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| 8th of February 2005 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Aspen Hill, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Low
Ravenspur) |
| A large number of people showed for the February
business meeting. Teresa and I accidentally showed very, very
early and spoke with Melisande and Pooky some. Others soon
trickled and then flooded into the house. The big news of the
evening, was that Rhiryd of Storvik has stolen our penciled-in
date for "Fire in the Shire". It now appears that
the Shire will not host an event this year, despite all the
planning by Chon and the hopes of our archers. We also learned
the how very expensive it is to rent University of Maryland
at Shady Grove classrooms should the shire wish to host a University.
Grainne the New mentioned multiple times her wish to begin
an A&S fabric arts night at her home. Teresa became the
new Deputy Exchequer for Helena. (Chon,
Melisande, Michael, Aelfwynn, Violante, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar,
Grainne [the New] and [Husband], Grainne, Timothy,
Helena, Teresa and me). |
| 27th of January 2005 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at
Chon's) |
| A typical A&S night at Chon's. Everyone painted,
callig'd, and bemoaned the fact that in the near future Chon's
place would not be avaliable for Scribal Night. Teresa and
I are wondering whether our place will be suitable and whether
the kind gentlefolk of the shire are truly deserving of the
leg-punishing enthusiasm of a beagle's joy. (Chon, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa,
and me). |
| 13th of January 2005 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at
Chon's) |
| The usual (small) crowd. Chon worked on his vine-work;
Gwenhwyvar worked on her calligraphy; Tereas and I worked on
our respective painting. Toward the night's end, Chon produced
glasses of blueberry wine, which met with our approval. We
spoke briefly about the upcoming autumn shire event and a suggestion
of the name "Fire in the Shire" was met with some
mirth. (Chon, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa,
and me). |
| 8th of January 2005 |
Stierbach |
Manassas, Virginia |
| Kingdom Twelfth Night (at Foxchase
Manor) |
| This event was very fun. There wasn't much in
the way of fighting (except for a side-sword and katana demonstration)
and no archery, but the A&S displays were good, the royal
court was entertaining, and the feast (prepared by House Longbow)
was great. Gregor showed me how to play cribbage. Edonea won
the Spike contest after much soliciting for macaroni. Miguel
was presented with an Opal for his woodworking skills. Margaret
was presented with an Award of Arms. Their royal majesties,
Janos and Rachel had a scroll ready for every recipient, which
was a nice change. I think we might be persuaded to attend
another Twelfth Night in the future. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar (absent
due to kitchen duties), Ignacio, Miguel and Violante, Mika, Timothy and
[Barbara], Ryryd and
Anna, Edonea, Vittorio,
Gregor and Beatrix, Teresa and me,
and many, many others). |
| 14th of December 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Chon's) |
| Many, many people showed-up and crammed themselves
into Chon's living room to see who would become the next shire
seneschal, as well as who might step-up to various other vacant
offices. Rebekkah officially announced that she would be leaving
for Bright Hills within the month, and so Grainne [the New]
offered to take-over with Chon as her deputy A&S officer.
No-one seemed willing to take the Minister of the List position.
Finally, Melisande offered to take-over for Gyrth (and subsequently
the acting seneschal Istvan) as shire seneschal, providing
it didn't conflict with her other SCA duties. Of other note,
Vittorio introduced himself to the group at this, his first
business meeting. (Chon,
Melisande, Aelfwynn, Violante,
Grainne [the New] and [Husband], Grainne, Helena, Androu, Rebekkah,
Elizabeth (with whom I spoke of things long buried), Istvan
and Elizabetha with [Son], Vittorio, Teresa and me). |
| 12th of December 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A small number of archers braved the cold this
morning to shoot at a cardboard squirrel, rabbit, and a few
Royal Rounds. If not for my bowstring continually smacking
against the sleeve of my coat, I might have shot respectably
(for me), but alas it was not meant to be. Teresa and I left
practice a little early to mitigate the effects of hypothermia.
(Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Timothy, Edonea, Teresa and me). |
| 9th of December 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at
Chon's) |
| Another small turn-out, but at least people turned
out. We arrived a little late. The evening was significant
for me, because for the first time since I started "Scribble
Night" I have begun to paint out of my illustrations.
I wish I could say more than that, but there isn't much to
it at the moment. Gewnhwyvar calig'd some Christmas cards.
Teresa finished a project. (Chon, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa,
and me). |
| 28th of November 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Armoring Workshop (at William
the Younger's) |
| The cold holiday-season afternoon kept people
away from the monthly armoring workshop today. Those that did
show squeezed into William's crowded workspace, admired his
new toys, and busily worked on their various projects. William
spent most of the day helping me fashion an Atlantian thug-strap
for my helmet (which I believe is different than how Miguel
had described the same device). Randulf worked on aluminum
splints for his legs. Edonea worked on a fletching rig, a leather
pouch, and my chin piece. At one point, some of us had to go
to the store to get more supplies. (William
the Younger, Edonea, Randulf,
[Finn], and me). |
| 21st of November 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Many archers turned out this morning for two
or three Royal Rounds. I finally showed a small amount of improvement
in what has become a dismal year, shooting a 52 in the final
round we stayed for. Gregge said he would look over the bow
Miguel handed me at the Newcomers' Meeting last week. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar,
[Heather], Timothy, Edonea,
Miles, [Annie], William
the Younger, [Nancy], Teresa and me). |
| 20th of November 2004 |
Stierbach |
Manassas, Virginia |
| Holiday Faire (at Prince William
County Fairgrounds) |
| Another day at the Barony of Stierbach's Holiday
Faire. Timothy and I arrived early in the morning to
help Earl Mika construct the many archery targets he had planned
for the day's tournament. Before things began, he sat with
me, Timothy, and another marshal-in-training and went over
some of his philosophies for what makes a good and entertaining
tournament. I visited the Shrewwood merchant
and purchased a raven-carved drinking horn before the tournament.
During the tournament, I ran the line for the Marksmen class,
which included Edonea, Alina, and Barre. Teresa and Vittorio
arrived separately and spent the day shopping. Last year's
Holiday Faire had been Vittorio's first event. Today's event
was my first as a registered member of the SCA. At the day's
end Earl Mika signed-off on my marshallate papers. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar,
Ignacio, Miguel and Violante, Mika, Timothy, Ryryd and
Anna, Edonea, Theodore, Vittorio, Teresa and me). |
| 17th of November 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Newcomers' Meeting (at Violante's) |
| A few attended this night's Newcomers' Meeting,
despite the funeral of Gyrth
Oldcastle earlier in the day. Violante explained
some details about the upcoming Twelfth Night, what to expect,
what to wear, what to bring, and how to keep ourselves occupied
during the day. Later, she showed us a dress she was working
on for the event, which was in its fourth incarnation. Miguel
spoke some about Gulf Wars, crossbows, and Atlantia's need
for war practices. At the evening's end Miguel donated his
old bow for use as a loaner bow for Shire archery practices.
