minutes War.

6. From

cypherindigo: "20 Science Fiction Books We Can't Wait To Read in 2010"

7. The "photo" comes from

elzregina:

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22 November 2009 @ 09:20 pm

Make cookies! Help the royalty

Dear Friends;
            As Edward and I prepare to become your king and queen, we plan to represent the kingdom at Estrella and Gulf Wars. Knowing that Their Majesties will be traveling as well, we want to do our share to raise funds for the Royal Travel Fund.
            Master Liam St. Liam, who has been the chief fund raiser for a number of reigns has agreed to work with us, but the idea for our first fund-raiser comes from Countess Ekaterina, via our cousins in Northshield.
            Let me introduce you to “The Princess’ Cookie Caper.”
            The kind folks running the event have generously allowed us to debut this fund-raiser at Bergental/Barony Beyond the Mountain Baronial Yule, Dec. 5 in West Springfield, Mass.
            Baroness Leonete has kindly consented to be our Cookie Coordinator (because she will not let Liam call her the Cookie Fairy), and she could use two or three sets of hands to help her that day.
            We also need to ask for many sets of hands in advance.
            Here’s the deal: Please make cookies. Any kind you like, especially if you enjoy making them. Package them as you wish, and either bring them or have someone else bring them to Bergental Yule.
            Baroness Leonete and her helpers will display them.
            Want to help the Travel Fund? Hand Baroness Leonete a $10 bill or a check made out to “SCA, East Kingdom.”
            Go to town. Point out the cookies you want – any combination – and the crack cookie staff will bag them for you. You get to keep picking cookies until you crack the one-pound mark. A pound of cookies is a lot of cookies. If it’s not enough, buy another pound.
            We’d really like to get the fund off to a good start, so please bake and buy as you can.
In service to the East,
Princess Margeurite

PS: Additional information from Baroness Leonete

As the cookie wrangler, let me be a little more specific, especially based on the few questions that have come my way.

-You may choose whatever type of cookie you would like to bake, but please give me an idea in advance, so we don't end up with 20 lbs of chocolate chip cookies and nothing else.

-Please make a card with the ingredients for us to display for those concerned about allergies

-Period cookies are great, but don't feel like you have to.

-You can box up your cookies in one big container per flavor or however makes sense to you, as we will be packaging cookies as people buy.

Please contact me at nktoscano@gmail.com if you can make cookies for Bergental/BBM Yule.

If you have any other question, please feel free to ask me.

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11 March 2009 @ 05:58 pm

Gulf Wars

Baron Liam is very very sorry he has not been updating this as often as he should. He'll get on that.

In other news, Gulf Wars is next week, and Her Majesty, as well as His Highness, will be attending.

Any Easterners who are going and are interested in retaining for Her Majesty should get in contact with me as soon as possible, at nktoscano@gmail.com. Let me know your arrival and departure dates, times of availability, and where you can be found on site.

Thank you all so much, and I will pester Liam to update!

Baroness Leonete D'Angly
Head Lady-in-Waiting to HRM Alethea Eastriding

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10 November 2008 @ 07:24 pm

Upcoming schedule -- Corrected

I know things have been quiet at this end.

Busy, but quiet.

Here is the current schedule of events between now and the end of the reign.

There may be some added:

Some are still not completely firmed up.

Nov. 15 Bjorn’s Ceilidh, Concordia.
Nov. 22: 100 Minutes War, Rusted Woodlands
Nov. 29: Baronial A&S Championship, Ruantallan (Queen only)
Dec. 6: Dual Yule, Bergental (with BBM)
Dec. 13: Bhakail Yule (possibly King only)
Jane 10: EK 12th Night
Jan. 24: Bardic Champions, Concordia
Jan 31: Birka, Stonemarche [Reserve your hotel rooms. Tell them you want the Birka rate]
Feb. 14: Tourney of Love, Endewearde (Queen only)
Feb. 21: Iron Bog Investiture, (guess where)
Feb. 28: Fencing Champs, Bhakail
March 7: Ilse du Dragon Dormant Anniversary (to be confirmed)
March 21: Gulf Wars, Meridies (Queen only)
March 28: Mudthaw/Championships, Settmour Swamp
April 4: Coronation (TBC)

Note: The other “traditional” coronation date is Easter Weekend this year.

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13 October 2008 @ 01:43 pm

List of combatants and consorts for Crown

The 59 combatants and consorts for Crown Tournament, Oct. 25, in the Shire of Glen Linn.

( Here! )

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13 October 2008 @ 12:48 pm

Award recommendations and auction items . . .

Greetings, all, from Master Liam St. Liam, Major Domo to Their Majesties East.

