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Ripley Over Sixties Club meets every first Saturday in the month throughout the year. Our meetings are held in the Village Hall normally at 2:30pm except when there is a special lunch, such as at Christmas.

We have a programme of entertainment each month together with refreshments and a chance to meet other people in a friendly atmosphere. Transport could be arranged if necessary. We are always looking to greet new members, so if you live in the are of Ripley, Send Marsh, Ockham or Wisley and would like further details please contact our Chairman, Edna Millis on 225483.

Are you feeling stressed? Are you feeling tired? Have you lost touch with your inner self? Or just want to experience a different and more gentle form of exercise.
If the answer is yes, then why not try YOGA

The therapeutic properties of Yoga have long been known and are now widely accepted. There is an established class in Ripley Village hall (small hall) every Tuesday morning from 9:45 to 11:00 with Linda.
The class is a small and friendly mixed ability class, consisting of breathing exercises, posture work, relaxation and visualisation. The aim is for everyone to leave the class feeling less stressed and more relaxed and balanced than when they arrived.

Linda is a highly experienced teacher of Yoga. She has two teaching Diplomas and is on the Register of Exercise Professionals. She specialises in Stress Management, Relaxation and Back Problems.
For more details contact Linda on 01483 211956 or email

Since the granting of the planning permission earlier this year, the Trustees of the hall have been working hard on finalising details for the interior of the new buildings to ensure that they will be suitable for all users. In particular, we have carefully planned and designed the space allocated for the Parish Council office so that it is a workable space for our many public meetings. We have also utilised the roof space above the office to create much needed storage areas for all the files and equipment needed to run our village. We are also liaising closely with our amateur dramatics and orchestral users to carefully design and optimise the stage, lighting and sound systems, incorporating a mezzanine level in the main hall. There is much detail to consider and get right!

The Trustees have been busy pursuing all major funding avenues to bring this building project to fruition. We are actively seeking significant investment from Guildford Borough Council to match the loan from the Parish Council but this continues to be a complex and lengthy process, in particular following the recent change of Council leadership and many newly elected Councillors. We remain confident however that we will secure the remaining funding required.

In the meantime, we have engaged a professional Quantity Surveyor to work alongside our Architect in order to comply with the stipulations required by potential major funders and thereby continue to progress this project.

The next fundraising event will be held on Friday 29th November – a pampering and Christmas shopping evening where there will be loads of stalls to buy some lovely Christmas presents. Watch out for the flyers and posters for more details.

Are you busy between 1:30 and 3:30pm on Wednesday afternoons?
Can you get to Ripley Village Hall?
Have you played bridge for a few years?
Would you like to join our friendly bridge sessions each week?
If so, join us! Our please phone Gill Hendon on 01483 564327 for further information.
Singles are welcome.

If you would like to donate to the Ripley Village Hall Brick Campaign, please complete and submit the form below. Your payment can be made either by sending a cheque to Ripley Village Hall, High Street, Ripley, Surrey, GU23 6AF or you can donate by BACS to our Fundraising Account:

Account Number: 00032127
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Minimum Donation £10.

If you would like to Sponsor a Named Brick the minimum donation is £100.

If you would like a Plaque within Ripley Village Hall the minimum donation is £1000.

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A Surrey-based dance performance group for dancers aged 50 and older

Quicksilver was formed in 2014 by Sonia Talman and Angela Hardcastle.

The company currently has nine dancers and we occasionally invite guest dancers to join us for our performances.  Our dancers range in age from fifty-something to eighty-something and have all had many years of dance training, albeit in most cases a long time ago!  All the company members take company class, or barre, every week, followed by a two hour rehearsal, which is supplemented by a solo or small group session during the week, when necessary

The rehearsals are an opportunity to learn and perfect the choreography, but also to work together as a company, collaborating in the creative process and supporting each other as we try new things.  We have been brought together by an enduring love of dance and that, combined with a good dose of humour, sees us through the occasional challenges, and many rewards, of rehearsal and performance.

The Tillingbourne Accordion Orchestra (then known as the Tillingbourne Accordion Band) was founded in 1988, meeting for rehearsals in Albury Village Hall.

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In 1992 it moved to its present venue, Ripley Village Hall, where it still meets on Tuesdays at 8pm and potential members are always welcome. In April, 1990 the Orchestra founded Guildford Accordion Club, open to all , both players and non players. The Club meets on the third Friday of every month in Ripley Village Hall.

Guildford Accordion Club meets at 7.30pm on the third Friday of every month.

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Each evening starts with a “playalong” from sheet music for accordionists of mixed ability, which is not only enjoyable for the performers, but also improves one’s sight-reading ability.

During the evening, there is an opportunity for individuals to perform solos or duets or small ensembles, which helps to develop one’s confidence playing in front of an audience. Several times a year, guest artists are invited to perform.

The club, which was formed in April 1990, now has a membership of over 130. This includes a number of people who do not play but like to come along and listen.


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Very Risky Business

In the day-to-day hustle of getting messages out the door to audiences, I’ve noticed that my profession has a dirty little secret that few either acknowledge or discuss. Risk. I’m talking about brand and relationship risk that is present ANY TIME an organization communicates.

It’s real. We know that in branding EVERYTHING counts so I’m fascinated as to why so many organizations will still interrupt and beat their audiences to death with their messages (ahem- telemarketing, retargeting, robocalls) when they know full well that over-communication can actually drive people away from brands.

To me, there are two kinds of risk associated with communications that must be addressed with clients or any organizations who decide to communicate:

1.  Legal Risk—with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in full swing in the UK and Washington gearing up to send out its own digital privacy protection laws next year, getting digital communications wrong can come with stiff penalties and soon will be enforced state by state just like labor and tax laws. And soon you will need a lawyer, IT person and marketing pro to all agree when something is “ok to send.” Oh yes, WE did this btw — it’s marketing’s fault. Consumer data was our golden goose and rather than wait and get an egg every day, we decided to cut the fat little sucker open and see what would happen. GDPR happened and that is just the beginning.