(Miguel and Violante, Grainne,
Catilena, Teresa and me). [100] |
| 11th of November 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at
Chon's) |
| A low-turnout meeting for people to work on their
various projects. Teresa did some white-work, Chon worked on
an old scroll that he's had some difficulty completing, I did
some sketches. Not much to report other than we also taste-tested
some recently racked meads that Chon and the Roxbury
Mill Mongolian Academy of Mead have been brewing. (Chon, Teresa,
and me). |
| 5th of November
2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Golden Dolphin Herald Letter (at
home) |
| Received letter this day from the Golden Dolphin
Herald, Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane. The letter explained
that my name and device has been approved by the College of
Heralds of Atlantia and regsitered with the Laurel Office.
My blazon is now officially "Per pale sable and gules,
two ravens respectant argent". My name is now officially Æthelwine
of Ealdgythesleage. |
| 28th of October 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at
Chon's) |
| A low-turnout, low-key, quiet meeting for people
to work on their various projects. Teresa painted some background
onto the old "L" promissory design, proving that
it was possible. Gwenhwyvar worked on her calligraphy. I kept
busy drawing a fantasy character on a large piece of bristol
board. At the end Gwenhwyvar gave Teresa some cheese and cabbage
leftovers from Saturday's event. Soon, I'm going to have to
start working on something for real. (Chon, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa,
and me). |
| 23rd of October 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Damascus, Maryland |
| A Sheep's Tale (at Isaac Walton
League) - Photos Coming |
| It ended-up being a beautiful day for the event.
I can't comment on most of the day's happenings because I spent
the entire day helping Gregge as an Archery Marshal-in-Training.
Teresa spent most of the day helping at Troll. On the archery
ranges we had serveal royal rounds, a walking shoot, a wolf
and sheep shoot with a fox that ran back and forth, a gourd
on a vertical string shoot, and a clout-ish series of moving
shoots. Gwenhwyvar's feast was very good, as was Chon's
mead (as always). At day's end Earl Mika asked me to be a Marshal-in-Training
for Holiday Faire which could complete my training to be an
archery marshal. And what would a Scottish event be without
a cart-riding Groundskeeper Willie?! (Aelfwynn and
Sigurd, William the
Younger with children, Edonea, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Timothy and
[Barbara], Ignacio,
Arinfriðr, Grainne, Helena, Miguel and Violante,
Heather of Lochraven, Mika,
Collum and Brianna, Mark
McGroyne, Ryryd and
Anna, Ullric and Ethelfreda, Dante, Robert, Cian, Vittorio with
[Jenny], Teresa and me,
and other kingdom folk). |
| 22nd of October 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Damascus, Maryland |
| Set-Up for A Sheep's Tale (at
Isaac Walton League) |
| Gathered on a very overcast and chilly evening
to help Miguel and Violante set-up the Spanish
Peacock pavillion and help Gregge and Gwenhwyvar move food
and pots into the kitchen for tomorrow's event. [Jessica]
got a chance to meet Darwin the Beagle. We will meet again
early tomorrow morning for the real set-up. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Helena, Aelfwynn with
Heather of Lochraven, Miguel and Violante, Teresa and me,
and various children). |
| 19th of October 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Sheep's Tale Planning Meeting (at
Aelfwynn's) |
| We gathered at Aelfwynn's and there was much "sheep-making" using
the little, stitched sheep that Aelfwynn, Teresa, and Gwenhwyvar
have been making. There are about 110 sheep all told. Other
than the occassional burnt fingers from the hot glue guns and
my little pipe-cleaner wire sculptures, it was a productive
little meeting. (Aelfwynn, Gwenhwyvar, Mark
McGroyne, Teresa and me). [95] |
| 12th of October 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting / Sheep's Tale
Planning Meeting (at Aelfwynn's) |
| A small group gathered at Aelfwynn's to discuss
Shire business and the upcoming Sheep's Tale event. We talked
about final preparations for the event. Teresa talked about
registration problems since Grainne would be out-of-town until
four days before the event. I produced a cover for the event
handout. Gwenhwyvar mentioned that Gregge has many interesting
archery shoots lined-up. Aelfwynn confirmed that Miguel will
be marshalling the heavy weapons fighting. (Aelfwynn, Gwenhwyvar, Mark
McGroyne, Helena, Rebekkah, Timothy, Teresa and me). |
| 10th of October 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A modest turn-out for a pleasant morning. I shot
terribly with Timothy's loaner arrows until the last round
(which still wasn't too good). I experimented with brace-height
and bow-handling. Teresa shot her best royal round to date.
Cian is sending me a URL for a Canadian merchant that makes
medieval-fletched arrows. Timothy reported that he came in
second on Saturday's Kingdom Crusades competition and that
the Needwood group took 3 out of the top 5 places. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Mark
McGroyne, Timothy,
Cian and nephew [Mark], Teresa and me). |
| 9th of October 2004 |
Midgard |
Glenn Dale, Maryland |
| Marietta Medieval Faire (at Marietta
Mansion) |
| Instead of travelling to the far Northern reaches
of Atlantia, we visited a local non-SCA event with medieval
living history encampments and a demonstration of the Battle
of Hastings. At one camp we were shown medieval arrows
with sewn fletchings, bodkin points, and a 150# D-shape longbow
no-one could string. At another camp we were shown dried fruits
and seeds that vikings might have taken on voyages. At another
camp we inspected a suit of 15th century gothic plate armor.
The day's highlight was an amusing recreation of the Battle
of Hastings with Saxons complaining their shields were smaller
than the Normans' and Harold getting the inevitable arrow in
the eye. (Teresa and me,
and some scattered kingdom folk) |
| 5th of October 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Sheep's Tale Planning Meeting (at
Aelfwynn's) |
| A very small group gathered to talk about preparations
for our upcoming event. Gwenhwyvar discussed the menu and the
possible meaning of the word "Corance".
