week of 2/6/11-2/12/11

[adreannaTal{fb}]

2/6/11
chore #1
makes boots for Mistress Joanie

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[10:55] *adreaTal she enters the main room....she goes to the kitchen eats...then goes takes her bath...brushes her teeth and combs her hair....powders and perfumes up.....she then goes outside to the supply shed to get the bundle she placed there the other day...for her project...since spring was nearing....*

[10:57] *adreaTal The morning sun was shining brightly over the vast grounds as isa made her way to the smooth rock protruding from the grass. The radiance of the sun caressed her skin as the slave lowered herself to perch on its warmth. Soft chocolate eyes waltzed across the rolling landscape of the lodge grounds allowing the harmony of nature to put her heart and mind at ease. The bundle tucked under her wing encased her task for the day.*

[10:58] *adreaTal Spreading it open, her soft hands caressed the leather as her thoughts made a path to the boots of Mistress Joanie. Days of travel and the harshness of the land had made the once soft skinned footwear haggard and worn. With the coming of spring, the time had arrived for a new pair. and she hopes would be much a surprise for her....*

[11:00] *adreaTal The boots had been days in the making. The journey began deep in the night as Mistress Joanie roamed GOR and or slept. With sounds of the night winds howling in her ears, adreanna used the light of the moons to make a pattern. Carefully the shapes and lines were sketched so that the new pair would fit perfectly on the feet of MIstress Joanie*

[11:02] *adreaTal The cutting stone used in the supply shed barely dented the surface and after begging for help from Guard Swen, the tall hazel eyed Guard Swen had watched her carefully maneuver his quiva to cut the softly tanned bosk pelt and the white hurt wool*

[11:04] *adreaTal was amazed at how the blade had sliced the strong hide as if it were butter. Late at night after all were asleep, adreanna created the bead work that would garnish the center seam and the collar of the low riding boot. Colorful beads of sunset orange, snow white and midnight black were fashioned into a cross pattern. The pain staking work had taken many moons to complete.*

[11:06] *adreaTal As the bosk grazed not far from her, adreanna began the final step of sewing the seasonable boots together. Using an awl made from bone, the leather was pierced and then laced with sinew. Her closely bond stitches looped over and under again and again. As her fingers began to blister and ache, minutes dissolved into hours*

[11:08] *adreaTal reaching toward the sun, her hands fanned out to release the tension. As her back arched and stretched, a dainty yellow butterfly landed on her shoulder. The tiny winged creature was so delicate and frail and yet it took flight with the confidence of a herlit. adreanna watched as it danced from flower to flower shimmering golden in the sun. the vision was a reminder that strength doesn’t always show itself in muscle and brawn.*

[11:13] *adreaTal The awl and sinew forged together creating the armor that would protect the feet of Mistress Joanie. The finest wool from the hurt was sewn inside and would serve to soften and cradle her steps from the rough hard ground. As the last stitches were tightened to secure the beading, adreanna began to sing a prayer to the wind*

[11:15]*adreaTal Her song intertwined with the beautiful cry of the veminium bird, celebrated the gifts from the earth that were given in the creation of the boots. adreanna entreated soft paths and splendid hours for the One whose wisdom tells the stories of days gone by to bettter the future of the lodge. The agony in her fingers disappeared as her heart swelled joy in the completed task.*

[11:18] *adreaTal gathered her supplies and the boots and strutted back to the supply shed to replace the tools she had used...she placed a thank you kiss to the cheek of Guard Swen for his help in makeing the boots...adreanna with boots in tow enters the kitchen and sashays to the main room....steping up close to the high tables and places the boots next to the seat that Mistress Joanie sit at Placing a kiss of devotion on each,praying her work would be found pleaseing*

[adreannaTal{fb}]

2/8/11
chore#2
plowing fertilizeing watering the garden

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[10:45] *adreaTal after fixing breakfast and eating hers....she cleans up the kitchen then heads to the storage shed...placeing some gloves on getting a shovel a pitchfork and the wheelbarrel and heads to the garden....*

[10:47] *adreaTal she takes the shovel thankful she has her boots on....ane her kirtle...and begins overturning the ground....digging the shovel deep into the soil....and flipping it....she goes along the edge of the garden then works her way inward...makeing sure to stir up the ground as much she can.....she does this for a good bit...till all is over turned*

[10:49] *adreaTal she lays the shovel aside and takes the wheelbarrel over to the waste compound where the pile of dung is put aftre mucking pens of the animals....she takes the pitchfork and places it in the dung pile and picks some up and places it in the wheelbarrel to fill it to over the rim...she takes the what is now going to be used as fertilizer and dumps it in the center of the garden....she makes several trips till there is piles all over the garden ....*

