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(originally posted to principality newsgroup)
Greetings from Robert et Genevieve, Princeps Insulae Draconis,
We write to thank the staff and good people of Flintheath who put on a warm and intimate Yule Ball the mark the turn of this year. As ever we were welcomed with all courtesy, offered only the finest food from this year's harvest, and kept from risk of thirst by the generosity of the brewers of the principality.
On that note:
- we commend the newly formed principality guild of brewers - with our patronage, this guild has demonstrated *tremendous* enthusiasm for their craft from the outset, and began their deliberations on different wines, meads and ales early on Friday evening, continuing, well, for most of the weekend.
I did not realise just how many brewers and mead-makers we had within our region! and we can only see all the sore heads on Saturday morning as a good thing.
- we thank Lady Sorcha, who brought materials and instruction in the art of maskmaking, which was taken up with great pleasure by so many folk. Master Raphe's images show just a handful of the masks begun, and they all showed great imagination and creativity
- we thank the participants in our Parliament: discussion was constructive and the whole process was brief, allowing us to spend more time at play. Mistress Ariel took minutes, which hopefully will be distributed as appropriate.
In our recent visit to Nordmark we observed an excellent practice in court, that we tried out at Yule Ball:
When writs or scrolls are presented to recipients, they are shown in court, but then kept for a display after court, so that all the populace may see them to best advantage. Recipients may then collect their writs at the end of the evening.
This display was well received by the populace at Yule Ball, so we will continue this practice for the duration of our reign.
Looking forward to seeing you at coming events, regards,
Robert and Genevieve
Greetings from Robert et Genevieve, Princeps Insulae Draconis,
We write to thank the staff and good people of Flintheath who put on a warm and intimate Yule Ball the mark the turn of this year. As ever we were welcomed with all courtesy, offered only the finest food from this year's harvest, and kept from risk of thirst by the generosity of the brewers of the principality.
On that note:
- we commend the newly formed principality guild of brewers - with our patronage, this guild has demonstrated *tremendous* enthusiasm for their craft from the outset, and began their deliberations on different wines, meads and ales early on Friday evening, continuing, well, for most of the weekend.
I did not realise just how many brewers and mead-makers we had within our region! and we can only see all the sore heads on Saturday morning as a good thing.
- we thank Lady Sorcha, who brought materials and instruction in the art of maskmaking, which was taken up with great pleasure by so many folk. Master Raphe's images show just a handful of the masks begun, and they all showed great imagination and creativity
- we thank the participants in our Parliament: discussion was constructive and the whole process was brief, allowing us to spend more time at play. Mistress Ariel took minutes, which hopefully will be distributed as appropriate.
In our recent visit to Nordmark we observed an excellent practice in court, that we tried out at Yule Ball:
When writs or scrolls are presented to recipients, they are shown in court, but then kept for a display after court, so that all the populace may see them to best advantage. Recipients may then collect their writs at the end of the evening.
This display was well received by the populace at Yule Ball, so we will continue this practice for the duration of our reign.
Looking forward to seeing you at coming events, regards,
Robert and Genevieve