Teresa talked about reservation logistics since Grainne is
going on vacation. I offered to help Gregge as a Marshal-in-Training
for the event and said I would work on the program illustration
this weekend. (Aelfwynn, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa and me). |
| 2nd of October 2004 |
Storvik |
College Park, Maryland |
| Atlantia University - Fall (at
the Jimenez Building, University of Maryland at College Park) |
| Many gathered today in the foreign languages
building for Atlantia University classes. I took courses: "Target
Archery Marshals Class" with Allen of Wolfhou, impromptu "Theoretical
Beadmaking" with [Grace] (approved after-the-fact by an
Excellency), "Making Target Archery Targets" with
Mika Longbow, "How to be a Group Herald" with Eogan
MacAilpein, and a two hour "Dances for the Beginning Dancer" with
Elize da Nizza. 15 credits to go! (William
the Younger, Edonea, Timothy,
Grifin, [Grace] and [Matthew], Ignacio, Grainne, Mark
McGroyne, Anna, Gregor and
Beatrix, Teresa and me,
and other kingdom folk). |
| 26th of September 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Timothy's loaned arrows proved adequate for the
morning. A fair number of people showed, including a
couple I did not know. Spent a while searching for arrows
behind the "stream butt" without much luck. Despite
sub-par shooting, I did not break or lose any of Timothy's
arrows, yet. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Chon, Timothy,
Gregor, Ullrich, Ignacio, Miles, Teresa and me,
and others). [90] |
| 25th of September 2004 |
Shire
of Sylvan Glen |
Hedgesville, West Virginia |
| Ninth Annual Siege of Glengary (at
Camp Frame 4-H Campground) |
| The Needwood
Forest Company of Archers made their first visit to another
kingdom this day, venturing from the borders of Atlantia
to neighboring Æthelmearc.
A nice morning and sunny afternoon welcomed all who traveled
to the mountain retreat. I took part in the morning's
archery contests, scoring just behind Timothy of Shaftesbury
and somewhat distantly behind Theodore. Teresa stitched
some sheep tokens for our own event. Gregor took part
in the actual siege as a combat archer while William the
Younger joined the fray. After a full day of shooting, shopping
(feast gear box, dress, cloak, and tunic), eating and drinking
Beatrix presented Gregor a birthday cake. (Aelfwynn, Baroness
Johanna and Gauss, Timothy,
Gregor and Beatrix, William
the Younger, Joslin, Teresa and me,
and other kingdom folk). |
| 9th of September 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at
Chon's) |
| And yet more illuminations! Some of us
just showed up to try the "very young" mead from
Monday morning. Tasted like honey to me. Teresa worked on one
of her unfinished illuminations. [Crystal] tried unsuccessfully
to get a poem she'd written to fit on a page. Gwenhwyvar copied
some text to be used on a scroll she was working on. I
didn't do much of anything. (Chon,
Beatrix, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa,
and me). |
| 7th of September 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Sheep's Tale Planning Meeting (at
Aelfwynn's) |
| A very small group gathered for an otherwise
cancelled meeting. We talked briefly about the cover, the site,
and Gwenhwyvar's plans for cooking. (Aelfwynn, Gwenhwyvar, Mark
McGroyne, Teresa,
and me). |
| 6th of September 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Mongolian Academy of Mead (at Chon's) |
| A small group gathered at Chon's
meadery on Labor Day to learn how and help make honey wine! The "class" took
the better part of the morning. We will see how it all
turned-out in two years' time. In attendance were (Chon, Gwenhwyvar,
Eoghan, Nancy, Teresa,
and me). |
| 15th of August 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A warm morning at the range. Almost everyone
is at Pennsic, so not many showed. Chon marshalled well
enough as he only had to contend with Teresa and me. Gregor
showed early on, but left following a bow malfunction. Toward
the morning's end Cian also showed in time for a final Royal
Round. I did not shoot too well, though had fun experimenting
with shooting from one knee. Teresa shot very well, scoring
consistently around 40. (Chon,
Gregor, Cian, Teresa,
and me). [85] |
| 14th of August 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Needwood Forest Company of Archers Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| An unofficial practice convened by a few archers
gathered to shoot before Hurricane Charley stormed-up from
the South and washed us all away. (Chon,
Gregor and Beatrix, Teresa,
and me). |
| 12th of July 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at
Chon's) |
| A small gathering at Chon's. I was
less-than-productive (actually I did nothing at all). Teresa
painted more of her project. Gwenhwyvar stayed for a
small while before leaving and preparing to return to Pennsic. Beatrix
worked on her calligraphy. Chon served mead. A
fine rainy evening. (Chon,
Beatrix, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa,
and me). |
| 8th of August 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A pleasant morning at the range (even if we had
to use the stream-side butt). Cian let me borrow some
arrows (I was down to four) and I promptly mis-fired one high
and long into the evergreens and lodged another into the roof
the target shed. Timothy found it, quite a bit shorter
than when it had been released. For the most part, I shot appallingly
bad this morning. Edonea shot very well (better than
me). (Chon, Timothy, Edonea,
Gregor and Beatrix, Cian, Teresa and me). |
| 1st of August 2004 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at
Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Everyone and their dog (Cassie) showed up for
this practice. It was a nice pre-Pennsic morning. We
split the crowd into two groups. I broke several arrows, leaving
me with four. Will need to repair some the arrows I have
lying about at home. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Edonea, Gregor and
Beatrix, Ryryd and
Anna, Arinfriðr, Chon, Teresa,
and me, and
others too numerous to mention.). |
| 18th of July 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A cool, overcast, and breezy morning. I didn't shoot so well this morning (other than a 23 untimed 20 yd.). Some people were likely still at the Novice Tourney and unable to show. We left after the first Royal Round having other things to do this day, and because Teresa's arm started to hurt again. (Gwenhwyvar, [Cassie] and Gregge, Chon, Timothy, Edonea, Alison, Teresa, and me). |
| 17th of July 2004 |
Storvik |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| Storvik Novice Tourney and War Practice (at Patuxent River Park) - Photos coming |
| Our second Storvik Novice Tourney was a very, very hot and hazy day in the backwaters of the barony. I believe this may have been the first Storvik event with equestrian activities, but we were across the path on the archery field for most of the day. The outgoing Baronial Champion (Failenn) organized the shoot, and Eoghan marshalled it. We used the targets we created weeks ago and I think people liked them. After a day of shooting (and getting sunburnt) a number of us gathered by Ryryd and Anna's tent for some beer. (Aelfwynn and [Kayla], Eoghan and Failenn, Ryryd and Anna, Chon, Edonea, Timothy, Gregor and Beatrix, William the Younger, Teresa and me, and others). |
| 13th of July 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Gyrth and Melisande's) |
| A short meeting where Helena discussed new budgetary guidelines and Violante was volunteered for yet another "hat". Aelfwynn spoke some about the upcoming Roxbury event "A Sheep's Tale" and Grainne showed a small sheep favor which could be given at the event (one of which I bounced off [Nikki]'s head). (Gyrth and Melisande, Aelfwynn, Violante with [Nikki], Gregge, Grainne, Rebekkah, Helena, Timothy, Teresa, and me). |