2.  Reputation/Relationship Risk— The irony is we communicate to forge stronger relationships with our audiences, but when our communications is untargeted, unwanted, boring or bad, the audience may like us less than if we did nothing at all. Yep.

Now, there is one solution to both of these types of risk and it’s the big “e” word that is absent from most organizational communications — Empathy. Actually taking the time to think about the messages we are sending out and how they might affect people and THEIR lives is a BIG deal and needs to be done FAR more often. Spoiler: It isn’t.

In the past week, I’ve gotten 8 emails from a supermarket (I go to the store once per week on the same day), 10 from an online music retailer (I buy strings about once every other month) and 7 from a tech deals web site (I’ve purchased one time in the past two years). You see, they are trying to move me down their “funnel” or my “customer journey,” but all they are actually doing is annoying me and tainting their brands in my eyes. And I’m sure they don’t see it that way because they are laser focused on THEIR needs, not mine and by doing this they are saying THEIR time is more precious than mine. I disagree. And don’t forget the very first link on my mail app is Unsubscribe— just begging me to dissolve the relationship and make them a bad memory.

A little thought and empathy would solve it. Instead we have armies of “digital marketers” or worse A.I. programs “optimizing the funnel” by sending garbage out constantly. Doesn’t matter if it’s good, just that it’s going out. (Sigh)

Let’s be better. Let’s do better and think about our audiences for a change. Remember, that is the actual job of marketing — to build relationships…and ironically you also possess the exact same tools that can destroy them. Choose wisely. The future of marketing may depend on it.

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Friday, September 6, 2019

Conventional Powers, by Christopher L. Bennett

(Super Hero) Emerald Blair, aka The Green Blaze, attends Ceres ModCon 2108 to represent the Troubleshooter Corps at a time when relations between baseline and modified humans are tense. (9,799 words; Time: 32m)

Note: I think you probably need to read the “Only Superhuman” novel first in order to fully enjoy this story.

"Conventional Powers," by (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in issue 09-10|19, published on by .

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Review: 2019.467 (A Word for Authors)

Pro: Anyone who’s ever been to a big SF or comic convention should find something amusing in this tale. People familiar with the Sad/Rabid Puppies controversy will recognize the attempt by the “Hounds” to steal the awards.

Con: The biggest problem with this story is that there’s no obvious plot to it. Emry shows up at the con, gives a rather dull speech, tangles with some bigots, etc. but it’s all aimless; she’s got no particular goal she’s trying to achieve, so I kept wondering “when is the story going to start?”

Beyond that, there are a too many infodumps and too much intrusive narration to make this a fun read.

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Monday, September 9, 2019

The Sweetest Fruit of Summer, by R.K. Duncan

★★★★☆ Memorable and Surprising

(High Fantasy) To keep the peace, Corra’s family surrenders her to the bandit king who terrorizes all the countries around the desert. He wants more from her than sex—much more. But she has plans too. (6,542 words; Time: 21m)

"," by (edited by Scott H. Andrews), appeared in issue 285, published on .

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Pro: From the start, Corra seems like a survivor. She makes the best of a situation she had no control over. Her relatives come across very badly, and they were clearly idiots to let her know so much about their plans and then treat her so poorly.

As Corra (and we) learn more about how the system works, she’s wise enough not to express too much revulsion—just enough to earn good-natured contempt from Hadi, who tells he she and her people are better off bowing. Throughout, it’s hard to tell whether she’s accepting it or just biding her time, but it’s clear she has no intention of being a passive victim, starting with trying to take control of the visions so she’s the one telling them to him, not him extracting them from her.

When she leads him and his horde back to her own home, it’s still not clear whether she has something planned or if she’s just going along and maybe getting some pleasure out of hurting the people who used her so badly. The final outcome, then, is surprising and satisfying.

Beyond that, the names are cute, with reference to the myth of Hades and Persephone. Compare “Hades” the ruler of the dead with “Hadi” the “king of barren places.” And the seven pomegranate seeds that Persephone eats match the seven seeds that Corra eats for her first prophecy.

Con: It’s pretty bloodthirsty. Corra’s victory over the raiders is accomplished by first getting the raiders to kill the whole aristocracy and then her and her friends killing all the raiders. She gets a crown, but it’s drenched in blood.

The plot and setting are strong, but there’s not a lot of character development.

There are an unusual number of editing errors. Not simple typos, but errors that result in valid words but invalid sentences.

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Primal Fear - 'All Over The World' Hot

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170 minute package containing a wealth of bonus material.

The first thing that struck me watching this DVD was the hazy TV quality of the live footage, no doubt due to budget constraints. That aside there is plenty to enjoy from these metal masters as the band hit the stage and blast into ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’. Ralf Scheepers is a mountain of a man who commands centre stage like Rob Halford on steroids. In fact it’s uncanny that he even holds his microphone in the same style as he screeches into it! The rest of the band stalk the stage in true metal fashion and the camera angles pick up the guys throwing all sorts of shapes as they aim there axes to the audience.

For the best part Ralf Scheepers crowd conversation is in his native tongue and it’s not until later on in the DVD that he speaks English only to announce that the show is to have a worldwide release. Then again it’s Ralf’s singing voice that powers this band and the close ups of him blasting into the microphone show the man works hard at his craft. The occasional close-ups of the drummer Tony Black’s double bass drum work during ‘Nuclear Fire’ make for entertaining viewing but are few and far between. This to me was a loss as the man is clearly one of the best in the business as he proved with his stint in Annihilator, and all too often the camera catches the fretwork of Alex Beyrodt and Henry Wolter instead.

What is apparent watching’ Angel In Black’ and ‘Sign Of Fear’ is how tight a unit the band are when they lock into one of their many solid riffs.

The Epic ‘Fighting The Darkness’ has Pamela Moore - all peroxide hair and black dress - joining the band to add her distinctive vocals to Ralf Scheepers for a song that drips quality. It’s a welcome change of pace from the full on panzer attack of the majority of the set and a little easier on the eye as well!

One of my favourite parts of the show was ‘Hands Of Time’ whereupon the band place themselves on stools at front to play this atmospheric number.

