Moving day

This will be the last post that I make on From Lijsbet's Desk. I am upgrading to the new-and-improved Blogger and managing two blogs on this one user profile seems like it will become cumbersome. I'm migrating over to my nearly inactive Live Journal account, which includes the chore of re-posting all Lijsbet's Desk's content into another format. I have to say that I find Blogger much friendlier to the frequent-picture-poster user. We'll see.

The saga continues, but not here. Check out http://msts-eirene.livejournal.com/ for the ongoing epic.

Saffron

Since they were half-price, I indulged in an indulgence in which I've been hoping to indulge for awhile; I bought two-dozen saffron crocus bulbs.

Now, saffron crocus are fall-blooming, and I guess these guys had made their best "go" at it. A couple of the corms had actually put out blossoms inside the paper bags, and so we got a sneak-taste of the flavor. Understanding that the blossoms had not the benefit of soil or sunshine, the stigmas were a bit subtle in intensity, but the distinctive flavor came through nonetheless.

I'm planning on locating them in the period herb garden. The beautiful days this week might make it easy to get them in the ground before Thanksgiving.

Heraldry

I've been doing heraldry for some time, mostly heraldic display. While I was Kingdom Scribe, Timothy who was then White Stag, made me a pursuivant. I've done a lot of banner work, but other than that, I haven't really done much with it. I feel the need to do more; it'd sure be nice to be a Herald one day!

This didn't just happen - I've been somewhat chargrined by the service that I've had in recent submissions. In short, the Companie badge was originally changed without my authorization and subsequently lost. Consequently I have to re-submit my re-submission, a process complicated by missing old forms, and the requirement for new forms. In the middle of filling out the new form, i got to thinking. "Gee, I could learn commenting. I've always wanted to learn. And I can do it from anywhere."

I have been thinking about ways that I can continue to serve the Society with my work being as it is. And this seems a likely candidate. So I spoke to Conrad last night, and he's on-board with it. This seems like a cool thing!