| 8th of July 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| Another small gathering at Chon's. Catriana was unable to attend. I spent the evening inking a penciled "H" illumination I'd worked on at some point in the past (leading up to the gilding 'class'). Others painted and taste-tested Chon's cordials. Failenn forewent her own projects to answer Edonea and [Crystal]'s questions. (Chon, Edonea, Beatrix, Failenn, Teresa, and me). |
| 30th of May 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| An overcast and cool morning. A mixed bag of shooting today. I started poorly (shooting 0s at 30 and 40 in early Royal Rounds) but had a respectable finish (55). Teresa shot better than me most of the morning. Newcomer Edonea showed (shooting well at 10 and 20) and presented a basket of cheese, fruit, and nuts after the practice. (Gwenhwyvar with [Cassie], William, Timothy, Edonea, Teresa, and me). |
| 15th of May 2004 |
Bright Hills |
Rocks, Maryland |
| Garb Wars: Siege of Orleans (at Rocks State Park, Rocks, Maryland) |
| Our second event this month (and tenth overall) took us day-tripping to Harford County. A very hot day in May. Gwenhwyvar, Aelfwynn and team worked busily at hand-stitching a viking dress (they won the competition). Teresa and I took part in the archery competition. Among the novice archers Teresa came in second! The hanging water bag shoot was fun. (Gwenhwyvar, Aelfwynn, Miguel and Violante with [Jessica], Drugo, Teresa, and me). |
| 13th of April 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| The second of two instructional scribal nights, wherein Failenn continued our gold-leafing lessons. Failenn mixed the glue with some red paint and we set to brush-applying this to our promissories. When that was done we began applying the very thin gold sheets and burnishing with a rounded stone and Glassine. My "B" has many details and so looks rather, rough. Mine also suffers from using (mistakenly) two different tints of gold. When I continue the project, I'll need to re-apply the glue. Everyone else's projects looked very good. (Chon, Failenn, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa, and me). |
| 9th of May 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A sunny morning with a small group. Gwenhwyvar left early. I had one good practice round (22@20 untimed) and the rest of the morning was no good for me. Talked briefly about Storvik beginning their own archery practices near Bowie at some point in the future. That might divide our current archery group significantly. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Aelfwynn, Chon, William, Teresa, and me). |
| 8th of May 2004 |
Dun Carraig |
Waldorf, Maryland |
| Challenge of the Heart |
| Our second "Challenge of the Heart" event! We spent the very sunny day shooting arrows and watching the heavy fighters. I ran out of arrows pretty quickly, so couldn't compete in the archery tournament. It wouldn't have mattered any way with the likes of Reynard about. A very good feast followed in th evening. (Teresa and me, Serena, [Werner], [Julian], [Dave], Galileo and others) |
| 4th of May 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Damascus, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Daffyd's) |
| Drove out into the lovely Roxbury Mill countryside to the large house of Earl Daffyd. The meeting was run by Gyrth Oldcastle and many people attended. Aelfwynn spoke a bit about the Sheep's Tale event this October and the difficulties she'd been having secure a site. It appears our event may be at the Issak Walton center again this year. Met newcomer/lurker Julian for first time. Ate lots of Kittie Cookies. (Chon, Gyrth, Melisande, Failenn, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, [Andrew], [Julian], Daffyd and wife, Helena, Teresa and me, and others). |
| 25th of April 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Another lovely Sunday morning where I'm unable to shoot for $#@&! (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Teresa and me, and others). |
| 18th of April 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A lovely Sunday morning. My shooting is a bit...off, however. (Teresa and me, and others). |
| 22nd of April 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| A very small gathering at Chon's. Used this as an opportunity to finish drawings before the next meeting's gold leafing class. (Chon, Teresa and me). |
| 11th of April 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Another cold and rainy morning. Practice was cancelled and many regrouped at Gregge and Gwenhwyvar's for a birthday BBQ. More Jen-Cookies and ice cream! (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Timothy, Mark McGroyne, [Claire], [Beth], Teresa and me). |
| 8th of April 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| A handful of people gathered at Chon's to work on our pre-gold-leafing scrolls. I spent all evening trying to freehand a letter "B" while others inked and painted. In two more meetings we will begin gold-leafing. There were fewer people present than at the last meeting. Failenn informed me that the Web Minister position was given to a new volunteer at the Business Meeting we missed on Tuesday. (Chon, Failenn, Gwenhwyvar, Teresa and me). |
| 25th of March 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| A good turn-out of people for the first of two instructional scribal nights, wherein Failenn teaches gold-leafing. In this first meeting people looked through many books to find a piece of illumination they would like to leaf. I did not get much done as the book I wanted to use was being used by someone else! (Chon, Failenn, Gwenhwyvar, Helena, Teresa and me). |
| 14th of March 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A cold and windy morning at the range was "enjoyed" by the largest turn-out I have ever seen; about twenty-two archers divided into two groups. I continued my poor showing for this year while Teresa her best Royal Round to date. At the morning's end Siegfried handed out archery medallions to those shirefolk without Barony ties, i.e. Mark McGroyne, Teresa, me and others. Attendance may have swelled due to Gregge and Gwenhwyvar's BBQ afterward. I think ate too many of Jen-Cookies. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Ryryd and Anna, Timothy, Mark McGroyne, [Nancy], Margaret, William and [Rachel], Failenn and Eoghan and sons, Aelfwynn, Siegfried (of Crossbows by Siegfried), Collum, Teresa and me and several others). |
| 11th of March 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| Good attendance. Gwenhwyvar and Marlin worked on calligraphy while Failenn, Teresa and Chon painted. I spent the evening browsing through books on illumination. Chon gave us some mead! that he's been making for the last two years. Can't wait to try that! Late in the evening the idea was put forward to learn gold-leafing. Failenn offered to show people how it's done and considered posting the idea to the Roxbury Mill mailing list with the caveat that those interested should come and make a poster first. Finally, I made a fancy "H" from one of Failenn's books and called it an evening. (all listed). |
| 7th of March 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| We came, we shot, we left (poorly). Some mornings I would prefer scores not be kept. At least Timothy did well. Many people showed but Gregge and Gwenhwyvar were elsewhere. (Ignacio, Ryryd, Chon, [Christian], William and [Jennifer] and [Rachel], Timothy, Teresa and me, and others). |
| 29th of February 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| The second nice Sunday of the year (see January 4th) and it being Leap Day didn't help my shooting at all! I was terrible! So many people showed that we had to divide the group into two different targets. I didn't lose any points this Sunday but realized that many of my arrows need straightening. Still need to practice long-distance shooting as well. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Ryryd and Anna, Ignacio, Timothy, Mark McGroyne, [Nancy], William and daughters, Gauss and [Graham], Teresa and me). |