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A nice touch was having Mat Sinner, Ralf Sheepers and Henry Wolter sharing the vocal duties as well much to the enjoyment of the audience. Essentially this captures a Primal Fear show in all its glory, it was never about stage effects or camera angles but the raw power of the band doing what they do best.

As well as having the option of listening to the show in 5.1 surround sound there is a wealth of bonus material to add the value of this 170 minute package. There are 5 video clips from ‘Killbound’ to ‘Metal Is Forever’ plus various camcorder clips from various shows and candid backstage moments. Not to mention the making of ‘16.6 – Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead’, this gives an interesting inside view of the recording process. Finally for any fans of Randy Black there is his instructional trailer for his drumming DVD which makes for interesting viewing for any budding drummers out there!

Ray Paul

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Working for the Weekend? Working for Now.

yes - notepad & penThis phrase flitted through my mind the other day and for the first time since I heard it, I stopped and thought about it.  Working for the weekend.  What it implies is that the only time in your week that you actually enjoy, or want to actively participate in, is the weekend.

I know way too many people who unconsciously live this way.  Their workdays are a series of to-do lists, “must-do’s” and “just get through it’s”.   They take their first real breath of the week as they walk into their home on Friday, and then Monday comes and you hear the response to “how was your weekend?” – “way too short”.

What if every moment of your life was worth “working for”?  What if you were working for NOW?  Many of the clients I work with are dealing with overwhelm, frustration and overall exhaustion.  Even if they WERE able have a moment, take a breath and enjoy any of the spoils that came with all their hard work, they are too worried about everything that hasn’t been done or what they should be doing or are so exhausted that they miss the weekends too!

I know that there are things that have to be done that none of us particularly enjoy.  It takes bravery to pause, look up, and ask yourself if you can do better – if you can create a life where you enjoy the now?

Why wait for the weekend?

Get Comfortable with Your Boundaries (and Beyond Them) from Fear.Less

This post is taken from the Fear.Less newsletter I received today.  Thank you Fear.Less for inspiring, as always.  To subscribe to their posts:

You can take it with you. Your comfort zone, that is. You know, that cozy place that all these books and seminars and gurus keep telling you to leave. Leaving is scary, so sometimes even if you claim to be seeking “discomfort” (oof), maybe you really aren’t. But see, a zone is like a territory, or like a country. And the thing about leaving your comfort zone is that you’re not a tourist, visiting these risky new places for a little while and then retreating back home. No, you’re an imperialist, putting forth a considerable effort to extend your borders over an area that wasn’t always yours. There’s a reason that board game is called Risk. But once that happens, your zone is bigger, and you are comfortable doing more things. You can survive job interviews. Extreme sports. Awkward social situations. What I find people forget to tell you about leaving your comfort zone is that you’re not supposed to return to it, wipe your sweaty brow and say “phew, well that was ultimately healthy, I’m sure. Now to never do it again.” The idea is to make the uncharted realm the newest part of your zone and say “I don’t necessarily have to come back here again, but at least I know I probably can if I want to.” Always making an effort to test yourself is important, but don’t forget to take stock of where you are, and how your recently contested comforts are developing.

Fear: Motivator or Debilitator

I recently had the privilege of speaking at a Ladies Who Launch event with Jen Groover, serial entrepreneur and author of What If, and Why Not?. She talked about fear, and how she uses it as an indicator of importance – meaning if she’s scared of it, she MUST do it.  I completely agree with her – I have always found that when thinking about something makes my stomach start to do flip-flops, it’s because it’s THAT important to me.

However, there’s a different kind of fear that can creep up and debilitate you without ever raising its flag to indicate to you the level of importance of something.  This fear is so tricky that you wouldn’t even call it fear.   You call it “rules” or “conservative estimates” or “wise criticism”.  This fear is fueled by what other people think, or more accurately what you THINK other people will think.

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SuperSport released the report of an Independent Review by Advocate Maleka which found nothing wrong with the conduct of Naas Botha nor Nick Mallett.

Everyone involved was interviewed except the person that walked off air and accused Mallett and Botha of being racist.

Willemse’s action sparked a massive war of words over social media which divided people across racial lines yet again.

Advocate Maleka SC found that the conduct of Naas and Nick during the off-air conversation with Ashwin and during the live studio broadcast of the post-match commentary of the match “does not manifest naked racism and was not motivated by racist considerations”.

There are two factors which provide a reasonable explanation for the incident.

The first is the (mistaken) technical assumption that there was enough time for all the analyst to express their pre-match analysis or commentary of the Lions/Brumbies rugby match.

However, the switch to the live broadcast happened sooner than anticipated.Consequently, there was no time for Ashwin to express his views.

The panel then agreed, off-air, that Ashwin would be given the first opportunity to speak after the game.

The second is that it is reasonable to assume that Ashwin may have regarded the common stance adopted by Nick and Naas as patronising when they insisted that he should thereafter speak first.

Willemse in my eyes acted unprofessionally and used the race card which was damaging to all concerned.

People were pre-judged by media, people and even ministers due to Willemse’s actions.

The fact that he refused to come forward and form part of the review shows that he knows that he overreacted and chose to hide away rather than accept his conduct was unfair and unprofessional.

He knew he would cause maximum damage to both Botha and Mallett’s image by doing this on air and did himself no favours to not take part in the review.

Willemse owes the people an apology for his actions if he is not man enough to speak up.

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  1. Ag man, die hele Suid Afrika het van die begin af geweet dis ‘n klomp snert, enige swaap kon sien in die video footage dat daar geen rassisme was nie.

    Willemse het sy naam ultra GAT gemaak, en hy’s te swak in karakter om dit nou te erken.

    Soos ek vroeër gesê het, hy’s ‘n SLEG MOER

  2. @Welshbok die Brandwag: Die hartseer is dat die Hele SA dit nie weet nie. Dit word Al klaar uitgemaak as Ashwin die victim wat nie sy deel wou sê nie want DSTV is deel van WMC. Vergeet dat die CEO swart is, vergeet dat die advokaat wat die inquiry gelei het swart is. Die arme swart stem is weer stilgemaak.

