[Artemisia] Coronation Schedule

[LadyPDC at aol.com]

Maybe we should all take our cue from the Loch Salann Musicians  Guild.  They 
show up to an event and set up their area with whomever is  there at the 
time.  They all bring "stuff" for the snacking table and share  what they have 
with each other and with others who wander by.  They play,  almost nonstop, 
whatever music strikes their fancy, sharing their talents with  others and 
providing a wonderful backdrop for themselves and others.  Who  is there, who is 
playing, what they are playing, matters very little to  them.  They simply share 
with each other and with others at large.   Likewise, schedules matter little to 
them.  If those in charge want them to  play for court, they play for court.  
If those in charge want them in a  specific place at a specific time, they 
pick up their stuff and move there,  usually with no comment.  If someone wants 
a specific song to dance to,  they dig through the music they have tugged 
along with them and/or valiantly  attempt to produce it from hummed memories.  And 
through it all, they enjoy  what they are doing and where they are doing it, 
mostly because they are doing  what they love with others who feel the same 
way.  Sometimes they invite  those of us less musically inclined to share their 
hospitality and camaraderie  and those so invited find a lovely blessing in 
simply enjoying the  company.  Schedules matter little to them, sharing the 
music that makes the  event more enjoyable matters much more.  Who is playing and 
what they are  playing will change throughout the day, yet who they are and 
what they are doing  changes little if any.  
 
Yes, schedules might be nice, at least some loose notion.   But, I suspect 
that a tight schedule would make the event more of  a chore for the musicians 
instead of the joy that all can see it is for  them.  
 
So, lets see if we can't emulate the musicians and enjoy the event  no matter 
what is happening when.   

Lady Constance de la Rose
Barony of Loch Salann
Kingdom of  Artemisia