Mobicon XISetting up Royal Court for Queen Anne and the Cast Aways - showing our support of Scarlet's Midwinter Renaissance Festival by flying the Jolly Roger of the Sea Vixen. Love to Scarlet!How many kilted men does it take to install half a tent prop? You be the judge.One of them, Rowan (or Rex if you prefer) was even framed for his part in it!Mobicon never fails to please those in search of marathon excitement and crazy fun. Please read of our adventures in our Mobicon XI blog or peruse the album.Faire Sur La Mer - OSRF 2008By order of the beautiful and gracious Queen Michele the Benevolent, and with the dolphin gifting of His Majesty King Nathan, the Cast Aways were welcomed guest cast! We provided two pavilion tents and with the help of Lady Privateers Bolt and Sea Wolf of the Crew of the Black Pearl, escorted Their Majesties, making much mischief about Freedom Field, the new location of OSRF.Though it stormed and the faire was postponed for 2 1/2 hours on opening day, the weather turned sunny and gorgeous! The size-conscious Blacksmith was gifted a grand shield, the Spaniard was awarded a barnacle salute, Lady Kaitlin was granted knight's favor, and the Barony of Seleone was presented a daily eighth of cabbage. The peak highlight came of Sir Charles of Knights of Valour paying homage to Queen Michele...from the rear of his person, with full view of his very tight and white undergarment. In reciprocation to this grand gesture by Sir Charles, Queen Michele bid her Consort, Michael, travel to his privvy chamber and return to produce a special favor for Sir Charles...er...his name was different at this event. Sir Cledriff? Sir Cleft Lip? Sir Cabbage? No, I'd already mentioned the cabbage. But I digress...here I am holding the VERY NEW AND SPARKLINGLY WHITE favor for Michele the Benevolent, my Queen, as she prepares to gift her knight on the joust field.Queen Michele made a grand speech, and she bid Sir...Cedric? Baldric?...let us just call him Sir Charles - she big Sir Charles wear her "favor" about his elbow, and he obeyed. She dubbed him "Sir Tighty Whities" and he jousted in full glory, as is evidenced here:In point of fact, Sir Charles declared he would wear this favor ALL SEASON for his Knights of Valour jousts. Huzzah to Queen Michele!!!
The Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe flew the Fox Moon Flag of Scarlet's Midwinter Renaissance Festival proudly at the OSRF 2008 Royal Court!
Much love to St. John's Episcopal Church, and special gratitude and affection to Queen Donna of the Gulf Hills Resort, as we are forever in her debt!Swamp Celtic Festival in Gonzalez, LA - April 12, 2008.Cabers! Men in kilts!! Scottish umbrellas! More men in kilts!Queen Anne of the Cast Aways performed knighting and lady ceremonies to benefit the Celtic Society of Louisiana . The Swamp Celtic Festival is a ladies' playground!Cher of Krewe of Wenches invited us to march with them in the French Quarter Festival Parade on Friday morning, April 11, 2008. Staging at the Royal Sonesta, CAST AWAYS WENCHES Madison, Corissa and Dionne along with Rogue Cade joined the ranks of the fabulous ladies of the Krewe of Pirate Wenches!! My favorite part was pirating the firemen!!! Ha!Cast Aways Madison, Justin, Dionne and Dylan traveled to Biloxi MS on March 29 for Hadrian's Wall, hosted by the SCA Barony of Seleone. We found our Spaniard Albert and our Norman Rex and enjoyed a day of dance and pageantry ending in a sumptuous feast!Pensacola Renaissance Festival 2008Our love to Steve Melei of the Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire for inviting us to his Pensacola Renaissance Festival! We met up with Ocean Springs Ren Fest Royalty to assure all may adore Queen Donna and learn to worship Queen Michele. Crew of the Black Pearl pirates assisted in much mischief...and FLOGGING! A MOST mundane gypsy posed with a resplendent Spaniard for a face-off to launch a thousand Velvet Ladies.Lady Madison made her brocade debut and found out that hoopskirts can hold quite the stash - to bursting, even! Wench Rissa acquired corkscrew and MOST