    Maar ek stem saam met jou, ongelukkig is ons in die minderheid as ek na social media kyk.

  3. Nothing to see here move along…

    I won’t hold my breath for the forthcoming apologies from the likes of Vrede and co… not to mention Willemse himself… nor the other thousands no doubt.

    If ever there was a case for deformation this is it.

    I wonder what kushie ‘palm-off’ job they will give to the scum-bag.

  4. @bryce_in_oz: he will apparently form part of the on field commentary team, or that’s what I heard. Good then I can not listen to him like Matthew pierce

  5. Maleka writes in the report, issued to media: “Although I did not interview Mr Willemse I was informed by both Messrs Mallett and (co-pundit and Bok flyhalf legend Naas) Botha that Mr Willemse was no pushover, and would strongly defend his views whenever he differed with theirs.

    “(Mallett) references emails which he addressed to management at SuperSport, wherein he requested that he should not be rotated together with Mr Willemse for live studio broadcast.”

    Excerpts from an October 2016 email from Mallett, to executive producer Scott Seward, are included, reading: “I really enjoy working with Bobs (Gcobani Bobo) and Xola (Ntshinga), Scott.

    “They are a real pleasure … Xola asks very good questions and Bobs knows enough about rugby to produce interesting clips for discussion.

    “Unlike with the complex Ashwin, there are no agendas.

    “It would be great if Ashwin could be moved … where we don’t have to work together.

    “I think he talks garbage, we irritate the hell out of each other and the working environment is just unpleasant and tense.

    “I am very happy to work with Breyton (Paulse), Shimmy (Hanyani Shimange) or Bobs instead as, unlike with Ashwin, I respect their hard work and rugby opinions.”

    Maleka also refers to September 2017 correspondence from Mallett to (another manager) Malcolm Russell, “wherein he indicated how well he worked with other colleagues such as ‘X’ (Ntshinga), Jean de Villiers and Breyton Paulse.”

    The advocate concludes: “There is no doubt that Mr Mallett felt uncomfortable working with Mr Willemse, and expressed his preference to work with other colleagues.”

  6. @Aldo:

    Well I for one agree wholeheartedly with Mallet, he irritated the crap out of me as well whenever he spoke, because as Mallet said, he spoke total garbage. Nothing racist about it, it was the information which was the problem, not the colour of the informant.

    Good riddance.

    Sleg moer

  7. @Aldo:

    I heard two things yesterday… that he will be taking it further to whatever you call the ‘victim-card’ courts over there for a payout… and that might also be making a move into politics. If it is the latter he is going about it the correct RSA way with the former…

  8. @bryce_in_oz: Read today he is taking it to the equality court, which is apparently why he didn’t take part in proceedings of the enquiry. What a cock

  9. @cab:

    Equality Court is a kangaroo tribunal like the old township people’s courts.

    You are prejudged by the media and twitter and the EC just follows that and to hell with anything anyone says.

  10. @cab: but seeing how I love to waste my breath and time on a Friday. Explain to me what was wrong with the independent investigation launched with a black advocate leading it?

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This Giveaway has closed.  Check our most recent postings for other great giveaways.

DisneyBride dreams of a sock stash like this!

Let me tell you how I was introduced to toe socks for runners.

DisneyBride calls herself an 'Injinji Evangelist'. She claims to have been one since 2007.  Suffice to say, she was constantly trying to get me into a pair. I fought it because I believed toe socks are for little girls, not grown men

However, DB is a wife.  And it goes without saying, if your wife is persistent about something, a guy has to eventually go along with it. After repeated attempts at trying to get me to buy myself a pair, she finally just presents me with a couple of pairs for my birthday.  They actually make a cameo in my Jeff Galloway Runner Retreat post from March (the 5th photo).  These are actually the older Injinji crew socks.

Fast forward about three months and DB has been in touch with Injinji.  The company went through some major product redesigns, and greatly expanded their line.  I don't need to tell you that DB was in absolute raptures; it is no exaggeration to say she talked constantly of her excitement over all the many new colors and styles available.

I was a little shocked to see the correspondence going back and forth between DB and Injinji. The Injinji reps seemed almost surprised that someone knew so much about their products. I had always assumed that they had a picture of her at headquarters with the title “Best Unpaid Spokeswoman”.  (A little digging through her tweets will turn up countless instances of her singing their praises.)

The wonderful Injinji folks were kind enough to send us several pairs of socks to test out. They sent us trail socks, original weight run socks, lightweight run socks, and even knee high compression socks. Below, you see a picture of the lovely DB enjoying her trail socks.  Note how pristine the socks are. This will be the last picture of the Injinjis you will see, that are not covered in mud and/or sweat.

Trail Socks: very soft and cushion-y

You can also check out this video of Injinjis in action.

If that video wasn't enough running awesomeness for you, keep reading. And even if it was, keep reading.

In order to add more masculinity to the blog, my photos will include sweat, mud, and dirt.

To see clean photos of their socks, visit their website

Trail Socks

The Injinji socks require a little more patience to put on that your average sock. You must individually place each toe in a individual “toe pocket”. This is not their term, I just can’t think of what else to call it. The sock was extremely comfortable, however, it did take a little time to get accustomed to the individual “toe pocket”.  If you have read my earlier posts, you know that I, like many guys, have a love of pockets.

I must admit, I was a little skeptical of the trail socks. While they are very comfortable and I believe they offer more cushion than my other socks, they also feel thicker. I was worried they may retain sweat/water/mud and feel soggy.

I was wrong.

It has been very wet here in North Florida for the last month, and I have worn them for trail runs and several trail races. During each run, the socks were subjected to serious amounts of mud.

Not only were the trail socks extremely comfortable, they kept the dirt/mud from my toes. They wicked the moisture away from my feet and the toe pockets kept my feet feeling great.

The socks look pretty dirty after the race, however, my feet feel awesome.

Apparently, the purple socks have some magical power that keep trail dirt from accumulating on the sock.  Note: In keeping with the masculinity promise, the socks while not necessary muddy, are sweaty. Yet, my feet feel nice and dry.

