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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings to all the Barony and we hope your
Pennsic, while wet and humid, was a good one!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What follows pertains to the Barony encampment and
plans for next year; we decided to send it out to the Barony list as there have
been concerns about some not receiving emails on the encampment-only
list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As we sat in the common tent Saturday afternoon, we
looked around and brainstormed about what we would like for next year.
Here is the list of ideas as well as people who offered assistance:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) Clock for common tent (Byron and
Ariella thought they could provide)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) Styrofoam castle gate (which is showing wear and
becoming more challenging to touch up). We could consider replacing it
with a nice wooden sign (Kazi mentioned she could spearhead creation of such a
sign) and an entry pavillion with long banner poles that would mark the front of
the encampment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3) More height and width to the dark canvas common
tent so the canvas covering could fit better. Pavel offered
to research this. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4) Lighting: Logan offered to research olive oil
lamps (having gone to the class at Pennsic). Another box of tea lights
from IKEA would be good. The kerosene lamps were popular as they are easy
to light and bright.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5) Poles for banners: Byron and Ariella noted lots
of nice (and some faded) banners but a lack of good carrying poles for
some. This resulted in less than splendid Opening Ceremonies
pageantry. Byron and Ariella will obtain more poles by next
Pennsic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6) Few black sheet walls (more than enough yellow
sheet walls): Sandy had offered to make some more black ones and Saskia
will research the comet silk screen design to see if it still exists or has to
be recreated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>7) Propane knowledge: many of us noted
that we did not know how to set up or change propane tanks for the shower
etc. We could have a demo during camp set up next year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>8) Hose: a short hose (between 10-20 feet long) is
needed and Ariella and Byron can provide that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>9) 2 fire extinguishers: Clemente
mentioned he might be able to provide for next year</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>10) Bar: Dance Guild enthusiastic about this one
:)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>11) Broom for sweeping dead grass off tents before
packing them up</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>12) Dry Erase Board as part of camp:
Thanks to Fynthcor for the use this year, but we would like to have one for the
camp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>13) Camp rearrangement: We considered having
Byron and Ariella's tent (and kid tent and regalia tent) facing onto the common
tent as we are often up early and can sleep through much at night. We
talked about maintaining the arrangement in which the common tents are on the
road side of the camp to minimize the number of tents subjected to morning and
evening communal noise. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kazi had generously offered to host a pizza party
for post-Pennsic discussion of camp issues and improvements. One
spontaneously took place Saturday afternoon as a group sat in the common
tent, and having camp around us was a good memory trigger. However,
Kazi, Brion, Giovanni, Urho, and others were not there, so this is just a
start of discussion. We thought the Washington Blvd site meeting was well
attended and a good place and time, so we had mentioned that as possibly more
convenient than a separate meeting at Kazi and Brion's house.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Overall, we were so happy with our experience
with the Barony encampment and getting to camp with this great group!
Thank you for a most excellent first Pennsic with the Barony!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Service, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Byron and Ariella</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>