Columbus lived in period, so Columbus Day has been an appropriate time to work on a variety of reign-related issues.

1. The deadline for recommendations for Chivalry, the Laurel, the
Pelican, the Order of the Tygers's  Combatant, the Maunche, the Silver
Crescent, the Sagittarius and the Order of the Golden Rapier is this
Friday, Oct. 17. There is a form on the EK site. Use that if possible.
If not, e-mail to trm@eastkingdom.org and liamstliam@gmail.com Please
include full SCA name, local group, anticipated events and a solid,
but not too-long summary of their work. (Please contact Liam with any
questions.)

This is expected to be the final poll of their reign.

2. Their Royal Majesties will continue to accept recommendations for
all other awards, but honestly, the sooner they get them, the better
the chance of the award being given.

3. I will be accepting donations of items for the Royal Travel Fund
auction at Crown. I will also accept monetary donations. There will be
a big auction sometime after the first of the year, and a smaller one
at Bjorn's Ceilidh, because the Barony of Concordia is so wicked cool.

Forward as you think appropriate.

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06 October 2008 @ 06:34 pm

It's time to talk about awards again

The deadline for recommendations for Their Majesties' second polling is Wednesday, Oct. 15.

This is for the three peerages -- Chivalry, Laurel and Pelican -- and for the five High Orders of Merit -- Order of the Tygers' Combatant, Maunche, Silver Crescent, Sagittarius and Order of the Golden Rapier.

TRM are not planning on a third polling, so you need to get these in by Oct. 15.

Use the recommendation form on the EK website if at all possible. If not, please send it to TRM@eastkingdom.com and copy me at liamstliam@gmail.com. The web site is preferred.

Please read this part: You do *not* have to be a member of an order or have a specific award to recommend someone for that award.

Again: You do *not* have to be a member of an order or have a specific award to recommend someone for that award.

For all other awards, feel free to write at any time . . . but, the sooner they get them, the better the chance of the award happening.

For all awards, please give as much background as possible. Give the local group and list any events you think the person might be at.

Now, from the Liamverse, "How to Write Someone in for an Award"

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So, there’s someone you know in the SCA, and you think they’re really spiffy. Maybe they have been playing for a couple of years, and they don’t have an Award of Arms. Perhaps you’ve seen someone run events, hold and office and constantly do things at events for four or five years, yet they don’t have a Silver Crescent. Maybe there’s someone in your group who has been at it for a long time, is always there, is a great fighter or great artisan and you wonder why they are not a peer yet.

Some of this is my opinion, but here’s what you can do.

First of all, quietly ask around, not so much for the AoA, but more for the other awards. Ask people in the order. If the person is proteged, squired or apprenticed, you would want to ask their peer.

Check the East Kingdom Order of Precedence to make sure they don’t have the award. Really.

Get lots of information on them. Yes, you need to do it quietly, but spouses and friends will often help. Get everything you can to build your case that the person deserves the award. When you write the award, be specific, be thorough and do not be flowery. Make your point as succinctly as possibly. Be sure to identify where the person is from and anywhere else they have been. Identify yourself to the Crown has best you can. Include their local group and what events they might be attending in the future.

The Order of Precedence and the information on specific awards are on the East Kingdom Website (www.eastkingdom.org). You will also find a form to submit award recommendations on the site. You must register to use the form.

In service,

Master Liam St, Liam
Major Domo to Their Majesties East

PS: You do *not* have to be a member of an order or have a specific award to recommend someone for that award.

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24 September 2008 @ 09:40 am

Sad missive from the Prince and Princess

To the people of the East and the Known World do Darius and Alethea,
Heirs to the East, send greetings in a sad hour.

Morguhn Sheriden, eighth Duke of the East, Knight, Pelican, three
times king of the East and twice King of AEthelmearc, has passed
beyond this world to the next, leaving us the poorer. We both were
honored to call him friend, and know how far across this Kingdom and
this Society his worth was felt. Her Highness was a friend and later
member of his household from her first days in the Society, and squire
and protégé to Duchess Rowan for some years.

We know that many who had planned to attend Our Coronation will
instead be traveling to the west, to mourn His Grace's death and
celebrate his life. Our duty to this Kingdom draws us instead
eastward, to Carolingia and the Crown, though our hearts will be with
our friends and family gathering in AEthelmearc. We thank those who
have expressed to us their sympathy and regret, and ask that no one
feel the need to apologize for their absence from Our court this
weekend.

Darius and Alethea

Further details can be found at http://community.livejournal.com/sca/665292.html

Please forward this as necessary.

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19 September 2008 @ 12:35 pm

More dates for your calendar . . .

Recently added Royal Progress events:

Jan. 10: 12the Night, Rusted Woodlands.