Both pairs shown are the Trail 2.0 Midweight Mini-Crew.

Knee High Compression Socks

I decided to put these to work during a virtual half marathon I ran with some friends. Over 13.1 miles, they spent time on mud trails, grass trails, concrete sidewalks, and asphalt. After spending a few extra minutes getting the socks on, they were extremely comfortable. I do recommend putting them on and walking around for a few minutes before putting your shoes on. This makes it easier to make sure your feet are completely in the “toe pockets”.

My long runs in the past have left me with some small blisters on my toes. These socks never failed. Within the first two miles, both of my feet were submerged in muddy water while running the trail portion of our half marathon. I then spent the next 11.1 miles sweating like it was going out of style. The socks did a great job of wicking away the water and keeping me from getting blisters. The compression gave me excellent support, yet was extremely comfortable. These will definitely be my go-to socks for my long runs from now on.

Of course, DisneyBride had been telling me at least once a week for the past year that this would happen.  That once I tried them, I would never want to wear anything but Injinjis for my training runs ever again. She is right, of course. But kudos to her for not gloating... this time.

Enjoy the pic of my amazing legs.

These socks pictured above are the Compression 2.0 OTC.

So now, you want your very own pair of Injinjis.  I know you do.

The awesome folks at Injinji have been very generous and permitted
 us to give away two (2) pairs of their Trail Socks to one very lucky runner.

Terms of the Giveaway:

1) Giveaway ends August 15th at midnight. Winner will be announced and notified on August 16th.

2) Winner will receive two (2) pairs of Injinji trail socks. The product will ship from Injinji Retail value is $39.99.

3) Must be 18 years or older to enter. Must be a U.S. resident. Winner must provide a US mailing address to receive prize.
4) Sign in through Rafflecopter below to enter. There are additional opportunities for multiple entries.

5) One winner will be chosen at random using the rafflecopter app below.

6) In the event winner does not respond to contact attempts via e-mail or facebook name provided within a one week period, another winner will be selected at random.

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I'd like to try the trail 2.0 Midweight Micro.

I would love to win these! My feet would be thrilled:)

The yoga socks look cool! Would love to try the compression socks too!

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Definitely the compression socks!

I found a pair at Marshall's a few weeks ago, wasn't too sure but for $3 I thought I'd try them! I love them :) I would love to have a few more pairs to round out my running sock collection!

I'd like to try the TRAIL 2.0 Mid weight Micro in black.

I am curious about trying the compression otc 2.0 socks.

I'd like to try the running no-show or the compression! :)

I would try the compression socks.. they look great!

I would love to try the compression socks-- compression and no blisters = win-win.

I like the TRAIL 2.0 Midweight Mini-Crew

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I'd like to try the compression socks in pink and purple!

I would love to try the compression socks!!

OW no show running socks!!

I like the RUN 2.0 Midweight Mini-Crew

I want to try the knee high compression socks.

I would try the knee high compression socks, after a workout.

Amy Lauren

Love to try toe socks

I have been thinking about toe and compression socks. I am using Hanson training plan this fall and know that compression will be in my near future.

I'd really like to try the mid-weight no shows. Thanks.

I'd love to take the Run 2.0 Lightweight No-Show Canyon Pink socks out running!

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Original or lightweight, blue or black. Don't care if it's crew or no-show.

I would really like to try the trail socks. I was close to blisters on my last trail race and everyone raves about injinji.

Would love the light running socks. I think!

Original Weight Mini Crew is what I would like.

I want the midweight running socks.

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I'd like the original weight mini-crews in Donald Duck blue!

I want to try the running no show or the compression

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Random pix

I haven't been taking as many "random pix" as I normally do because my camera has so much dust behind the lens that there are black blotches over all the resulting photos. I took it into a camera repair shop and was quoted $99 for cleaning (since essentially the entire camera would have to be disassembled and re-assembled), so I may as well get a new camera. However that's not on our immediate horizon, so please forgive the blotches, since at least the camera can still record our daily lives.

Anyway, here are some random pix from the last few weeks.

This is what our barn looked like last August, stacked full with hay.

This is what it looked like a couple weeks ago. It looks severely depleted, doesn't it? (At least from a let's-hope-we-have-enough-hay-to-last-us-all-winter perspective.)

Fortunately from a front view, there's more hay than it seems. Still, I don't know if we'll have enough to last through spring. We'll probably end up having to buy two or three tons.

One evening after the sun went down, we had an odd little kickback of color on a single bit of mist.

The house, lit with candles and oil lamps, a few minutes before our neighbors arrived for our weekly potluck (we alternate houses -- it was our turn to host).

Here's Younger Daughter's fiddle teacher, jamming with one of his sons and two of his students. Music constantly fills this house.

An interesting bumper sticker.

One of our Aracauna hens, perched on Polly's pen door.

A pretty sunrise.

My mother, who sews beautifully, made a cloak for Younger Daughter. It arrived in the mail last week. It's so so warm! And she loves it!

For her 16th birthday, some friends gave Older Daughter a Kindle. Don also had a Kindle, but he dropped it and the screen broke. (An advantage of books over electronic media, right?) Anyway one day Older Daughter was reading in front of the woodstove and Major, our old lab/hound mix, was lying next to her. Don had the idea to put the broken Kindle in front of Major.

Making sugar cookies...

...with the help of my faithful companion.

Speaking of faithful companions...

Bringing in some leftover lasagna from our "outdoor refrigerator."

Local gas prices as of Feb 23. I'm going to start documenting them again because every indication is they're going up, up, up. I know some parts of the country already have $5 gas.

A chilly misty morning.

Lydia says, let's play!

  1. Thank you for allowing us to share your family's life. I especially like that your home is covered with books.

  2. All great pics,but I'm partial to the dog ones. :)

  3. Dear Patrice, I have been an avid reader for a long while now and I need to tell you this - Your photos are as much a part of your writing in everyday life as are the words themselves. You owe yourself a new camera. I have struggled long and hard to get my mother to upgrade from her OLD digital camera because it is time for a new one. It is time for a new one for you too. Go to HSN or Amazon and simply pick one that is between $50-$100 (when you have the money) and enjoy the updated technology. You won't be happy until you can snap away at a moments notice or capture a video of a fiddle lesson to share with us. You've earned it! Why waste the $$ on a 'repair' when you can easily get a glorious new unit?