| 24th of February 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Period Night (at Violante & Miguel's) |
| A small in-garb potluck gathering at Violante & Miguel's home. The idea is to socialize without stepping out of period conversation. Thankfully, no efforts were made at horrible accents. Regardless, most of us failed miserably with references to web sites, movies and rock bands. The night consisted of gossip and a brief discussion regarding events where others weren't interested in period conversation and how to deal with that. All-in-all a good evening, but we endeavor to do better next time. (Miguel and Violante with [Jessica], Grainne, Teresa and me.) |
| 22nd of February 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| This morning was cold, muddy and geese-fouled. Between cold hands, slapping the bowstring against my jacket sleeve, and little or no practice of late, the day was pretty much a bust. In two Royal Rounds, I was unable to get out of the low 40s. Newcomer Timothy did very well and [Marlin] is showing great improvement with his luminescent orange painted arrows. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Ryryd, Timothy, Mark McGroyne, and me). |
| 18th of February 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Newcomers' Meeting (at Violante's) |
| Group met at Violante's to discuss personas. Conversation ranged widely. Teresa is showing interest in a Spanish persona that will allow her to use her real name in period. Briefly discussed working on the Spanish Peacock web site. (Miguel and Violante with [Jessica], Timothy, [Christian], Mark McGroyne, Teresa and me.) |
| 11th of February 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| A more modest gathering than the last meeting. I began penciling the "S" dragon-letter drawing, which also happens to be the one I started originally, but I soon lost my direction and sat dumbly for a while. Played a while with [Buster] the cat. Teresa did some finishing painting on a King's Award of Excellence promissory. Failenn worked on her Greyhound Christmas painting. Gwenhwyvar practiced her calligraphy. Chon worked more on his four ladies scroll. Much tea and hot chocolate were consumed. (all listed). |
| 31st of January 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Golden Dolphin Herald Letter (at home) |
| Received letter this day from the Golden Dolphin Herald, Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane. The letter explained that my submission of name and device was being forwarded to the College of Arms for registration and was included on the Golden Dolphin's Letter of Intent. Ruling on these submissions are to be made in May. My blazon submitted to Laurel was "Per pale sable and gules, two ravens respectant argent". My submitted name was modified from Æþelwine of Aldgythleah to the more proper Old English approximation of Æþelwine of Ealdgythesleage. Details of the January 2004 submission are included here. |
| 24th of January 2004 |
Stierbach |
Manassas, Virginia |
| Stierbach Baronial Investiture (at Prince William County Fairgrounds) |
| The investiture of Baron Colum and Baroness Briana was a full-day affair. Following the step-down of Mika and Ursula, I became involved in Lady Honora's Assassins' Tournament and was able to kill two others (including Eoghan and a child) I was killed in turn by Ivan on my way to dispatch Nigel. (Ivan killed me while I was speaking with Lady Catriona). There was a huge turn-out for both rapier and heavy weapon fighting. There was also archery, but I did not go out to see it as it was bitterly cold outside. During Court, we witnessed the formation of the Canton of Avannaniar. At feast we sat with Eoghan and Failenn (and children), Willow, Ignacio and Malyn. (also attending were Pedro, Vlad, Miguel, Ragnar and Kyneburh, Mika and Ursula, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Aelfwynn and Sigurd with Kayla, and others). |
| 22nd of January 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal and A&S Night (at Chon's) |
| Many showed. While most worked on illuminations and calligraphy, Aelfwynn discussed how to use local library sources, including Library of Congress indexing. Most importantly, we learned about the Big Red Books. I finished inking my first illumination and Failenn snatched it up to scan. (Chon, Failenn, Aelfwynn, Gwenhwyvar, Helena, Rebekkah, Mark McGroyne, Teresa and me). |
| 6th of January 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Aspen Hill Library) |
| Very cold night. Introductions were made around the table (many people showed for reason). Gyrth spent time talking about mustering interest in A&S activities. It was decided that A&S and Scribal nights might become one-in-the-same on some evenings. After officer reports, Aelfwynn spoke at length on preparations for the Shire's autumn Scottish event. Failenn spoke with me about helping with the Shire web site. (Gyrth and Melisande, Failenn, Aelfwynn and Kayla, Miguel and Violante with [Jessica], Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Grainne, Rebekkah, Helena, Timothy, Mark McGroyne, Teresa and me, some transplants from An Tir and others). |
| 4th of January 2004 |
Roxbury Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice (at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| An unseasonally warm and sunny (but muddy) morning. [Tere] stayed home. I shot my best Royal Round to date with a 72 (including a 27 untimed round at 20 yards!). Everything else I shot was pathetic. The regular cast of suspects showed. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, William the Younger with [Jennifer] and [Rachel], Margaret, Chon and me). |
| 3rd of January 2004 |
Storvik |
College Park, Maryland |
| Storvik Yule Revel (at St. Andrews Episcopal Church) |
| A low-key event within the stone church. Attended a class on Anglo-Saxon poetry by Telen the Well-Prepared. Teresa made a wondeful wooden spoon. [Brian] spent many hours talking with Baroness Johanna about tunics and stuff. [Kyle] worked on a small leather pouch. This was the second event for [Brian] and [Kyle]. Ryryd and Margaret received archeyr medallions. William the Younger became the Barony Knight Marshal with Finn becoming Warlord. During feast we talked at length with Grainne, Rachel and Lady Catriona (also attending were Pedro, Anna, [Sarah] and others). |
| 28th of December 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Another cold morning for archery practice. Despite
a month without practice, I scored a respectable (for me) 63
pts. on my first Royal Round of the morning; securing my Bowman
status for a few more months. [Rachel] enjoyed fetching arrows
from the shed roof. Brief consideration was given to the idea
of an Order of the Porcupine, to award arrow-catchers. (Ryryd,
Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, William the Younger with [Jennifer] and
[Rachel], Margaret, Timothy, Teresa, and me). |
| 14th of December 2003 |
Storvik |
Takoma Park, DC |
| Barony of Storvik Business Meeting
(at Gauss and Brenna's) |
| A well-attended and long meeting. Baroness
Johanna left early. I attended the meeting, to meet with
Pedro regarding my SCA name resubmission. My initial submission
and check had been lost at some point following it being sent
to Gorm of Berra (in July). Despite being in a foreign
land, there were many familiar faces. Talked with Pedro
briefly about Deputy Herald duties. (Johanna, Gauss, Brenna,
Arbogast, Serena, Ysabel, Tirzah, Ryryd and Anna de Brabant,
William the Younger, Pedro and me). |
| 11th of December 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal Night (at
Chon's) |
| A smallish turn-out. I finally finished the penciling
of my first scroll illumination. Next "scribal night"
I will have to start inking so that Failenn can make a master
line copy of the piece. Teresa worked more on a promissory
note. (Chon, Teresa and me). |
| 2nd of December 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Twinbrook
Library) |
| A low-key meeting headed by acting-seneschal Gyrth.