MANLY PIRATES for hoop implosion repair. Knights of Valour were gleamy as always, with Sir Michael stealing the show when he "fell" for the crowd. TWICE! Recently-Captured Cast Away Cade contributed non-inflating hot air toward the evidence of Sudden Balloon Man Syndrome. Tall Dark Jeff and Justin C. made slavehood look chivalrous, Justin B. slowly clothed himself with everything but a strand of beads, the Void threatened to consume THE WORLD, Rachel W. swelled to cuteness not before seen, SCA David pledged his Cast Awayness (YAY!) and Keith C. gave us each personal reason to strap his breeches to a stool come Ocean Springs Ren Fest in May.We visited the Jane Austen Festival in Mandeville on Saturday, February 18, 2008. Mary D. won first place in the Not-So-Plain Jane Contest. Congrats to you, McGarber . Dionne C. won honorary mention in the same costume contest, and Dylan C. won a giant white chocolate rabbit for his portrayal of Austen's Mr. Darcy. Justin B. handed out his roses. Brandi, Russell, Jenny W. and Gena were also there to enjoy the day. Best part was dinner at Mamacita's! YUM!Many, many thanks to the Arts Market of New Orleans !The Cast Aways brought Christmas Magic to the Arts Market of New Orleans on Saturday December 22, 2007, as we handed out donated cookies from food vendors, emceed the Prize Giveaway and encouraged children to visit the Kids Tent.See more photos in the Arts Market of New Orleans album in our MySpace pics section. This outdoor market takes place every last Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Palmer Park, corner of S. Carrollton and Claiborne. Bring your love of art into your home, or gift your loved ones, and support local artists and artisans!Our lovely Audrey poses with Lestat, Claudia and Nicholas. Kudos to McGarber Mary D. for her glorious backdrop of vamp attire!Our video team was shining the brightest cameras in the darkest corners of the Howlin' Wolf as we interviewed patrons of the Vampire Lestat Witching Hour Ball. Below, our "Press" Man makes a manly stance with a bold-shirted friend...or fiend? You be the judge! BabelCon 2007 - See Blog and Pics!Thanks to our fabulous volunteers pictured above, the Cast Aways are welcomed back next year to BabelCon in Baton Rouge! Way to geaux, ya'll!Scarborough Faire 2007!!!!Memorial Day weekend was a dream for wet muddy pirates. The torrential rain inspired a parade pirate mud slalom that made waves...literally...giant brown waves of a pudding consistency...but what a FANTASTIC time!Mobicon X - The Cast Aways joined up with the WAY COOL lady pirates of the Crewe of the Black Pearl and our most gracious and splendidly garbed friends of the Mobile Renaissance Festival as we set out the Queen's throne and performed knighting ceremonies. Rachel D., Brian H. and Dionne C. literally made "The Dump" on the canned food sculpture contest, but we were noncontenders with the greatness of the Crew of the Black Pearl's massive pirate ship and the Mobile Ren Fest's "Tuna Castle Roll".The rebirth of Marrus animated below is candid proof that this con was simply a blast!We made lots of new friends including Sir Justin of Roses , who is now a prominent and beloved Cast Away! A special mention of sweet adoration to our Candyman as well.OSRF 2007All hail the Knights of Valour !Our trip to the Ocean Springs Renaissance Festival was no less than JOUSTASTIC! A gracious entrance parade invite and welcome by the Faire sur la Mer banquet was extended to us.With this amazing start, the fun kept building from our wenches' cheering section for Sir William of Knights of Valour on Saturday to the rainbow boa-favored Sir Michael jousting to end the weekend. The ice toss in the beer booth was a highlight, as well as the outspoken invite by DJ of Knights of Valour for us to dine with the jousters at the Shed. Huzzah to OSRF! Thanks to the hospitality of members of St. John's Episcopal Church, many of us were offered a wonderful place to stay. This faire is a most beloved annual event for the Cast Aways!PyrateCon 2007The Cast Aways participated in the first ever