    God Bless,
    Janet in MA

  4. Patrice,
    I love your pictures, there is nothing better than looking at family pictures. Great looking barn for to store the hay in. Love....love the cloak your daughter is wearing. Yes we have the electronic book and I'm afraid were going to break the screen too. My hubby and I find ourselves picking up the books more so than the screen. I think those of us that live / lived in colder climate can truly appreciate the outdoor refrigerator, lol. Thanks for sharing.

    Sandy, Oklahomatransient.blogspot.com

  5. Just love your "random pix" moments and any other photos you put in for us - spots and all. Keep 'em coming please :-)

  6. love the daughters new "cloak" and i am gonna plan on making myself one.

  7. Phyllis (N/W Jersey)February 26, 2012 at 3:38 PM

    Love your pics - reminds me of long ago when we would drive around in the evenings and look at people's windows wondering what their life was like. Were they happy like us? Did they have children? How many?
    Thank you for keeping your curtains open and letting us "peek" inside!

    1. I thought I was the only one who did this. Hubby and I still like to make an evening of walking about town, or driving around, peering for a brief second at the warm light in people's windows as we drive by.

      I wonder the same things...Are they happy? How big is their family? Do they love their home?

      Just Me

  8. I just love the pictures you post of Lydia!!! Keep them coming!

  9. Hi Patrice! Lovely pics! Hey, I'm trying to order a couple of tankards from you. I sent you an email at the hotmail address. Could you please contact me? Thanx!

  10. I would suggest. Checking the library and online for instructions on how to take the camara apart.If you find them mabye your husband can fix it for you.I once found instructions at the library for an old 1950's stereo camera.

  11. Thanks for the great pictures of your family life. I found your blog through another site and its become a part of my morning routine along with my coffee. I live in Arkansas and gas here is $3.49. The gas signs make me cringe when I drive by. I drive 40 miles round trip to work 3-4 days a week and 2 days to college which is actually a bit farther.

  12. Lol, an advantage of kindle over a book? Your dog doesn't eat your kindle when you get up to go to on an emergency bathroom run. I had a signed copy of the simplicity primer (I even had contact paper over the cover to prolong it's life!)which I left too close to dog level, apparently. When said emergency bathroom run occured, my Boxer took it upon herself to destroy my simplicity primer. Completely shredded all over the back yard. ~Sigh~

  13. Turn off the wireless and you'll save your Kindle battery. I can check out books from the library with my kindle.

  14. I'm a professional photographer and live just north of you in Bonner County. Would be happy to help w/ your dust problem if possible. What type of camera do you have?

    1. It's a Panasonic Lumix 8x DMC-FH20 pocket camera. I must admit I beat the holy tar out of it. I'm forever shoving it into various pockets to have handy whenever the opportunity arises. Besides the dust, it's a great little camera.

      - Patrice

  15. Was hoping it was a DSLR. I'm not experienced w/ your panasonic model -- sorry 'bout that. Dust is likely either behind the lens or on the CCD itself. Should be able to get a camel hair brush from the camera shop downtown. If Don can get it apart, the brush should be able to remove the dust from both.


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Since the dawn of time, the Allier, even more than other rivers, has been a vital line of communication and travel route in Auvergne. River trade by boat probably began well before the time of the Celts. Activity on the waterway declined with the arrival of the railways at the end of the 19th century. Today, the main SNCF regional railway line still follows the course of the River Allier, as do major trunk roads.

The Allier’s alluvial groundwater is a huge reservoir holding water of generally good quality. It thus provides an excellent supply of drinking water, of which a great deal is extracted today. In fact, the Allier supplies drinking water for over 60% of the population of Puy-de-Dome and only a little less in the Bourbonnais. The total volume extracted for human consumption from the Allier’s alluvial bed is about 2.5 m3/s. The quality of the aquifer is such that water extracted in Brioude and Clermont-Ferrand, for example, can be used immediately; it is simply chlorinated to prevent deterioration in the mains. Further downstream, the situation is very different, as some abstractions regularly exceed permitted concentrations of nitrates.
In addition to human consumption, a lot of water is pumped for industrial and agricultural activities, some of them major consumers of water.

Through their role as filters, riverine wetlands play a vital part in preserving the water resource, and at no cost at all to the community. Various studies by scientists and research groups are beginning to put a figure on the economic benefit supplied by the functioning of the wetlands.

In the recent past, indeed until the nineteen-fifties, the banks of the Allier were mainly given over to pasture for cattle. Farmers would put livestock graze in accordance with the caprices of the river, moving them back as erosion advanced and taking them away during flooding. The riverside landscape was completed with a few fields used for cereals.
In the nineteen-sixties, agricultural mechanization and land consolidation brought intensified production in their train. Agricultural irrigation increased very considerably, so that today over 20,000 ha are irrigated, mainly for maize. These changes in farming practices have had major direct consequences with the passage of time: disappearance of habitats, deterioration in the quality of the water table and river, reduced flow in summer, etc. These practices have become incompatible with the vagaries of the Allier, and have also led to many development measures (river-bank rockfill to protect crops, construction of irrigation dams, etc.).
The extensive pastures have now become rare, and it is difficult to maintain them with current agricultural and environmental subsidies. It is necessary to restore balance to farming activities, the foundation for sustainable development.

The deposits of the alluvial plain are in themselves a very important natural and economic resource of the Allier Valley. Use of aggregates (sand and gravel) for roads and the building industry rocketed with economic development in the second half of the 20th century. It has resulted in the extraction of millions of cubic metres, first from the river bed, and then from the alluvial plain. It is estimated that the amount of material extracted from the courses of the Loire and Allier in one century is equivalent to the amount deposited by the rivers over 300 to 400 years. The consequences of that extraction have been, and still remain, catastrophic. For this reason, extraction from the stream channel of the river was banned in 1981. Extraction of aggregates then shifted to the alluvial plain, with serious consequences there too. Ultimately, extraction should be stopped within the confines of the Allier’s alluvial bed.