After a quick round-the-table of introductions, Aelfwynn
spoke at length about an upcoming Scottish event she hopes to
autocrat in October 2004 (hopefully entitled "A Sheep's
Tale"?). This was Timothy's first meeting. I
offered to help Failenn with some of her web duties. (Gyrth
and Melisande, Failenn, Aelfwynn and Kayla, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar,
Grainne, Rebekkah, Helena, Timothy, Teresa and me). |
| 30th of November 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A cold morning for archery practice. If
this continues it will soon be too cold to continue Sunday practices
until the Spring. I shot well (for me) for the first two
Royal Rounds (57 and 59) with a 29 pt. timed round that made
me feel better about the day in general. Teresa shot
her best Royal Round ever. (Ryryd, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Teresa
and me). |
| 23rd of November 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A moderately good morning (great weather) at archery
practice. Gregge and Gwenhwyvar were unable to stick-around.
The highlight of the morning was Ryryd shooting an 86
royal round (a personal best for him). (Margaret, Ryryd, Mark McGroyne,
Teresa and me). |
| 22nd of November 2003 |
Stierbach |
Manassas, Virginia |
| Holiday Faire (at Prince William
County Fairgrounds) |
| Spent the day at the Barony of Stierbach's Holiday
Faire. Saw many merchants and met the people at Red
Falcon Armouries. Watched the heavy weapons fighting.
Failenn entered [Murphy] and [Bailey] for hounds coursing.
Purchased a heavy penannular brooch, Teresa bought some
trim. This was the first event for [Brian] and [Kyle].
(Eoghan, Failenn, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Ignacio <autocrat>,
Miguel and Violante, Mika, Ragnarr, [Brian], [Kyle], Teresa
and me). |
| 23th of October 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal Night (at
Chon's) |
| Worked briefly on my illumination but decided
I should get my own pencils and eraser before continuing so
sat back and bothered everyone else at the table instead of
working. Teresa started a new promissory note. (Chon,
Gwenhwyvar, Teresa and me). |
| 19th of October 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A nice fall morning at the range. I did
not shoot so well, but Teresa went up a rank. [Kyle] and [Brian]
stopped by to see what practice was about and [Brian] shot a
Royal Round with my bow, but his score wasn't counted since
he will be an East Kingdomer. (Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Ignacio,
Nikolai, Teresa and me, [Brian] and [Kyle]). |
| 25th of September 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal Night (at
Chon's) |
| Worked on my illumination penciling a little more.
Teresa did some finishing work painting her promissory.
(Chon, Failenn, Grainne, Teresa and me). |
| 24th of September 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Fight Practice
(at Stedwick Elementary School) |
| A nice evening, but it's getting dark even quicker.
I got there after Istvan so had second pickings of the
loaner armor, which is fine. I got to fight with Istvan a bit
and then with Miguel for a bit more. Following practice we talked
with Dafyd a bit about alternate techniques. (William, Miguel and Violante, Istvan, Dafyd, Mieszco and me). |
| 21th of September 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A pleasant morning with a small turn-out. I
didn't shoot terribly well but Teresa shot another 40 and
is one away from going up a rank. We tried some 30
and 40 yard timed rounds while Gregge did an ICAC. (Gregge and
Gwenhwyvar, Ryryd, Teresa and me, and another). |
| 14th of September 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A drizzly morning for an archery practice but a
good turn-out just the same. After three pairs of practice
rounds I shot my best "timed round" ever, shooting
29 pts. with eight arrows (all blue or better). That 65
pt. round moved me from Marksman to Bowman! The following
Royal Round, I returned to more expected shooting levels. (Eoghan and Failenn, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Margaret, Teresa and me). |
| 11th of September 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Scribal Night (at
Chon's) |
| We went to our first re-scheduled Scribal Night
bearing wine. Everyone sat around the dining room table working
on their separate projects. I continued work on [Tere]'s illumination
while she worked on a Promissory. (Chon, Failenn, Gwenhwyvar,
Teresa and me). |
| 10th of September 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Fight Practice
(at Stedwick Elementary School) |
| A nice evening, but it's getting dark quickly
these days . By the time I got the practice field I had
time to struggle into the armor and fight for a time with Miguel.
Miguel showed me how to some combinations. Soon it was dark
and time to go home. Four showed for the shire's first rapier
practice. (William, Miguel, Roland, Ruaidhri, Tascious, me and other shirefolk). |
| 5th-7th of September 2003 |
Ponte
Alto and Stierbach |
Middleburg, Virginia |
| Atlantia Fall Coronation of Ragnarr and
Kyneburh (at Camp
Highroad *music alert*) - Photos |
| We arrived after dark on Friday evening, after
watching a log get jammed under the boat at White's Ferry. After
unloading the jeep and setting-up our lodge room, we sat around
the feast hall for a while before turning in. Saturday morning
we attended the last court of Logan and Isabel followed by the
crowning of Ragnarr and Kyneburh. Following court we ate lunch
and spent the rest of the day at Ignacio's archery tournament
which included swinging dragons, advancing man and other novelty
shoots. Following evening court we partook of a wonderful above-the-salt
feast prepared by House Longbow which included salmon, game
hens with helmets and lances, pork and venison. That same night
we sat around the Bardic Circle and listened to Ruaidhri and
others tell stories and sing. We left Sunday morning. All-in-all,
Roxbury Mill was well represented. (Darius Aurelius Serpentius
of the East Kingdom, Lord Ii Saburou Katsumoru, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar,
Eoghan and Failenn, Istvan and Elisabetha, Collum, Chon, Theodora,
Miguel, Teresa and me, and many Kingdom folk). |
| 2nd of September 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Aspen Hill
Library) |
| A well-attended meeting saw the signing over of
Seneschal duties from Istvan to Gyrth. Several unfamiliar
faces circled the table including both newcomers and shirefolk
I did not know. Failenn brought paper and pencil and many
of us tried our hands at illuminations for promissories. (Gyrth,
Melisande, Helena, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Failenn, Chon, Aelfwynn,
Rebekkah, [Ema], Giovanna, Teresa and me). |
| 31st of August 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A beautiful cool morning for archery practice.
Moderate turn-out. I learned about bracing distance
and shot much better after the 'lesson'. Teresa shot
her first 40+ Royal Round. (Eoghan and Failenn, Gregge, Margaret,
Ryryd, Teresa and me). |
| 24th of August 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Archery Practice resumes with everyone returned
from Pennsic. Big turn-out including newcomer [Nancy]
who we met at the Novice tourney. I did very average today
and came no-where close to boosting myself to the next rank.