ALL PIRATE Conference in New Orleans Louisiana April 20-22! Be a friend of the PyrateCon MySpace .Bedlam Bards Shindig Tour 07Cedric and Hawke of the Bedlam Bards performed at the Kitchen, home of the Celtic Society of Louisiana . Thanks to Marty and many dear friends, the event was a shiny success! I think the CD wenches (provided by Cast Aways of course!) did a great job, but I may be biased in that respect. Hee!Interview from the throne, Celtic style! The Swamp Celtic Festival in Gonzalez, LA, welcomed our knighting ceremonies as the guys tossed telephone poles. Woohoo! Men in kilts!!33rd ANNUAL OCEAN SPRINGS – ELKS MARDI GRAS PARADEJanuary 27, 2007 - The Ocean Springs Mardi Gras Parade was the rainiest day of garbed fun to be had.The Ocean Springs Renaissance Festival , hosted by our dear friends of St. John's Episcopal Church of Ocean Springs, MS, invited costumed members of the Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe as special walking guests in the parade.The rain did not dampen our spirits. Here a young Cast Away stands stoic, Visquined against the elements. The rain did not deter the crowds either, which was in some places 10 people deep!Anne Rice Ball 2006The 2006 Vampire Lestat Ball was a SMASHING SUCCESS thanks to the efforts of les Temps des Vampires. The ball took place at Rosy's Jazz Hall, right here in New Orleans! You can take a look at the official MySpace page for the event:MySpace.com/LesTempsDesVampiresLook for some of your fellow Cast Aways featured on the official Les Temps des Vampires MySpace page.Vampire Lestat Ball in New Orleans 2006
The official Vampire Lestat Ball 2006 DVD is now available for purchase. Contact JC of the Vampire Lestat Ball MySpace to purchase the DVD and see if you can find yourself caught on tape enjoying the ball.
Ocean Springs Renaissance Festival Royal Court 2006Members of the Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe volunteered as guest cast of the 2006 Ocean Springs Renaissance Festival , hosted by our dear friends of St. John's Episcopal Church of Ocean Springs, MS. Thanks to the large number of Cast Aways who volunteered time, talents, and props.Halloween 2006 in Carencro, LA!Jackie C. held a Halloween Haunted House bash to benefit an event local to Lafayette. Great job setting up the house, Jackie, and what a howlingly fun time we all had!Scarby 2006THE Danielle experienced the joys of Cast Awayness during our visit to Scarby 2006. She is solely responsible for finding "dee keeyz to dee varrdo" for Dasveed Anya, but that's a story worthy of indepth discussion with certain members of our own Tribe Obtroose.Marrus! Beautiful inside and out, Marrus is an artist rendered in humanity conceptualizing the canvas for those who dream."I draw inspiration from many wells. Greek mythology, Eastern tribal dance, renaissance couture and psychosexual dreamscapes all twine into whimsically sensual imagery, manifesting in a thousand eclectic ways: from metaphorical allusion to human carousel horses, from lyrical dream-inspired fantasies to visual illustrations of moments for which there are no words."The Vitsa Hokano Baro is a cultural, entertainment and social group comprised of and dedicated to people who love the history, culture, folklore, magick and entertainment arts of the Romani peoples - the Gypsies. The tribe, founded by our beloved Gypsy Queen, Sorcha Puridai , is proud to be affiliated with Lady Morrighan Apsara as Tribal Dance Elder. It is not necessary to be of actual Romani descent to join this Vitsa. All that is necessary is a love of all things Gypsy!If you would like more information on the gypsies or would like to join in the life of this wonderful people and, through our efforts, preserve a culture and history that is fast disappearing in the modern world, please contact leader Alyne Pustanio .The Vitsa will actively participate in bringing true Gypsy life and culture to the masses by participating in numerous Medieval, Renaissance, Celtic, Pirate and other period festivals and public events across Louisiana and the Southeastern United States.