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As soon as we start going to school, we are discouraged from trying to be different. If you bring your lunch in a container with a big smiley face on it, instead of the regular square ones everyone else uses, you're bound to get teased and laughed at. If a child feels creative and colours a picture in by making the grass purple and the sky orange, the teacher will probably say "The grass is green and the sky is blue. Why don't you colour it the same way everyone else does?".

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Author: Kurt Daw

About me: Professor of Theater Arts at San Francisco State University, director, actor, intrepid playgoer, author of Acting: Thought Into Action, Acting Shakespeare and his Contemporaries, and co-author with Julia Matthews of A Guide to Scenes and Monologues from Shakespeare and his Contemporaries. My latest project is the Shakespeare Monologues for Your “Type” series – twelves volumes of Shakespearean monologues sorted into speeches appropriate for leading or character types of various ages, and classified by character’s gender.

In 1992 I was lucky enough to participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities seminar on Shakespeare and the Languages of Performance at the Folger Shakespeare Library under the direction of the brilliant Lois Potter. In 1995 I was able to return for a sequel of sorts – the NEH seminar titled Shakespeare Examined Through Performance, co-directed by Audrey Stanley and Alan Dessen.

From 2000-2003, I was the President of the Association for Theater in Higher Education, and have been a career long member of its Theater as a Liberal Art forum.

I was founding chair of the Department of Theater at Kennesaw State University, and have served as Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and Dean of the College of Creative Arts at San Francisco State University.

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  • Very interesting review. You certainly understood the essence of our intent. To clarify, the Induction text, both at the beginning and the end, was entirely taken from Shakespeare’s Induction; though of course at the end I also used part of Act V, Scene 1. Anyway the text is all Shakespeare. And by the way, the brilliant Michael Warren was a wonderful consultant, but the idea and textual “adjustments” were mine own, and part and parcel of my approach to the play. Regards, EM

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Can I talk about the State of the Blog for a sec? Ugh. I was scrolling through the recipe index the other day and felt pretty discouraged. My original goal for this blog was to assemble a collection of favorite recipes that we make all the time. It hasn't happened, at least on the "she cooks" side. Mark's recipes are pretty spot on: tortillas, flax seed loaf, yep; we make those all the time. But on my side, the cooking side? When I looked at the index, all I could think was bleh. It doesn't reflect the kinds of things I cook on a normal basis at all. (Note: I've since updated it a bit, cutting the chaff so it's a bit closer to reality, but it's not quite there yet.)

Instead of turning to my recipe index for meal ideas and recipes, I turn to my very well-organized Google document keeping track of recipes I love, with my notes on what worked and what didn't work, and an ongoing list of foods I've cooked every week. So, to recap: Google document has hundreds of recipes/links and notes. Blog has a long list but, of those, we might cook less than a dozen of those recipes on a normal basis. What happened to my goal??

Here's the thing -- writing recipes is incredibly time consuming for me, because I am not a recipe person. I am a wing-it type cook. I follow recipes as written 10% of the time, maybe closer to 5%. That means that 90-95% of the time, I use recipes for inspiration and then cook things the way I think it should be cooked. Or I "follow" recipes based on the state of my pantry/refrigerator/spice rack. I love cooking this way; it keeps meals interesting, it minimizes waste, and most importantly it works for me.

So why does this conflict with blogging? I'm not organized enough to weigh/measure ingredients as I tip them in a pan. I cook the same dish differently every single time. And I don't want to be an unreliable blogger. How many times have I scanned someone else's slipshod recipe and been like, dude, you can't be vague about xyz! It is frustrating to follow a recipe that turns out badly. I don't want people to have recipes turn out badly on my account.

But lately, I'm coming to terms with the fact that I need to prioritize my goals. To be totally selfish, I should be blogging for myself, not an imaginary audience who might try to make my ma po tofu recipe and fail because I added a splash of soy sauce and am not sure whether it was 2 teaspoons or 3. And who's my audience here, anyway? Tell me if this is isn't the case, but I don't think I have many beginner cooks here. It seems like most of y'all are, like me, fairly experienced home cooks looking for inspiration. And if you're going to riff on my recipes anyway, why am I freaking out so much about infallible recipes?

So, this is me, re-focusing my goal for the cooking side of our blog. Blog more recipes that we make on a daily/weekly/bi-weekly basis. Worry less about writing fail-proof, perfect recipes. Find a balance. Mark will continue to blog here and there, but as the baker, his recipes will continue to be precise and detailed. It's just my recipe style that will change.

Hold me to this, you guys. (And I must include a special shout out to Julia, who talked through all this with me on her last visit. Thanks J!)

Liz in DC said...

The reasons you mentioned are EXACTLY why I never started a blog of my own. But I love reading other blogs for inspiration, and I'm a pretty experienced home cook, so you hit that exactly on the head! I'd really like to see more recipes and I would be totally fine if you veer away from very precise to less precise.

I'm actually pretty interested in your "well-organized" google doc organization system for recipes. I have an unwieldy collection of bookmarks basically. Would love to hear more.

Anonymous said...

Delurking to say that if you start including vague/haphazard recipes I probably won't continue reading. I don't mean that in a mean way, but I like to follow recipes exactly.

I understand your rationale, though. Unless your goal is to gain a huge audience and sponsorship and to write a book (I'm assuming that's NOT your goal since you didn't mention it), you should focus less on audience and more what works for you. Good luck.

Kim said...

Liz - Thanks for your input. That's good to hear. About the organization, I simply created a google documents spreadsheet. Column A is category (mine are beans/legumes, beef/lamb, breakfast, fish/seafood, pork, poultry, tofu, rice/grains/pasta, salads, soups, vegetables). Column B is a short description of the dish, i.e. Red Lentil Soup. Column C is a link to a recipe. Column D has my notes. Does that make sense? It takes a little time to set up and add links but it's pretty useful when I'm planning meals.