[10:51] *adreaTal takeing the wheelbarrel and sets it aside the garden....then takes the pitchfork over to a pile as begins to toss the dung all over the garden makeing sure no spot is not covered...then she takes the shovel again and over turns the dung into the soil....untill they are mixed nicely...she wipes her forhead of the sweat that beads there...brushes away stray strans of ebony hair out her eyes...*

[10:53] *adreaTal this is a dirty job smelly and nasty....her arms are covered in dust..her boots covered with dirrt and manuer..she makes a face...knowing a bath will be well needed....she takes the wheelbarrel shovel and pitchfork back to the storage shed...she makes sure to clean the tools she used up.....then replaces them to the storage shed to rest....*

[10:54] *adreaTal she looks about the walk way to the lodge and sees her sister wild has planted flowers along the path knowing soon they will be blooming brightly and make a nice canvas up to the lodge soon for visitors to see....*

[10:55] *adreaTal adreanna askes Master Swen and Master Marcus if they will help her with a bucket brigade so she can water the garden...so the soil and fertilizer can seep in to the ground and make for some good soil for the plants she will place in in just a few days...they agree and the work begins...*

[10:58] *adreaTal Master Swen fills 2 buckets hands it to Master Marcus and then he hands them to her she walks down the garden and waters the garden...she hands buckets to Master Marcus who hands her over 2 filled ones..he hands the empty ones to Master Swen and he hand back 2 full ones...this goes on and on till the garden is well soaked with water....she stands back and smiles knowing the garden will be a treat for her Master once it gets planted*

[10:59] *adreaTal she thanks the Masters for helping giveing them a quick peck on the cheek....and sashays off to go take a bath at the waters edge...while there she cleans her boots as well.....smileing now that she smells like larma instead of the beasty animals.....*

[11:01] *adreaTal she treks back up to the lodge....drying in the sunlight as she walks....enters the kitchen from the back door...places her kirtle in the laundry basket also the towel ...places her boots by the hearth to dry and places her special larma soap away...*

[adreannaTal{fb}]

2/11/11
chore#3
makes dinner

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[22:45] *adreaTal adreanna steps to the kitchen crosses her arms across her belly scanning the shelves searchiung for a idea for supper....washes hands and gathers some serviung trays cleaning them throughtly with some fresh clean rep cloths stored below the dishes*

[22:46] *adreaTal piling them high with utensils and plates...using caution to not pick any chipped or damaged one..she is satisfied with her selection and adds some cloth hand towels to the pile*

[22:47] *adreaTal fishing out a deep roasting pan she sets ti beside the fire and quickly runs to the cold room to fetche the trimmed roast she prepared earlier tying on a gew rep cloth strings to hold the herb sprigs to the meat and rubs it wih a palmful of salt*

[22:48] *adreaTal smiling carring the roast carefully on a big plate back to the pan setting it inside hearing the meat sear against its hot sides and the bottom knowing it will make for some good pan gravy she adds just a little water to the bottopm of the pan and covers it with it's lid pushing it closer to the cooking fire to cook*

[22:50] *adreaTal debating what to make with it going to the pantry and finds some green beans deciding those will be good with butter and salt and goes to wahing them putting them in a bowl with some fresh water from the bucket on the counter...takeing her time snapping each long bean into threes...setting them indies a shallow pan full of water to cook....*

[22:51] *adreaTal carrying the pan carefully setting itfurther from the fire then the meat and takes up a long fork and a cooking pad removing the lid from the roast pan to rurn it over and add some more water savoring it rich aroms*

[22:53] *adreaTal having set the lid back on she turns to polish the utensils and be sure none are damaged and are all safe for use...deciding she has time left for the meat arranges and dusts of various jars and things insdie the pantry and makes a quick mend to a ripping sack of flour by tying one corner of the bag*

[22:57] *adreaTal returning to the cooking pit with the two thick pads puling the steaming pan for the fire and carries it to the counter and hurries to fetch the beans ans sets them by the meat and drops a pat of butter and some salt to them using a long fork removing the meat from the pan setting it on a platter quickly sprinkles flour into the thin juices in the roasting pan along with some fresh bosk cream and whisks them together with salt pepper making gravy *

[22:59] *adreaTal takes a cutting shell sliceing the bosk as thinly as she can after removing the strings and takes the roast pan and drizzles the heavy gravy onto the hot meat....knowing her Master will be pleased callls out to him that supper is ready ....cutting some fresh bread and getting the katch salad from the cold room.....*