Online Sewing – Thurs Jun 4th at 7:30

Online sewing, ironing, cutting, knitting, and/or braiding will be this Thursday June 4th from 7:30 – 10:00. There is no agenda, but the theme is “It ain’t necessarily sew”. Having fabric or fiber fun with friends is fabulous. Later in June there is a class about sewing gores. The details will follow shortly. I am also encouraging anyone who would like to teach a garb, sewing, or some other fabric or fiber class on zoom to contact me: sewing at debatablelands dot org.

Topic: BMDL Online sewing circle
Time: Jun 4, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 921 0230 9710
Password: 205073

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Holy Grail Screening

Salve accolens! Greetings, Barony, from Gwendolyn the Graceful!

Our screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be held on Saturday, June 6th, at 8PM. Many thanks to Ishiyama and Hara for helping to facilitate the screening.

We will use my discord to share the screen and audio. If you wish to participate, you will need to download the desktop version of Discord and log in on an account, and join my server. I will post a link to join within 24 hours of the film.

If you have any questions about the screening, please contact me directly at gwenlygrace @ gmail.com or on Facebook.

Hope to see you there!

Sad Tidings: Xerox

It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Xerox (Zack), the son of Lady Vika Vyborgskaia (our MoL) and step-son of Master Jussi Laplein, passed away unexpectedly yesterday.

Xerox brought Vika and Jussi into the SCA at just 13 years old, as his birthday wish was to camp at Pennsic. As a boy, he was a youth fighter. At Pennsic, he camped with the House of the Blue Rose (Serenity Stone). Xerox a was good-hearted, loving, and caring man, and was an Organ Donor.

We offer our deepest condolences to his mother, Lady Vika, his step-father Master Jussi, and his friends and family.

Lady Vika has asked for time and space to grieve and process, and wishes it known that they have the support of close friends and family.

Due to the pandemic, there will not be a funeral or memorial service at this time. His family hopes to hold a service when they can. Currently, the family requests no flowers or gifts. However, if you would like to make a personal donation (non-SCA) to help cover his unexpected final costs, you can send donations directly to Vika via PayPal (ulvika@yahoo.com), or to her home address. Or send directly to Noll Funeral Home, 333 Third St, Beaver, PA 15009, “In Memory of Zackery Pickens”.

In Caritate,
Baroness Hilda and Baron Brandubh

From the Office of the Seneschal – update – No Martial Activities at this time

Greetings until the Noble Populace of the Debatable Lands from Muirgheal inghean Dubhghaill, Seneschal Debatable.

In these interesting times with our restrictions starting to be lifted in careful measures, I would like to remind you that at this time under the advice of the Kingdom Seneschal and the Local Medical Community, the Debatable Lands is not hosting any martial activities of any kind.

I remind you all that we are doing this to keep each other safe from the pox which currently stretches beyond our borders, and that while we are all anxious to get back to business, we must do so with great care and consideration for the common good. We are beginning our discussions to see how, when it is prudent to do so, we can proceed safely. More information will be forthcoming. If you have questions or concerns, please come to me or seek out any Officer of the DebatableLands with whom you are comfortable speaking.

Be safe, check in on each other, wash your hands, be the neighbor that Lord Frederick would wish you to be!

Yours in service,
Muirgheal

Reminder: Movie Poll

Greetings!

I was going to close the Doodle about the next movie viewing yesterday, but, in highly appropriate Pythonic fashion, the number of the voting has been THREE.

Yes, THREE people have expressed their interest and availability for group-viewing “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

Accordingly, I am going to keep the Doodle open through Memorial Day. Please vote if you are interested in participating!

The doodle link is: https://doodle.com/poll/ii92mc474xgi4tzw

Ever in service,

Gwen

Sewing circle this Thursday, May 21st – 7:30pm

Just a quick reminder that this Thursday in online sewing circle starting at 7:30pm. The theme: It ain’t necessarily sew. Bring your fabric or fiber and come hang out. I’d like to discuss some class ideas, but have no other agenda besides hanging out with fabric or fiber. If you have questions or suggestions for class topics you can email sewing at debatablelands dot org or email Hara Kikumatsu directly. My email is in the dark pages.

This will be held in a kingdom zoom room and here are the details

Topic: BMDL Online sewing circle
Time: May 21, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 963 4101 9256
Password: 663988

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Meeting ID: 963 4101 9256
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Film Club!

Greetings!

A small but dedicated group met this afternoon, persevered through a few technical hiccups, and eventually figured out how to watch “The Princess Bride” – and a fine time was had!

Our runner-up movie was “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and we decided that we want to group-watch that sometime as well. After that, we’ll discuss other things to watch and when and how to watch them.

I’ve created a Doodle here: https://doodle.com/poll/ii92mc474xgi4tzw with a few not-quite random options. If you’re interested in joining the watch party, please go vote for the times that would work for you. The Doodle will be open through this Wednesday, May 20, so that I can announce the time that best suits and post instructions for logging on.

Ever in Service,

Gwen

Movie Viewing – Revised

Greetings!

After a test run, it appears that using the Zoom for this may not work.

I can run the film on my Discord. If you want to view the movie, you will need to download and install Discord on your own computer, and then subscribe to the Discord server.

Steps to configure Discord: 

1. download the app open & log in

2. add Gwen’s server 

3. Adjust sound settings (you may have to click on the mic and then authorize your computer to use the mic and camera and such)

4. Maybe restart the app?

5. if you still can’t hear things, look on the channel and see if there’s a thing to click on that says to authenticate

Gwen’s server: https://discord.gg/4XycuM

Sorry about the additional platform, but you’ll want to be able to see and hear….

Ever in Service,

Gwen

Thurs. May 21 – sewing circle 7:30pm

The next online sewing circle will be Thursday May 21st at 7:30. The theme “It ain’t necessarily sew”. Come hang out with your preferred fabric or fiber. There is no agenda. If someone is interested in a specific topic, I am looking for suggestions. You can email sewing at debatablelands dot org, or send personal email to Hara Kikumatsu. My email address is listed in the dark pages.

This will be held in a kingdom zoom room and here are the details

Topic: BMDL Online sewing circle
Time: May 21, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96341019256?pwd=cVJISEhYa1FTekwzZXpiNk9ScVNEQT09
Meeting ID: 963 4101 9256
Password: 663988

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+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

Meeting ID: 963 4101 9256
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adVBi7gSym

Post-Barony Meeting Movie Viewing

Greetings, all!

I’m happy to announce that after a close race, we have a winning movie choice! The top two were neck and neck. Our runner-up was “Holy Grail,” and the winner is: “The Princess Bride!”

The Baronial Meeting Zoom information:

Meeting Time: May 17, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/94355072507?pwd=TFFiblBORDdKY3ZHaHBUdCtOa3o0UT09

Meeting ID: 943 5507 2507

Password: 162448

Simply stay in the Zoom after the meeting if you want to group-watch the film. We’ll have a quick pause to allow everyone else to exit and get set up to go.

Ever in Service,

Gwen