Anonymous -- Thanks for your input. I'm constantly unsubscribing from blogs that don't meet my needs, so that makes perfect sense. Your comment did prompt me to edit my post a bit, though -- Mark will never wing any recipes. That's not his style, and it's why he prefers baking to cooking. The baking part of the blog will stay exactly the same.

robin said...

You're basically describing the difference between cooking and baking. Baking is exact, cooking often is intuitive and changes moment-to-moment. I like baking because I have very little food intuition and baking gives me good structure and should turn out correctly if you follow the recipe. When Ilan cooks he changes things around all the time, tests, adds stuff, etc, and I bet he'd be in the same position about writing recipes.

Kim said...

Robin - Right! I do think baking requires *some* experience/intuition (for example, you might judge whether your pie dough needs more ice water based on how it looks or feels). But generally, you're right, people don't improvise when baking because it can be so tricky.

Jess in L.A. said...

This makes sense to me. I have high expectations of baking recipes -- those need to work AS WRITTEN -- but less so of cooking recipes (that sounds awkward but you know what I mean). I mostly follow the steps as written, but I switch ingredients/amounts around based on what I have in the fridge, or to make a dish gluten free if I'm cooking for my roommate, or whatever. I understand it's tricky to write a very detailed recipe after the fact, but I also think it's ok if you don't.

By the way, I can't tell you how many times I've followed a Mark Bittmann recipe to the letter and realized it wasn't to my taste. Odds are, someone will have an issue, no matter how precisely or how vaguely written your recipe is. Just a thought.

Laura said...

Just want to echo that I also cook the way you describe you cook. If I'm making something complicated, I will probably follow the recipe exactly, though. The last time I followed a recipe to the letter was Suzanne Goin's short ribs recipe. She's VERY detailed and you can tell that she does everything for a reason. But if a recipe says "add 2 TB oil and 1 cup onion" I'm not going to measure the oil or the onion. It has always worked for me ;)

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Game of Thrones in Second Life – A New World: Jump In with Both Feet – Moonshade Pastorelli Reporting

We couldn’t wait for the latest installment of the HBO television series, “Games of Thrones.” Afterall, it’s developed a massive cult following. So much so that it’s been lovingly parodied on other shows: “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” set it in Rockefell as “Game of Desks” and the children’s series “Sesame Street” as “Game of Chairs” in which Muppets play musical chairs, using three thrones—one made of golf clubs, another ping pong paddles, and a third baseball bats.

But in Second Life (SL), the Song of Fire and Ice is serious business.  I’ve counted no fewer than 10 sims dedicated to the Game of Thrones theme. SL role play (RP) fashion shops, such as the White Armory and *QD* Empire of Quality, even support the craze by offering their own renditions of Game of Thrones apparel.

One of the longest running Game of Thrones-inspired RP sims in SL is Game of Thrones–A New World, developed four years ago by Bandor Beningborough. According to Marguerite Avril, who plays the newly crowned Queen Maeva of House Tyrell, Katia Boucher and Thony Soir took over the sims from Beningborough and redeveloped them.

Today, Highgarden is on Maui Central sim along with the sim-sized platforms of Dorne and Casterly Rock.  Driftmark and Dragonstone are on the Wild Shores sim. A group that takes part in the RP, but is administered separately is Winterfell on Dark Life. It is the homeland, of course, of the Starks and inhabited by wildlings.

According to Avril, “I would guess we have about 40-50 active players, between the various platforms. The group proper has about 125 members.” The Game of Thrones RP on these sims allows for plenty of creativity within the theme and context. Sixty-eight character classes are available in the game, but limited to 15 beginner classes.  The Unity HUD is used during RP, monitoring health, stamina, and food settings. Winterfell’s notecards make it clear that child avatars are not allowed on the sim. In fact, some of the RP sims allow “adult language and behavior.” But then, the Games of Thrones TV series isn’t exactly for the weak of heart or stomach.

Although RP is king in these sims, players can participate in a number of activities. Highgarden and Dorne recently hosted jousting tournaments. Weekly Stories, Poems & Songs sessions are held at the Rose & Crown Tavern in Highgarden. Players can participate in weapons and jousting training. An upcoming Summer Rose Fest Ball will be held at Highgarden. Besides the engaging group notices dispatched by various characters, players can keep up with news and gossip with each edition of the Westeros News.

It is not the events that make living in Highgarden special, as an event may be a one-time thing,” said Hina Mhia who plays Queen Maeva’s Hand, Lady Hina Tarly. “It is the people you interact with every day that makes it special. We have formed a family with all the residents here.”

“If one of us goes up a level or achieves something in a skill, it is shared by everyone,” she said. “We have notices going out steadily of what people have achieved in archery, weapons, leveling up. Because achieving a new level takes considerable work, it is cause for celebration.”

Circe Auer who plays Circe Stark, Queen of the North, set up a storyline for me. “Our son, Prince Altos, returned recently from being lost and raised by the Greyjoys.” King Rickard Stark believed Altos married beneath himself, causing bad blood between father and son. The king, while fighting over Altos, gave the queen a black eye.

During last week’s Winterfell ball, Prince Altos was found near death by a wilding, who took care of him. Lord Mormont was sent to bring Altos home, but was shot with a wilding arrow that turned out to be poisoned. Auer said, “We have wildlings—a pain in the butt. They love to torment our guards. They even shot me once.”

Auer quietly shared a bit of her character’s treacherous backstory and explained, “You see, while some people tend to make their sims all sunshine and roses, we welcome backstabbing and discontent in RP. That’s what makes good RP—conflict.”

However, the players in these sims are welcoming and helpful. “We are open to anyone wishing to RP in a Game of Thrones setting that offers action, adventure, and good company,” Avril said.

When asked how she would suggest someone get started in joining this RP, Mhia laughed, “Jump in with both feet. Our people, no matter what place you decide to start, are helpful and courteous. We have some incredible role players here.

By the way, Dorne is at war with the Lannisters, and the Battle for Corpse Lake is coming up on May 17. They are recruiting for four warriors to represent the Iron Islands…

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