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Come and join us! Our calender is set for the following events:June 28, 2008 - Slidell Nursing Home Mini Ren Faire!Would you like to bring joy to your elders and their families? Send an email to Dionne Charlet and join us on June 28 from noon to 3 p.m.! Queen Anne and her court will perform knighting and lady ceremonies, the Kids Area will host WHELLCHAIR JOUSTING WITH FUN NOODLES, games of chance, and storytelling by Lady Kaitlin. The facility volunteers will provide crafts for those inclined, including hair-wreath and boffer-sword making. See armored combat and dancing in the courtyard! Enjoy the Pirates of the Caribbean:Curse of the Black Pearl Movie Interactive with Audience Participation, performed by the swarthy pirates of the Crew of the Black Pearl. Caricatures by Elise, and the quest for Fluffy!!! Come and join us for the fun.July 12, 2008 - Penscacola, LA - PIRATE MOVIE NEEDS ACTORS!Calling all pirates, wenches, scallywags, beggers, theives, bassically anyone who fits the roles of various walks of life that would inhabit a seedy tavern in the mid to late 1700's.Contact Dionne Charlet if you'd like to be a part of the production!BabelCon - Baton Rouge - July 19 - 20, 2008Cast Aways are special guests of BabelCon! An indoor Renaissance festival will be our playground, and Queen Anne of Hearts will hold court to seek out new knights and ladies and boldly reign where Storm Troopers have Force galore!Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe's mini-Ren Fest
Slidell, LA - June 28, 2008We will set up the royal court complete with thrones. Knighting and lady ceremonies will be performed by Queen Anne of Hearts. A king will be selected from those knighted during the event. Every and any kind of street bit, game, craft or show that can be performed indoors for the elderly is welcome.DragonCon - Atlanta - September 2008Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival - October 25 - 26, 2008 - West Monroe, LATom McCandilish invited the Cast Aways to perform during the Swamp Celtic Festival. More info to come!Anne Rice - The Queen of the Damned Ball - November 1, 2008The Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Fan Club will be hosting the annual Anne Rice Ball on Halloween Friday, 2008. The ARVLFC is proud to announce that the theme for the 2008 Vampire Ball in New Orleans has been chosen! This year, whether your character be Queen be Akasha or Mekare with her sister Maharet (or any character or costume, or if you'd rather come as yourself in formal attire, as usual) , the ARVLFC has chosen the theme to be The Queen of the Damned!This event has been growing every year in attendance as has the sheer beauty of elegant costumes, many of which are adapted versions of Louis, Lestat and Claudia's outfits from the movie Interview with the Vampire. Props to Suzie Q. and the fan club for ongoing charity efforts to help in rebuilding our beautiful city!Mobile Renaissance Festival - November 2008Costumed members of the Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe are welcomed guests of owner Steve Melei.Highlands and Islands Scottish Games - November 2008The Cast Aways are invited to come perform as street cast at this HUGE event, chock full of multiple SCA baronies to form a tent village, JOUSTING and Highland gamers! Can't miss this one.LARF - Hammond, LA - November 2008The Arts Market of New Orleans - Palmer Park - Dec 20, 2008Come join us as we are again invited to perform as characters in their Christmas Magic theme!Ocean Springs Mardi Gras Parade - Early 2009Karnival Krewe de Louisiane' Baton Rouge
Mardi Gras Season 2009Cast Aways are invited to come volunteer as "Fairy Tale" characters during the Krewe's 2009 tableau ball and indoor parade, which benefits childen with cancer to supplement their medical treatment costs.The Photo Angel, Angel Tettleton, took this shot of Dylan, Dionne and Keith during the 2008 Krewe Ball and Parade. The 2008 theme was "Moulin Rouge".Scarlet's Midwinter Renaissance Festival - Oklahoma - January 2009Scarlet the Pirate Fox Prince and his drop-dead gorgeous Mermaids generously extended the title of Honorary Sea Vixens to Lady Knott and Wench Knott during their visit to Scarby 2007, and they presented us with this WAY COOL FLAG! We'll fly it high with love during Cast Aways events to come! Much love to Scarlet and the gang.The Cast Aways plan to make a SPLASH at Scarlet's in 2009!!!Pensacola Renaissance Festival - March 2009Costumed members of the Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe are welcomed guests of owner Steve Melei.Krewe of Pirates Mardi Gras Day Parade in New Orleans- Mardi Gras Day 2009Irish - Italian - Islenos Parade - Chalmette, LA - Saturday in March 2009 - 1 p.m.Gulf Wars March 2009 - Lumberton, MS"Wearing of the Green" Parade - Saturday in March 2009 - Baton Rouge - 10 a.m.Look for the Celtic Society of Louisiana's marching group and floats! Purchase your passage on one of their floats for around $65.00 per person. Proceeds benefit the Celtic Society of Louisiana's work to teach Celtic heritage and music to those who wish to learn.Parade begins at the corner of Hundred Oaks and South Acadian Thruway (by Catholic Life Center); takes right on Eugene; takes left on Terrace; takes final left on Perkins Road and continues down over the overpass ending just under the interstate. All floats continue to roll through the intersection at Lee Drive though the parade has ended.Irish Channel Parade - March Saturday 2009 - New Orleans
