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I think they should name the little guy "Ian."
or "Nigel."
"Walter" has a nice, friendly sound to it as well.
But somehow, I bet they won't.
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Tatiana,
In addition to requiring that merchants who are promoting their products with the Ning blog posts be donors, might I also suggest that the same be required of those of us who use the Royal Courts Ning calendar to advertise our events? The royal courts/16th-19th century social history audience is a relatively small niche group. The Ning is an excellent way of targeting this finite market, so logically, it is only fair that all of us who benefit from it help to keep it viable.
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So I just stopped by the "big sign" at Coeur Fairgrounds to check on our progress. We seem to have stalled at just over 41,000 L... therefore, if my math is correct, about 35K to go.
Unless I am very much mistaken, the ol' tempus is fugitting...
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you're not kidding when you say it's a 'big" sign.
The King is dead. What now?
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Signora: a very thoughtful and informative post -- the quotes are very interesting.
I would also add that gentlemen may wish to wear a mourning sword with a blackened or darkly blued hilt and fittings. The man's mourning suit of black or dark gray ideally would be without bright buttons on the cuffs or lapels, and his cravat and sleeve cuffs should be plain, without lace. A gentleman in mourning may also wear an armband of black crepe on the left arm. This would be particularly true for military officers, so they would not need to forgo wearing their customary uniform coat.
If any gentlemen wishes to acquire a proper mourning version of the smallsword, they may be obtained at the sword cutler's shop on Sorrentina or from Ernst Osterham on the SL marketplace.
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I think Donna Costanza has proposed a very plausible and delightfully byzantine pathway for the Honfleurs to accomplish their goal. And yes, while it certainly is going to be a challenge, doesn't that make the process all that much more interesting? As grandfather used to say, "if it was easy, everyone would be doing it."
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Signora Contessa,
It is clear that you have thought very carefully about this and we all wish you well with the project. I am sure it will be worthwhile, and I thoroughly agree that it is important to keep things evolving -- a historical roleplay community must be seen as a living thing that grows and changes, or it will get tired.
and toSignora Honfleur,
I may be incorrect about this, but I think it would be a good assumption that neither du Barry or Marie Antoinette would be terribly interested in your endeavors. A much more likely candidate would be the future King, Louis XVI. Even those biographers who don't think very highly of him grudgingly admit he was interested in science and technology, as is evidenced by various facts such as his interest in timepieces (which were very high tech devices for the era) and later actions as king, such as sendingLaprouse to the west coast of North America, with instructions to respect the customs of the peoples he encountered.
I also noted the following from the official Chateau de Versailles website:
"Louis XVI developed his taste for the applied sciences and the technical and mechanical curiosities he collected in the cabinets and laboratories he had built for him close to his apartments. He had workshops for experimenting in physics, mechanics, chemistry, joinery, timepieces and locks, as well as a forge and an electricity gallery. Louis XVI showed keen interest in naval technology and the preparation of exploratory expeditions to new countries. In the 1780s, he chose the navigator Jean-Franois de Laprouse to sail around the world. In 1783, the king attended the first aeronautical experiments carried out at Versailles: on 14 September, Etienne de Montgolfier launched a balloon filled with hydrogen and carrying animals in the gondola over the rooftops of Versailles. On 21 November, Piltre de Rozier set off from Versailles and completed his first trip by air which lasted 25 minutes."
So it would seem that the most fruitful route would be for your husband to try to establish some connection with Louis XVI himself.
By the way, I should like to have the opportunity to visit your laboratory sometime -- perhaps we could bring a group and you could show them around?
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it was an ambitious, remarkable event. Thank you to all who helped make it possible, especially Merry and Brendon. well done.