Here is a great disguise for a wheelchair. Put a wonderful, fun and loving person in the wheelchair. Dress them up in garb. Have them go all over the event...
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Maria
scarlettmb
Oct 11, 2006 1:13 am
Actually I'd say that anyone who says something about the wheelchair is ruining the mood more than the wheelchair itself. That person should be more...
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Sara L Uckelman
ladyary
Oct 10, 2006 5:39 pm
... A pony is actually the idea I was going to suggest! A woman in a group near where I used to live uses a motorized wheel chair, which she turns into a pony...
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Iustinos Tekton calle...
courtney4thcom
Oct 10, 2006 4:39 pm
... Yes, he does. :-) And I should also mention that one of those die-hard volunteers who has been on Pennsic staff year after year after year, and in fact was...
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Iustinos Tekton calle...
courtney4thcom
Oct 10, 2006 4:16 pm
... Absolutely, the wheelchair is okay, and it will not by any means ruin the mood. There are many people who use modern wheelchairs and other mobility aids in...
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Lori Williams
wolfhaven6
Oct 10, 2006 4:12 pm
Greetings from the wonderful Kingdom of Trimaris! I do not know from which Kingdom you hail, but here in Trimaris, we have gentles who are mobility challanged...
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Megan & Dave
vortexshadow
Oct 10, 2006 4:06 pm
Greetings There are several people within the SCA that have to use wheel chairs. In fact there is a fighter who used to fight at pennsic in one ( not sure if ...
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Susan B. Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
Oct 10, 2006 3:59 pm
... Bring her and the chair and come on and have fun! I know a lady who has a cart (pulled by one or more young men) at Gulf War, but don't worry about it! ...
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Traci Felts
tipntraci
Oct 10, 2006 3:56 pm
I have a son with CP too. I don't try to hide his wheelchair, but I do "cover" it with something. I approach it as, making it blend in a bit more but it's...
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acadianafaire
Oct 10, 2006 3:41 pm
On Saturday November 11, 2006 a free teacher workshop will be held at the Lafayette Public Library in Lafayette, LA. Featured Speakers will include: SLU...
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ralphwmurphy
Oct 10, 2006 3:39 pm
I have a young daughter that has CP and cannot walk. I didn't want to use her wheelchair and ruin the mood, but I can't think of a good way to disguise it....
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bronwynmgn@...
brangwayna
Oct 9, 2006 7:13 pm
In a message dated 10/9/2006 1:58:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, chriscat53@... writes: <<I am sending this to all my lists in case there are chances...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Oct 9, 2006 7:05 pm
I will be there on Sunday, Chris. I will most be likely be in a green velvet gown trimmed with gold braid, unless I actually finish the blue velvet one. I'm...
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Chris Catalfamo
chriscat53
Oct 9, 2006 5:56 pm
I am sending this to all my lists in case there are chances to meet up. We are attending the Pennsylvania Ren Festival the weekend of October 21-22. (had to...
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Sara L Uckelman
ladyary
Oct 6, 2006 7:14 am
... As for how I picked my name...*laugh*. I did it the wrong way. I went through a book of modern baby names and found <Aeronwy>. Started using it, fell in...
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Sara L Uckelman
ladyary
Oct 6, 2006 7:13 am
... One good source for names from Florence is my article "Italian Given Names from the Online Tratte of Office Holders 1282-1532" ...
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Kier Devin De Alan Ba...
kierdevin
Oct 6, 2006 12:24 am
I know some places I have looked does state that the animals do mean different things. You could check out the US Heraldry office and they have a few tings on...
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archerpren
Oct 5, 2006 8:42 pm
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archerpren
Oct 5, 2006 8:34 pm
... No. I am Still working on a Name. But I am slowly narrowing down a time and place. 1450's Florence is what I am on now. I have been to Florence so I think...
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archerpren
Oct 5, 2006 8:22 pm
Dear Guido, The link didn't work. Even when I copied and pasted it into the bar. Could you resend it? Thanks, I would love the hand out. Pren...
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Jibril ibn Najdah ibn...
purplellamaboi
Oct 5, 2006 8:11 pm
... Certainly. Master Modar Neznanich, Volk Herald, has a class handout on this kind of thing: www.byzantios.net/modar/Heraldry-for-Those-Who-Cant-Class.doc ...
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Sara L Uckelman
ladyary
Oct 5, 2006 8:06 pm
... You can find a lot of English examples (not all of them are from our period, but most of them are) in Parker's _Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry_, at...
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Janet
hi_it_is_me
Oct 5, 2006 8:04 pm
I have heard of people picking their device because of personal symbolism however...for example, a real life engineer or someone into seige engine craft in the...
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archerpren
Oct 5, 2006 7:55 pm
... Ok, so just pick what I like. Got it. This play on words thing sounds like fun. Any examples? And thank you for the quick response to my first post. :0)...
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Sara L Uckelman
ladyary
Oct 5, 2006 7:42 pm
... The idea that different charges, or tinctures, or arrangements have some sort of symbolic meaning is something which developed primarily in Victorian-era...
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Jibril ibn Najdah ibn...
purplellamaboi
Oct 5, 2006 7:35 pm
... Actually, any meanings associated with various heraldic charges were assigned during the Victorian era. During the SCA time period (pre-1600), there wasn't...
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archerpren
Oct 5, 2006 7:28 pm
I have looked at the some of the links posted and done some research on my own so I have seen the different colors and designs and animals that can be used....
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Iustinos Tekton calle...
courtney4thcom
Oct 5, 2006 3:13 pm
... Hope that truck holds 500 or so. :-) Justin -- ()xxxx[]::::::::::::::::::> <::::::::::::::::::[]xxxx() Maistor Iustinos Tekton called...
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archerpren
Oct 4, 2006 10:28 pm
oops ignore that. sorry y'all wrong group. slip of the mouse. pren (my bad) wilcox...
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archerpren
Oct 4, 2006 10:23 pm
hey i was thinking that since the next CoC mtg. is on the 15th i was gonna go downtown on the 14th early in the morning. that way i will have fabric to work...
