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Hi all, from Niall!
Martial season is in full swing, and our archers’ ranks continue to grow and improve with each practice! The next few weeks will give all of us a chance to hone our skills, show newcomers the ropes, and even compete in some special events. (Note that all events and practices listed below are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather):
Hi Brewers and friends;
Ginger Bug class; part 1 – just 30 minutes at 7 pm.
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Hi Barony & Brewers,
Friday we are going to have a quick class on how to grow a gingerbug for making natural sodas, kombucha, ginger beer, and other fermented drinks.
it will be at my home and via zoom. The address is in the dark pages and is also below.
it will have a zoom option started at 7 pm. The class will only be about 30 minutes. (zoom info to follow).
Feel free to join us for dinner and cider at Snappy’s Tap House in Coraopolis afterwards!
Muirgheal
Fencing practice this Sunday, May 5th, is cancelled in support of the Region 1 Muster near Morgantown, WV, 1.5-2 hour’s drive south of Pittsburgh. Debatable Lands loaner gear will be available at the muster, and event details can be found on the Kingdom website: https://aethelmearc.org/event/region-1-muster/
Other Sunday martial practices will be held as normal.
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
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.aethelmearc.org if you need loaner gear.
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
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.
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.
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.