Feb. 28: King's and Queen's Fencing, Bhakail.

March 28: Mudthaw, Settmour Swamp.

April 4: Coronation. (Well, this won't be set until after Crown, but the designated dates are this day and the following Saturday, which is Easter Weekend.

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15 September 2008 @ 09:43 am

Less than two weeks away . . .

Greetings all.

You continue to overwhelm Their Highnesses with your help.

They are incredibly appreciative of everything you do for them.

A shoutout to Vicerine Eularia Trewe for running an auction at Barleycorn that netted more than $400.

Thanks to the kind folks in Northern Shores and Ruantallan, who have made sure it's going to be possible for Her (by-then) Majesty to attend their A&S Champions on America's Thanksgiving Day Weekend.

Yes, Coronation is a week from Saturday. We are looking forward to see everyone!

For those who are guarding, retaining or helping, gate opens at 10:15 a.m. But don't forget, TRH are not involved in the 11 a.m. court. They will probably enter sometime just before noon.

That said, you should have checked in by 11 a.m. and be ready. Retainers check in with Leonett *(sp?). Guards with Marion. Anyone else with me.

If someone brings in a scroll, it will go on a designated desk. Master Ernst is in charge. It's best if the person gives it to me or Ernst himself. If you have to take one, please write down which scroll you got and who gave it to you.

I feel badly that these postings sometimes turn into "We Need This From You."

But . . .

1. We are looking for people from various regions who have enough space to be able to carry some of the regalia for the reign. Contact me.

2. We are still looking for Crown volunters. We need help in all areas. Please? Contact me.

3. I am also accepting donations to the Travel Fund or items for future auctions.

4. If your local group or household, etc. wants to make a direct donation to the Travel Fund, please make the check out to" SCA, East Kingdom" and put "Travel Fund" in the memo line. Send it to the kingdom exchequer (address in Pikestaff).

5. If you find that you might be at a Royal Progress in another kingdom, please drop us a line. We amy want you to present something.

6. Speaking of which, if you know of anyone who is seeking a place on the Coronation docket, please have them drop me a line.

7. Letters of intent for Crown Tournament are due next week. Please send them today!

My e-mail is liamstliam@gmail.com.

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04 September 2008 @ 10:28 pm

Alethea's favor

A lot of hard work went this this!

She needs many.

Pass it on. ;)

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04 September 2008 @ 09:17 pm

First run-through of Barleycorn Auction items

Corrections and additions appreciated.

It will be a silent auction and will close 15 minutes after court (as decided by the vicerine of the Royal Province of Ostgardr).

( Under here )

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01 September 2008 @ 09:12 am

Last call for EK Travel fund and other news . . .

Greetings, all!

1. I am sorry that I have not been updating lately. A combination of the outside world and the SCA has put me way behind. Her Highness is busy embroidering her Coronation garb. It is going to look wicked cool.

2. Here's the main point of this post:

At the request of Queen Brenwen, we will be running one final EK Travel Fund auction for this reign.

It will be Sept. 6 at John Barleycorn, and the plan right now is that it will be a silent auction.

Among the items we have so far are a pair of (separate) fighting lessons from King Konrad, two gorgeous miniature paintings, a wide
variety of books, a marshal's staff that will be decorated (within reason) to your specifications and several other items. We have several bards ready to commissions for you, including one in Skaldic verse. We have a variety of food items as well.

We are looking for donations of all kinds. Lessons in your specialty are often among the most-wanted items. So are food-related items and gift baskets.

Please help us help the Royals.

Please contact me at liamstliam@gmail.com if you are interested in donating or helping with the auction.

If you are going to be at Barleycorn and would like to help with the auction, please contact me right away. I will not be there. Vicerine Eularia is in charge, and I would like her to have an assistant or two.

3. Still working on Crown hotels, but this one looks good.

Best Western of Lake George
Exit 21 & I-H 87
Lake George, New York
12845, United States
Phone: 518-668-5701
Fax: 518-668-4926

Rooms start at $69/night.

4. Her Highness will be at the EKU in Iron Bog, and she's really looking forward to it. After Coronation, I believe the next event is Warrior's Nadaam.

5. Information on her favors will be out very soon. If you can help with that, great! I will keep you posted.

6. If you want to be involved by retaining Alethea, please contact nktoscano@gmail.com. If you want to be involved in other ways, please let me know.

7. When asked about gift baskets, Her Highness says she prefers to get items she and Darius can make gifts of to other people. That's important to her. If you want to give her something for herself, she does also like chocolate and nuts. Berries are an excellent thing. She definitely needs handkerchiefs. Glassware and mugs are appreciated, as is feastware. Table clothes are good. Oh, and anything in the yarn, fiber, knitting, embroidering areas will be squeed over.