(Eoghan and Failenn, Gregge, Chon, Margaret, [Nancy], Ryryd, [Mike],
Teresa and me). |
| 19th of August 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Germantown, Maryland |
| Brewers' Guild Workshop (at Istvan's) |
| Meeting at Istvan's house to make beer! Not
many people showed. Istvan began a brown ale from a kit, showing
us all the necessary steps. (Istvan and [Melissa],
Teresa and me) |
| 16th of August 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Germantown, Maryland |
| Pennsic Pity Party (at Istvan's) |
| Istvan held a party for all those shirefolk unable
to make it to Pennsic this year. A good number of people showed
to help themselves to the keg of stout, [Robert]'s meads, chocolate,
steak and chicken kabobs, and many appetizers. Word from Pennsic
was that they were enduring two weeks of alternating high heat
and heavy rains. (Istvan, [Amy], [Damian] and [Melissa], [Bill],
[Robert], [Renee], [Heather] and [Sarah], Miguel and Violante with
[Jessica], [Kitten], Aethelwulf, Teresa and me and other shirefolk). |
| 20th of July 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| An abysmally bad day at archery practice. I
need to work on my 40 yard shooting. Gregge gave me some ideas
on things to work on. (Failenn, Gregge and Gwenhwyvar, Chon, Teresa and me). |
| 19th of July 2003 |
Storvik |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| Storvik Novice Tourney and War Practice
(at Patuxent River Park) |
| After helping with the hounds coursing and speaking
with Pedro de Alcazar we began Eoghan's archery competition.
Teresa began with a great Royal Round. I did not. This
was followed by novelty shoots, the scores of which were combined.
At day's end, Baroness Johanna von Sudeborn awarded me a hide
of red leather for winning the archery competition (38pts).
The scores were close: Margaret (37pts), [Nancy] (34pts),
Teresa (31pts). (Eoghan and Failenn, Margaret, Mika, Teresa and me, Pedro, Yaakov, Aelfwynn, Grainne, Roland, William, Tascious
and other folk). |
| 13th of July 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| I arrived a little late. Pleasant morning. Smallish
turn out. First practice with my new bow. Lost five arrow
tips in the target but Gregge says he can fix them before the
novice tourney. Scored my first 40. Two more of those and I'll
be a Marksman! (Gregge, Margaret, Chon, Teresa and me). |
| 6th of July 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Another hot and sunny, humid morning for Royal
Rounds. Another big turn out. Failenn let me use
her bow the entire morning which helped my averages tremendously.
Gwenhwyvar said my bow should be here any day now! I
got to use my new "Arrows by Gregge", which were very
nice. My high score (I believe) is now 32. (Gwenhwyvar
, [Cassie] and Gregge, Eoghan, Failenn, Margaret, Ryryd and
family, Chon, Teresa and me). |
| 1st of July 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Aspen Hill
Library) |
| The first "First Tuesday" meeting was
run briefly by Helena. Most who gathered sat around
and painted illuminated Promissories. I sat with Eoghan
and watched (and tried to learn) as he made a new string for
my crossbow. (Helena, Gwenhwyvar
and Gregge, Eoghan
and Failenn, Chon,
Aelfwynn, Yaakov, Teresa
and me). |
| 29th of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| A hot, sunny and humid morning for Royal Rounds.
We started on a beginner target (I do much better at 10
yards!). Overall, a big turn out. Failenn let me
use her bow (35# Hunter) for the last few rounds, a kindness
which much improved my accuracy. Soon I will have my own
bow, and then I will have no more excuses. My high score
is now 19. (Gregge
and Gwenhwyvar with
[Cassie], Eoghan and Failenn, Margaret, Ryryd, Chon,
Teresa and me). |
| 25th of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Fight Practice
(at Stedwick Elementary School) |
| Today it was 96°F in the shade. I dragged
myself to practice expecting others to give-up on it this evening,
but everyone suited-up to play. Let's not let a little
Heat Stroke get in the way of a good time!! Aelfwynn and child
even showed as spectators. William the Younger helped
me quite a bit but all-in-all no-one accomplished much.
(William the Younger, Miguel, Roland, Henry, Tascious, me, and Aelfwynn). |
| 22nd of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Rolled out of bed and went to another archery
practice. Teresa and I did some practice Royal Rounds.
I did decently in the beginning but as soon as Chon started
taking points my arrows became defective. Teresa of course
began shooting her best to date. (Gwenhwyvar and [Cassie], Chon,
Teresa and me, and Margaret). |
| 18th of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Fight Practice
(at Stedwick Elementary School) |
| The fourth practice went well. I received
instruction from Roland, Mieszco, Miguel and William the Younger.
The evening ended with a melee. The frustration
to fun ratio is starting to change for the better; things should
get better once I have a helmet and shield that fit me. (Roland,
Mieszco, Miguel, me,
William the Younger, and Prince Ragnarr). |
| 17th of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Germantown, Maryland |
| Brewers' Guild Workshop (at Istvan's) |
| Meeting at Istvan's house to discuss beermaking!
Istvan arrived late from a busy day at work and we didn't
have time to start the first batch of beer. Instead, Istvan
spent 30 minutes or so discussing the principles of beermaking.
(Istvan, Teresa and me, [Amy], Helena and [Bill]) |
| 15th of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Derwood, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Archery Practice
(at Needwood Lake, Rock Creek Regional Park) |
| Teresa dragged me to the Archery practice early
Sunday morning. Gregg the Archer spent a good deal of time instructing
us with a practice bow at short range and later letting us take
a few shots with a crossbow. Good fun was had and Teresa has
two arm bruises to show for it. (Gregge
and Gwenhwyvar, Teresa
and me, Chon,
and others) |
| 11th of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Fight Practice
(at Stedwick Elementary School) |
| The third Roxbury Mill Fight Practice (hey, two
out of three isn't so bad!) ended-up being for the benefit of
the shire's newest fighters: me and Istvan. I received
instruction from Mieszco and Miguel while Istvan practiced with
William the Younger. Not many showed due to impending
thunderstorms, which we narrowly escaped. Miguel loaned me some
torso armor and a sword for sorely needed practice. (Mieszco,
Miguel, me,
Istvan, and William the Younger) |
| 10th of June 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Aspen Hill
Library) |
| Group to discuss upcoming A&S events and the
next year's calendar. It is was decided to follow-up each business
meeting with an A&S activity. Istvan chaired the well-attended
meeting. Following the meeting there was dancing practice, which
we dodged. (Miguel and Violante, [Jessica], Teresa and me, Helena,
Aelfwynn, Failenn, Gwenhwyvar, Gyrth and Melisande, and shirefolk) |
| 8th of June 2003 |
Lochmere |
Gambrills, Maryland |
| Atlantia University - Spring
(at Arundel High School) |
| A very, very rainy day. I took courses: "Making
Mosaics" with Caitlin Cheannlaidir, "Scribal Ideas
and Inspirations" with Mor Fhionn, "Waterbearing for
Everyone" with Cicilia Tironi, "Basic Mead" with
Lady Daria of Atlantia, "Welcome to the SCA" with
Maire inghean Dhunchain mhic Oisdealbhaigh and "What Makes
Good Armor Good?" with Peter of the Golden Isles. 20
credits to go! (Ruaidhri, Eoghan and Failenn, Teresa
and me, Violante,
Roland, shirefolk and others) |
| 14th of May 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Roxbury Mill Fight Practice
(at Stedwick Elementary School) |
| The first Roxbury Mill Fight Practice was held
today! Given basic instructions by Miguel. Taught hard lessons
by Dafydd. Taught more gentle lessons by Vlad (the Patient).
