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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It is always my greatest pleasure to write out these thank yous after an event because the hard work, care, talent, and kindness that goes into choosing to spend your day in the kitchen deserves to be announced to all who would listen. I wish to thank the following gentles for all of their hard work in making lunch and feast:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Roger Fausold</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rivka bat Daniyal</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lijsbet de Kuekere</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Muirenn of Wintersedge</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Riobard o Suilleabhain</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chand Bi Bi</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Patria Taylor</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I wish to also thank Katerina McGilledoghoure, who assisted with serving at feast.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A special thank you to those who helped wash all of the dishes, pack up the larder, and clean the kitchen at the end of the day:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Alaric MacConnell</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wulfbrand (Wookie)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Finnr</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All of those who helped really deserve all of the praise because, without your stepping forward, none of this can happen. Thank you for spending time with me, for working so
hard, and for taking time away from your event to make the event happen for
others. My appreciation for your hard work is boundless.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have some additional thank yous for those who helped in additional ways:<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal"></span></em></p>
<div><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To Lady Rivka bat Daniyel for choosing and interpreting one of the dishes served at lunch (Decorated Rice).</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Another thank you to Lijsbet for driving from Delftwood to be my right hand in the kitchen and to make homemade sausage for feast.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal"></span></p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal"></span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To Baron Liam and Baroness
Constance for their ninth year of autocratting this event and for again asking
me to coordinate the kitchen.</span><br><br></div><div>If there is anyone that I did not mention here by name, it is not because I don't appreciate your work. It's because I didn't get you to write down your name in the book before you left. If you volunteered and were accidentally omitted, please contact me privately so that I may rectify that mistake.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Again, thank you to everyone who volunteered. I am truly grateful.<br><br></div><div>Meesteres Odriana vander Brugghe<br></div><div>-- <br><i>Aude aliquid dignum</i>
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