St. Patrick's Day Block Party - March 17, 2009 - New OrleansThe Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club will hold its 61th Annual Mass and Parade celebration on Saturday, March 15th, 12:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Assumption Church (corner of Constance and Josephine Streets) followed by the parade (corner of Felicity and Magazine) at 1:00 p.m. The benefit block party will take place on Monday, March 17, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Annunciation Square Playground, directly in front of St. Michael's Special School; to whom the proceeds of the block will be donated.St. Patrick's Day Parade - Saturday in March 2009 - New OrleansBeware of chair-usurping miscreants!Irish - Italian Parade - Sunday in March 2009 - Metairie, LASwamp Celtic Festival in Gonzalez, LA - April 2009.We will be performing knighting ceremonies to benefit the Celtic Society of Louisiana , who hosts the event. We love you guys!!CoastCon April 2009 - MS Coast ColiseumOcean Springs Renaissance Festival , hosted by St. John's Episcopal Church of Ocean Springs, MS - May 2009SPECIAL NOTE: The OSRF Banquet may be help a week early, 2 Fridays before the faire.Mobicon XI - Mobile, AL - May 2009Cast Aways will be performing knighting ceremonies all weekend...and noble ladies will be provided title - culminating in a Quest for the King on Sunday. Come, chivalrous Lords, and be proven worthy of your crown!Scarborough Faire - Waxahachie (just outside Dallas) TX
April - May weekends 2009OK Renaissance Fest - Castle Muskogee - Memorial Day Weekend, 2009!Why, we'd like to meet...YOU! Please read of our most recent adventures in volunteering:The Ocean Springs Renaissance Festival invited our members to be a part of their contingent in the Ocean Springs Elks Parade on January 19, 2008.New Cast Aways Zack, Troy and Doil look like they were born to perform on a stage...and perform they did - walking, even, as the parade was 3 miles long!Photos courtesy of Wench Knott .Knights of Valour provided horses led by Sir Shanton.
St. John's Episcopal Church fed our volunteers and the SCA Baronies of Seleone and Axemoor were well represented. If you like, please do read more about this chilly march and everyone who deserves thanks for their part in our blog. See the 2008 parade in our pics as well.Ordo Procinctus will be hosting recruitment sessions and tourneys throughout the year in Hammond, LA. Look to their web site - www.theordo.com for current dates!The Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe welcomes YOU to come and volunteer...and celebrate your love of historical costuming!Who doesn't want to see a grand mingling of Renaissance ladies and and Sith lords? Come join us and experience the harmony of indivuals enjoying expressions of fandom and historical costuming that is the Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe. We had a grand time at Babelcon! A few of us got to hang with members of the 501st!Thought for the day...get out there - with us - and have fun! Experiences like these really take the Force out of your mundane work week.The Louisiana Renaissance Festival 2007Lady Knott was sent on a quest for the "Best Tasting Man" by royal decree. Special mention - the Spaniard of the SCA Barony of Axemoor melted more than a few palates with his lavish flair for spice. Kudos to Martin of Martin Woodworks for winning the hearts of selected lady judges with his description of the best "taste" of one of the wierdest squirting lollipops ever to be exposed to mortal senses (yet another good reason to constantly keep a wide variety of nonperishable treats in the car!)Props to the Viking Vernon Pillage for absolute cuteness.
Music:
Check out our friends of Saffire Rebellion! Dionne simply adores this band. ::nudge nudge, wink wink!::The Bedlam BardsThe Bedlam Bards are Browncoats!Recorded in a studio that resembles the bridge of Serenity--right down to the plastic dinosaurs--the Bedlam Bards' third album, On the Drift , is a musical expression of our enthusiastic support of the Browncoat revolution. Buy it now, from cdbaby !
