Category: 100 Minutes War
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Missives from Maestra: Sept. Free Project Day II
Greetings to the Shire, We had three weekends in a row as a presence at the Sparta Renaissance Faire so we may have use of their site for 100 Minutes War. Among those there were Lord Valentine Ambrose and Lady Arwen Elandris of Aegelwoode, demonstrating looms for weaving and old Nordic board games, respectively. Lord…
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Updates!
We have dates and deets for both 100 Minutes War and next week’s 5th Monday. Check them out! As a bonus, look for us at the Sparta Ren Faire the first 3 weekends of September.
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Missives from Maestra: Favor Thanks, Pennsic Recovery, and In Memoriam
Greetings to the Shire, and welcome back from the Pennsic War. Favor Thanks The last Thursday of July saw Lady Fenneke, Lady Ceara and myself finishing the last of the Shire favors to be made that will be distributed at 100 Minutes’ War in November. I offer many thanks to everyone who took part in…
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Missives from Maestra: Shire Favor Thursday (and 5th Monday) 06/25 and 06/29/2026
Greetings, Shirefolk, The 2nd Monday saw Magistra Sapphira, Lady Serilda, Lady Ceara, and myself discussing how best design favors to make for the Shire’s upcoming events Novice Day and 100 Minutes War. Since that day, all of the supplies have arrived, so I will bring them all to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meeting place in…
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Fencing October & November Update
First and foremost, we would like to recognize Lord Sunshine for his elevation to Order of the Silver Rapier and Sir Tanaka who received the Award of Benzaiten at this last 100 Minutes War. We also formally recognize Serilda die Stollen as the cadet of Ellynor Redpath, which was announced on the fencing fields of…
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Missives from Maestra: The 100 Minutes War Word-Fame Post
Greetings to the Shire, I am astonished and grateful for the attendance and participation of the six gentles who brought their artwork to display at this year’s 100 Minutes War. In recent years the displays averaged between three and five, so six was a pleasant surprise, and made for a bit of a challenge as…
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Missives from Maestra: Open Project Day on 11/10/2025
Greetings to the Shire, Great storms have come and gone to our south, and the winds of the coming winter begin to blow from the north. We’ll only be meeting once at the Lakeland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Wayne this month, on 11/10/2025, because the fourth Thursday will be Thanksgiving. This will be an open…
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Missives from Maestra: The Last 4th Thursday of the Year, and a New Deputy (10/22/2025)
Greetings, Shirefolk, The 2nd Monday had been cancelled because of a Nor’Easter that brought rain to the area and a wicked migraine to Magistra Alys Mackyntoich. The cancelled heraldry class will be taught some time in the coming year. The last 4th Thursday for this year will be tomorrow, since next month’s will be Thanksgiving,…
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Missives from Maestra 11/25/2024
Greetings, Shirefolk, We are all catching our collective breath now that the 100 Minutes War has come and gone. First I wish to thank those who participated in the Arts and Sciences display for their patience. I had deliberately made this a display and not a competition to take the pressure off the participants during…
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Missives from Maestra 9/15/2024
Greetings, Shirefolk, I hope those who went to Pennsic LI had a lovely time despite the rain and the humidity. Now that there has been time to recover from that annual pilgrimage, we can focus on new projects and arrange for new locations to have classes. Known World Cooks & Bards X over Labor Day Weekend…
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