I do not anticipate being back from Blackstone Raids in time to run practice, therefore I am canceling this week. See you all on Sunday 5/5.
Guillaume
Month: April 2024
Archery Practice Sunday, 4/28
Hi all, from Niall!
Archery practice will occur Sunday as originally scheduled, with Godzimir marshaling. (There was some uncertainty at the end of last week’s practice whether we would have practice or cancel.)
Please e-mail archerymarshal@debatablelands.org if you need loaner gear.
Gate Work Sunday
Turlough, Brandubh, and Ishiyama got a bunch of work done on the gate project last Sunday, but there is still plenty more to do. If we get enough of it done, we might be able to try first assembly and make sure this thing stands up! Towards that end, let’s meet at the Sunday practice (Washington Boulevard site unless it’s raining) again (April 28) and put in a few more hours. Ishiyama can’t bring the lumber until after lunchtime, so there is plenty of time in the morning for other stuff.
I know that some of you will still be at Blackstone Raids, and some of you are not able to help with woodworking, but there will be a least a few more work sessions (including probably at War Practice), and a few different kinds of work to do (including general finishing and painted lettering) so don’t worry about missing out.
All Grain Brewing Day at Tofi’s! 4/27/2024 – 1 pm start
Good Brewers and Debatable Lander all;
This Saturday!!!! If you cant make Blackstone Raids…. you can make beer! We are going to be working on a English Ale with a gluten reduction agent (its in the parts per billion and did not kill any of our GF friends last time but… we cant call it Gluten-Free in the US… but we could in the UK.)
We are planning to start at 1 pm and the brew kickoff will be around 2 pm. Please bring a dish to go with a grilling day or bring some meat for the grill.
The Hosts for our day are Master Tofi Kerthjalfadsson and Countess Genevieve du Vent Argent.
Address and contact are in the dark pages. Please reach out to Muirgheal or Tofi for the address.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Muirgheal
muirgheall at gmail dot com or you can reach me on facebook or discord
Tofi
paul dot placeway at gmail dot com
Loaner Archery Gear this Sunday!
As a P.S. to the previous post about archery and thrown weapons practices continuing as normal tomorrow, Godzimir the Golden will be bringing the entire stockpile of loaner bows for folks to peruse, borrow, and/or purchase for a nominal fee.
4/21 Armored and Fencing practices cancelled for Region 2 Muster
Sunday Armored and Fencing practices will be cancelled on April 21st so we can all attend the Region 2 Muster (https://aethelmearc.org/event/region-2-muster) being held in Mercer PA, about 1 hour north of Pittsburgh. Archery and Thrown Weapons will be held as-usual at the Highland Park site, weather-permitting.
Gate work Sunday
For those of you who don’t follow the minutes of the business meetings, the Woodworking Guild has been granted some funds to build a new entrance gate for the Baronial encampment at Pennsic.
I have already purchased some lumber to get started, and will host the first work session this Sunday, April 21st at the Summer practice site (weather permitting).
I probably can’t get down there until after Lunch, so there is plenty of time in the morning for your other interests.
50 years as a Barony – Let’s have a Party
April 6th was the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands. To celebrate, we are planning a birthday party full of tournaments, displays, history, food and drink, entertainment, and a cookie table. We invite our populace, our friends, and neighbors to share the day with us. The birthday party will be held on Saturday May 25th at the barn at Old Economy, 5 Forcey Drive, Baden, PA 15005. The site is open from 9am to 9pm. Troll will close at 2pm.
Baronessa Violeta and Praetoria Prima want to choose their heavy, fencing, archery, and thrown weapons baronial champs that day. We are welcoming everyone to participate in the tournaments, but the winner of each tournament must be able and willing to be the barony champion at the Seven Pearls event.
In addition to the martial competitions, there is a Arts and Sciences display. See the post from Lady Elinor Walden.
We plan to have some birthday games, a sing-a-long, fabric dyeing, and a birthday pageant.
We plan to have a history display with video, pictures, memorabilia, and plenty of people with lots of stories about the good ole days. For all the retired officers, barons, baronesses, champs, and long time participants we welcome you to come and share your stories.
Now with all this activity you might work up quite a hunger and thirst. Not to worry. Master Alastar Scott MacCrummin and the Honorable Lady Elss of Augsburg have been planning a day of food from morning to evening. Our brewers are planning to ensure that we do not go thirsty.
See the event announcement http://bmdl.org/events/2024-05-25%20Debatable%20Lands%2050th%20Birthday.php We will post more information as we make our detailed plans and have a schedule.
We look forward to seeing you at the celebration of 50 years of hard work and good fun.
A&S Display at the Debatable Lands 50th Birthday Celebration
Did I hear someone say barony birthday festivities? Well that calls for more A&S! Next month, at the Debatable Lands 50th Birthday Celebration, we will have an A&S display themed “Something Old, Something New”! Bring two projects (one old and one new) that show the growth or evolution of your art over your time in the SCA. These projects can be a similar art or different mediums – the choice is yours!
When you submit your art at the event, there will be an option to receive rubric-based feedback in an noncompetitive setting. If your work is in-progress, this is a great chance to see how your art would do in a competition before actually submitting it or to receive guidance on next steps if you’re not sure how to improve. This is entirely optional and your work will be displayed regardless of your choice.
If you’re looking for guidance on an A&S project or just want to work amongst other artisans, the next A&S night will be held Wednesday, April 24th from 6pm-10pm! Please note the change in the day of the week!
YIS, Lady Elinor Walden
Online and in-person sewing Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m.
There is online and in-person sewing this Thursday Apr 18th from 7:30 to 10 p.m. If you want to attend in-person, the address is 1105 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232; that is in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh. As a reminder there is no online sewing in May due to conflict with war practice. If you want the zoom information, please email sewing (at) debatablelands (dot) org.