Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Noble Pilgrimage - January Update




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Time for an update on how the Pilgrimage challenge has been going.

Like everyone, I have a lot of other SCA responsibilities that I had already committed to and which take up a lot of time. These include re-jigging the Cooks' Guild records and website, running classes, local scribal warden, local A&S deputy, and contributing to group projects including making devices for our device banner and working on the Innilgard tablecloth project. Of course I will continue with these projects and they will take priority over my Pilgrimage projects.
I have been playing for quite a long time so I have a lot of the basic equipment sorted. I need to work on the extra details and not being sloppy due to overfamiliarity. I have an illness which impacts on my time, energy and finances, and I can't travel. I will be doing the challenge ''in spirit'' but will be unable to attend the events. This list might seem really easy for regular people but represents a huge challenge for me.

Here is my list of goals for the Pilgrimage:

Prowess:

* Learn a new skill - basic leather work


















* Improve my illumination skills - practicing with new designs, painting scroll blanks and developing confidence by "doodling" 















* Develop my sewing skills
- try new ways of bodice construction





Bodice edged with bias and unlined for summer (in progress)




* Develop my embroidery skills
* Enter more A&S competitions
- viking saga poem
- siege warfare research
- recipe redaction
* Try and blog more regularly

Franchise:
* Make badge banner and pole for outside events
begun
* Make a new hall banner
begun













* Make a new bottle cover, napkin and cutlery pouch
- cutlery pouch complete
- one napkin complete











* New tourney dress
- begun
* New feast dress
* Make more accessories
new girdle

new necklace
















* Work on cutting out slang and mundane talk
* Try harder to speak nobly
* Read ''The Bard's English'' - completed
* Work on moving more gracefully
* Continue with existing projects and commitments - ongoing. Completed a scroll personalisation, illumination on 3 AoA scrolls, embroidered napkin for a friend, WCoB presentation piece, finished a banner device, working on tablecloth project

















Piety
* Continue teaching classes
* Continue with regular service projects: device banner, mouse pouches, award cords, Baronial projects, scribe work etc.
* Run an event
* Make Primus Agmen award pouches
* Learn the duties of a Lady in Waiting
* Help people with individual projects
- embroidery project for a friend: design started

Largesse
* Continue teaching garb skills
* Make more effort to chat to newcomers at events and training
* Try harder to make people feel relaxed, welcome and comfortable
* Donate coffee and cake money to charity at least twice a month
- 6 donations recently
* Make largesse items for Gift Box
- made several jewellery items this month
 















Prudence 
* Re-read Knowne World Handbook

* Read The Treasure of the City of Ladies 


*  Re-read A&S Handbook
* Read "At The Court of The Borgia" by Johann Burchard
* Try to learn more about combat
-  watched an introduction to heavy session with one of our talented local fighters

Courtesy
* Work on shyness and awkwardness
* Make an effort to speak to people I don't know/well
* Introduce myself to strangers
* Learn to accept compliments graciously
* Learn to ask for help
* Stop avoiding Peers and Pointy Hats
* Write more recommendations for worthy individuals
- I have written 3 recommendations recently

* Write a resume of SCA achievements to help develop confidence within the game
- I have started to write a list of my achievements and roles in the SCA

5 comments:

  1. No need to avoid peers. We don't bite. Most of us are actually pretty nice once you get to know us. ;) Mistress Fionna

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  2. :-) I know, I know; it's crazy! I think it might just be lack of confidence....

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  3. I sent you an email--have you seen it? Maybe I can be your practice peer. Remember, we all were once newbies, too.
    Mistress Fionna

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    1. No, it hasn't come in. But that would be wonderful, and it is very gracious of you to offer. Thank you :-)

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    2. I sent it to the address in your profile. If you care to send me a test message, please send it to kgoodburne@yahoo.com. Oh, and I have ulterior motives. :) We laurels always do. LOL.

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