Movies:
NOLA Independent Artists and The Cast Aways Open Theatre Troupe are currently involved in a joint venture!The Plunder of New Orleans is an independent short film at NOLA Independent.com . The film stars members of the Cast Aways, was shot by Christopher Brown and is being editted by Joseph R. Vance and Brandon Dunaway .
Here is a scene from The Plunder of New Orleans , which can be viewed at NOLAindependent.com
A photo of the shoot, with Joseph R. Vance not quite so hidden in the grass directing our pirates. Huzzah to Joseph!
A slew of our Cast Aways, pillaging the AMC Elmwood Cinema in Jefferson, LA as a shipless crew of Depp-starved pirates, viewed the movie in garb on July 8, 2006. Following the movie, we dined in true pirate style at a favorite French Quarter restaurant, The Alpine . Kindra Coates, aka Captain Stormblown Kate, quizzed our piratical savvy with a booty-filled game of Privateer Jeopardy. Thanks for the yummy chocolate gold, Kindra! Magic Mike of Haunted History Tours wowed us with card tricks galore, then led us on a private pirate tour.
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The weekend of July 29 - 30, 2006, Gerald "Biff" Henthorne hosted our Cast Aways Camping Social on the grounds of his family plant nursery in Norwood, LA. Dylan Charlet, tutored the night before by Keith Charlet, and assisted by Joseph Vance, set up a convention-grade projector to project onto a 10' x 14' outdoor movie screen. Carole Bolt, aka Lightning Bolt, and Cathy Goren, aka Sea Wolf, thoroughly entertained us with their AWESOME POTC: COTBP Interactive!
Heroes:
Hosted by Sparkle TagsHeroes indeed!! Here is a listing of our Cast Aways, in the order in which they've provided a few lines about themselves or their favorite chosen persona:
The Wanderings of Wench Knott are a true testament to what it means to be a Cast Away! What has become of the Pirate Zulu? Has the Pooty Pirate made a new use of a Taco Bell cup? You can read all about her antics (and a great deal more about the Cast Aways) on her MySpace page .
Lawrence M. brought this infamous pump to the 2006 Camping Social. Never has the wilderness been quite so disturbed. If you are ever in need of someone to battle the Spanish for you in the Netherlands, the Law is your man.The Void . There is no photo available for the Void.
Billy "Bones" Mobley is the First Mate of Captain Katherine "Mad Dog" (or "Mad Kat") Mobley. He served in the King's Army for ten years before turning his back on the Crown for his woman and to begin their plunders of the High Seas.
This Man is blessed with multiple personality disorder (disorder… Indeed!), for he says, "I am: John Erskine 7th Earl of Mar, or the “Dirty Grubby Scotsmanâ€, or the Video dude, and some people actually know me as Keith ".
Dylan. His favorite passtime is kidnapping the Green Man's "siblings" and holding them for ransom.
Syd E. is the man behind the chronicling of THE FIGHTIN' 79TH IN WORLD WAR II , and just the sweetest guy with deejay tendencies to never pose as a beast.
Dionne C. Lady Knott, that's me, unless it's time to dress like a pirate, or transport a throne. I LIVE to meet new people, and I love my friends. Each and every one of you! Now, let's get out there and DO something...and wear bunny ears.
Ashleigh S. on location in garb after wowing an auditorium of school children during a performance long ago at a middle school far far away. Ash is in Germany right now, Air Forcing the Cast Aways to every Medieval faire, castle and falafel house she can find!
Brittany H. , known to be a lady by birth, but pirate by nature is often found with a sketchbook in her hand and a smile on her face. Her love of the faire is comparable only to her love of the arts. Ryleh the Wanderer is a joy indeed to happen upon at any given Ren faire. He'll capture your soul, then bear it along with all the details of your most mischievious faire antics for all to see on Ryleh's Renaissance World! We love you Ryleh, oh yes we do--oooh....
Madison . Spunk and heart, smiles and charm, Madison will brighten your day anytime. Dragons are Madison's fave. "Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crispy and good with ketchup!"
Jackie C. - Wife of Bath. During my travels amongst the green vastness of England, I must say they take good Baths. Surely, I will find my sixth husband hereth. Good Day, and God Save the Real Queen and shave the Other (sorry Zane...hee).