Must now work on getting my own gear, gear that fits. (Miguel,
Dafydd, Ivan, Vlad, Ruaidhri, Prince Ragnarr, Istvan, Teresa and me, Violante with [Jessica], and latecomers) |
| 26th of April 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Damascus, Maryland |
| Vikings' Tale (at Isaac Walton
League) - Photos Coming |
| The big event! Rained all night and early morning,
leaving everything muddy and wet. Arrived in late morning. Frequented
the 'Spanish Peacock'. Watched archery, heavy weapons
and hounds coursing. Debut of Failenn's Plunk-a-Monk!
Wonderful feast and mead provided by Melisande. (Shirefolk,
Ysar and others) |
| 25th of April 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Damascus, Maryland |
| Set-Up for Vikings' Tale (at
Isaac Walton League) - Photos Coming |
| Met at Vikings' Tale site to set-up Tavern and
List tents. (Gwenhwyvar, Eoghan and Failenn, Teresa and me,
Helena and shirefolk) |
| 22nd of April 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Planning Meeting (at Gwenhwyvar's) |
| Met to finalize preparations for the Vikings'
Tale event. Aelfwynn produces yards of card weaving as
Feast tokens that must be cut into bookmarks. (Gwenhwyvar, Gregg,
Gyrth, Melisande, Teresa and me, Failenn, Aelfwynn, Helena,
Violante with [Jessica], and shirefolk) |
| 20th of April 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Germantown, Maryland |
| Sunday Workshop (at Istvan's) |
| We purchased canvas and dowels for banquet hall
banners. Istvan projected viking designs on the wall, which
he and Gwenhwyvar traced onto canvas. I touched-up the tracings
with a marker. Snorri arrived later with [Robert] and worked
on his runestone. (Istvan, me, Gwenhwyvar, Snorri, [Robert]) |
| 15th of April 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Planning Meeting (at Gwenhwyvar's) |
| Attended penultimate planning meeting for Vikings'
Tale. Didn't contribute as much as I'd like to. (Gwenhwyvar,
Gregg, Teresa and me, Failenn, Istvan, Aelfwynn, Helena, Melisande,
Gyrth, Miguel and Violante with [Jessica], and shirefolk) |
| 13th of April 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Sunday Mini-Workshop (at Robert's)
- Photos |
| Met with Snorri and [Robert] to make brass belt
buckles for the Vikings' Tale event. Snorri made me a buckle
and the beginning of a strap-end. [Robert] made his own buckle
and later talked about card weaving. ([Robert], me, Snorri) |
| 12th of April 2003 |
Dun Carraig
|
Lothian, Maryland |
| Challenge of the Heart (at St.
James' Church) - Photos |
| First Event! Full day event. Loitered about the
blood-sucking-merchant-scum "Spanish Peacock" tent
most of the day. Watched fighting and archery. Attended Violante's
class on Middle Eastern dancing garb. Feasted! (Teresa and me,
Miguel and Violante, [Jessica], [Chelsea] were the only Roxbury
representatives; Met Iskin, Galileo and others) |
| 8th of April 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Shire Business Meeting (at Aspen Hill
Library) |
| Group met in basement of Aspen Hill Library to
discuss upcoming Vikings' Tale event, volunteer activites and
preparations. Violante chaired meeting in Istvan's absence.
Plunk-a-Monk is born (thanks Failenn!). (Miguel and Violante, [Jessica],
Teresa and me, Helena, Aelfwynn, Failenn, [Wayne], Gwenhwyvar,
Melisande, Gyrth and shirefolk) |
| 30th of March 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Viking Garb Workshop (at Aelfwynn's) |
| Group met at Aelfwynn's to work on their Vikings'
Tale garb and to eat a tasty lunch. (Aelfwynn, Teresa and me,
Failenn, Miguel and Violante, and others) |
| 23rd of March 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Germantown, Maryland |
| Planning Meeting (at Istvan's) |
| Group met at Istvan's to discuss preparations
for Vikings' Tale. Snorri explained quest proposal. Istvan talked
about decorations and making hall shields. (Istvan, Gwenhwyvar,
Snorri, me and others) |
| 19th of March 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Newcomers' Meeting (at Violante's) |
| Group met at Violante's to discuss the upcoming
event and discuss opportunities to volunteer. (Miguel and Violante, [Jessica], Teresa and me, [Matt], [Autumn], [Willie], [Bill]) |
| 16th of March 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Rockville, Maryland |
| Textile Purchase & Garb Workshop
(at Robert's) |
| Group met at G-Street Fabrics in Rockville to
buy linens for Vikings' Tale and then congregated at Robert's
to discuss viking garb and admire Robert's looms. (Snorri, Istvan,
[Robert], Miguel and Violante with [Jessica], others) |
| 15th of January 2003 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Newcomers' Meeting (at Violante's) |
| Group met at Violante's to discuss garb. Aelfwynn
discussed garb while Miguel showed others some fighting gear.
(Miguel and Violante, [Jessica], Aelfwynn, Teresa and me, and others) |
| 19th of September 2002 |
Roxbury
Mill |
Germantown, Maryland |
| Newcomers' Meeting (at Istvan's) |
| Group met at Istvan's for an introduction to things
SCA. (Istvan, Miguel and Violante with [Jessica], me, [Steve], [Robert],
Grainne, and others) |
| Circa 1986-1988 |
Markland |
College Park, Maryland |
| Markland Medieval Mercenary Militia
(at University of Maryland, College Park) |
| Membership in Markland consisted of frequenting
the Student Union office between classes, evening fyrdmoots
and building butted-chainmail using two pliers, a pair of snippers
and endless rolls of 12-gauge wire (which I still have because
the hauberk was never finished). During this "before
time" I was given the name Aylwin, which is a form of Adeluin,
which is a form of Æþelwine (see above).
The name was picked at random from a box lid of cardboard
tiles for a Battle of Hastings strategy wargame. |
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