Drake OranwoodWe just received this lovely letter from the director of the Therapeutic Nursery. As I’ve said before, credit goes to everyone who helped make Hidden Gold happen, and who made donations by purchasing it. There will be more donations forthcoming!
A small update, but a meaningful one to me. After 23 years of “almost”, the name Drake Oranwood is finally registered to me.
For those of you who don’t play in the SCA, we take names seriously. Until recently, I couldn’t register Drake as my first name, because the heralds couldn’t find records during our period (pre-1650) showing it used as a first name, so I had to register it as my middle name. A short while back, that changed, thanks to access to new records. (Thank you to Mistress Alys Mackyntoich for finding it, telling us about it, and submitting the changes for me and for my wife, who is now officially Jessa de Hunteleghe!)
(And if anyone was wondering about the post title, it’s my favorite line from The Crucible.)
I’m a month late sharing my top 10 Pennsic moments. My bad. Here they are now:
10. Hearing the Hidden Gold tracks playing at Camelot Treasures and McGuire’s.
9. Being an organizer for the Bardic Collegium and the Exhibition. It was a privilege to help make those things happen.
8. Sharing a stage with Marian of Heatherdale, Efenwealt Wystle, Kiersa Meise, Olivia Baker, Faye de Trees, and Gwendolyn the Graceful all in the same hour. Being lifted by the support of your comrades is indescribable.
Drake Oranwood