[Artemisia] regarding youth activities during solstice

Tue Dec 5 23:57:36 CST 2006

 Greetings to the gracious Lady Aurora, and others involved with the youth during Solstice court at Loch Salaan this weekend,

We spoke during Toys for Tots, during which you informed me that there would be children's activities during the court sessions, and other activities of the day.   I am writing to confirm that this is indeed the case, and if so, my lovely lady wife would like to know if there is anything she can provide that might assist, specifically in the way of supplies, goodies and munchies, etc.

We consider this a great service, and would like to, in addition to offering to assist, thank you publicly for the time and effort you spend on behalf of our children, and us.   We also would like to thank our own Lady Bronwyn, of Arrows' Flight, for her work and time.   I kneel before you both, as well as all others who minister to our youth, in humble gratitude.

Padruig McTavish
Allegretza

-----Original Message-----
From: dtavares1 at hotmail.com
To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org
Sent: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: RE: [Artemisia] Toys for Tots Report

Forwarded with permission from the Arrows' Flight list. 

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Other awards that Lord Finlay was too shell-shocked to notice: :-) 
Lord Padruig received his Award of Arms 
Lord Stephan the Other received a Golden Gryphon's Talon 
Lady KyneWynn the Kind received her Golden Scarf (long overdue, IMHO) 
His Lordship Broka Vay received a Golden Sun in Splendor 

Also, not only did Allegretza win the Arts and Sciences competition, 
but she is also the Shire Arts and Sciences Champion. :-) Congrats, 
Allegretza! 

Other memories from the evening--I loved listening to CJ the 
Amnesiac's violin playing and Katherine's tin whistle solo and also 
the awesome "Song for Arrows' Flight" composed and sung by m'lady 
Mariel (sp?). Oh! And the look on Allegretza's face when I called 
her name as the A&S Champion....PRICELESS. The food was superb and I 
think Lady Ash and Jacque simply outdid themselves. A better feast 
couldn't have been hoped for. Lady Bronwyn did a good job of 
child-wrangling, and the Viking Relays were definitely a favorite. 
Thank you all for a very fun event! Lord Finlay and Lady Asa--you did 
us proud. 

--Lady Ellisif 
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Also of note: Many of the (peckish but no longer starving) children of Arrows' Flight received charms for having completed various sections in the Page School. One fine young lad advanced from Cupbearer to Page. I'm sure the Lady Bronwyn will be more able than I to list the names and honors; give her a couple of days to recover. 

The children of SAF also gifted The Crown with a lovely banner of quilt blocks decorated by the youth and constructed by Bronwyn. Her Majesty high-fived all of the presentors and was then nearly smothered in pint-sized hugs. 

Young Lord Aaron the Bear received the Honorable Vicar Morgan his very first Page School charm, the bee for Service. The award was a great surprise to Aaron, but no surprise to the rest of us, given that he's the grandson of the Honorable Lady Bethoc and Lord Broka. Such a quiet, thoughtful young man could not help but be of service unless he was tied to a tree and covered in ants. :) 

Lord John the Rat served as a somewhat dazed herald for His Honor Morgan. Her Miniature Highness Sara Jezebel joined the youth of Arrows' Flight in serving feast with grace and no spillage. 

My personal compliments go to the daughters of Lady Kyne Wynn. Their duet and trio harmonies during feast made me feel as if I were sitting in a cathedral listening to fine madrigals. I do hope they bring their lovely voices to Solstice. 

Aurora de Portugal 
BLS 

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