Around the Shire…
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Missives from Maestra: An Introduction to Kumihimo on 02/09/2026
Greetings to the Shire, I hope that everyone is keeping warm these brutally cold days. Winter’s back is broken, but it is not leaving without a fight. On the second Monday this month, our intrepid Magistra Sapphira the Navigator, lovingly called Blue, will be teaching beginning kumihimo, the Japanese method of making braided cords using
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Missives from Maestra: Upcoming A&S Gatherings
Greetings to the Good Folk of the Shire, The first A&S meeting of the year was quiet. Magistra Sapphira, Lady Ceara Mac Kieran, lady Eileen Duffy, and I brought our separate projects to the table and talked while we worked. The upcoming 4th Thursday 01/22/2026 will be another Open Project Day. However, the 2nd Monday
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Winter 2025/26 Fencing Update
I’m starting this update off with some basic information because of a recent uptick in interest: Our fencing practice covers adult fencing, youth fencing, cut & thrust, and cut & thrust non-metal polearms experiment. Loaner gear for fencing is available. If you require loaner gear to try cut & thrust or have an interest in
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Missive from Maestra: Belated Thank You and Upcoming A&S Gatherings
Greetings to the Shire — The holidays came apace and I did not have the chance to properly thank Magistra Alys Mackyntoich for braving the cold to come to the shire on an extremely chilly 2nd Monday in December to either consult or teach about Basic Heraldry. It was a very small gathering, but she
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Missives from Maestra: The Last Arts & Sciences Gathering of the Mundane Year (Or Tempting the Weather Yet Again) on 12/08/2025
Greetings, everyone, I wish to take this time to thank Magistra Alys Mackyntoich for coming to 100 Minutes War to provider heraldry consultation. We had to improvise with the space available, but several gentles were able to make use of the services provided. We then decided to tempt fate, rolling the weather dice for a
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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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Twice is Definitely a Coincidence: Basic Heraldry Class is Cancelled due to Weather (10/13/2025)
The inclement weather brought by the Nor’easter gave Magistra Alys Mackyntoich a migraine. Also, because the Wayne area is prone to ponding and flooding when there is more than average rainfall, the Basic Heraldry class is postponed to a later date to be determined, and the gathering is not to be had this evening, but
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