I will get some information from His Highness.

Note, please, this is not "Please give me things." This is "People have asked and here are the answers."

In service,

Master Liam St. Liam
Major Domo to Their Highnesses East

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24 August 2008 @ 12:30 pm

EK Travel Fund auction at John Barleycorn . . .

At the request of Queen Brenwen, we will be running one final EK Travel Fund auction for this reign.

It will be Sept. 6 at John Barleycorn, and the plan right now is that it will be a silent auction.

Among the items we have so far are a pair of (separate) fighting lessons from King Konrad, two gorgeous miniature paintings, a wide variety of books, a marshal's staff that will be decorated (within reason) to your specifications and seveal other items.

We are looking for donations of all kinds. Lessons in your specialty are often among the most-wanted items. So are food-related items and gift baskets.

Please contact me at liamstliam@gmail.com if you are interested in donating or helping with the auction.

In service,

Liam

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24 August 2008 @ 11:46 am

Catching up with the princess

Hello, everyone, and thanks for all the help before and during Pennsic.

We have been trying to catch up from Pennsic and eventually we will
get there.

1. Here's a list of events that Alethea is currently planning on
attending.

The date listed is the Saturday. She is unsure about whether she will
be camping anywhere other than Gunnery Academy at this point.

August 30: Hunters Moon.

Sept. 6: John Barleycorn (possibly)

Sept. 13: EKU in Iron Bog.

Sept. 27: Coronation.

Oct. 4: Winter Nights.

Oct. 18: Warriors Nadaam.

Oct. 25: Crown Tournament.

She will also be at 100 Minutes War, Ruantallan A&S (Nov. 27-30), 12th Night and Birka.

2. If you are interested in retaining at any of those events, please e-mail nktoscano@gmail.com.

She also has a Ladies In Waiting list at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/attending_alethea/

3. If you are going to be royalty liaison at an event, please contact me at liamstliam@goonbox.com. The same goes if you would like to be a liaison at an event.

Also, if you would like to bring food for the Royal Room at an event, please drop me a line.

4. If you feel you should be on the Royal Household mailing list, or know someone who shold be, please send me an e-mail.

5. TRH are accepting all award recommendations at this time, and they are looking at closing recommendations for their second pollings
(peerage and high orders of merit)in early October. I will advise with a date, but feel free to send now.

6. I hope to have hotel/motel information for Crown thsi week or next.

Master Liam St. Liam
Major Domo to Their Highnesses East

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18 July 2008 @ 07:05 am

Travel Fund auction tomorrow

If you are donating to the East KingdomTravel Fund auction at War Camp in Eisental, I plan to be at the Royal Pavilion around 10 a.m.

You may drop items off then or at the stage area beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The auction will be at 4 p.m. at the stage and will include books, a personally decorated marshal's staff, two commissions from a bard, a commission for illumination, a basket of yarn-y goodness, jewelry and other spiffy items.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Liam

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15 July 2008 @ 08:14 pm

Attending Her Highness At Pennsic

Hi all! Lady Nicola here, the Head Lady-in-Waiting, also known as the royal redheaded stepchild.

Pennsic is in less than two weeks! Let me take a few minutes away from my sewing to ask you all for your help. Her Highness needs you! To follow after her as she speeds around Pennsic at a high pace. Pennsic is two weeks along, and if I have many people take a single shift retaining, no one will get burnt out, and everyone will get to have fun. Being a retainer is also a good way to see the sights and events of pennsic.

My plan for Pennsic is to have attendants for Alethea only during state occasions and other times that she needs them, not 24/7. She is the princess, not the queen, after all, and deserves a vacation too.

That said, I will need retainers for at least a few hours every day starting Saturday, August 2nd.

If you are willing to help in this manner, please provide me with the following information via email (nktoscano@gmail.com):

SCA Name:
Block and Group Name:
Appproximate Arrival at Pennsic:
How many shifts/events would you like to work? (One is fine, 2 or 3 would be wonderful. Please do not feel obligated to do more than that. A shift will generally be 2-3 hours)
Are you willing to process into Opening Ceremonies?
Are you willing to retain during EK Court?
Are you a member of a polling order, and if so, would you be willing to retain during your order meeting. ( This wouldn't require much, sitting up with them and making sure that they have water, food, etc)
Are there any days you can be "on call" if I have a last minute event or cancellation?
Any other info I should know? If you have any mobility issues, need to stay out of the sun, or similar things that would keep me from scheduling you on say, a walkabout of the bog, please let me know.

Finally, please tell me 2 or 3 days/times that would be best for you to retain.

Thanks so much!

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