Riding in Cars with Swedes (and a Finn): Midwinter Coronation Edition
Literally the only photo I took at the event It is noteworthy that this was my first 12th Night Coronation in Drachenwald, and it did not disappoint. Very midwintery and cold and glorious. Beatrix made me cry in court, there were Peers Behaving Badly, I made a return to the kitchen, a scroll I made was presented, and — perhaps most importantly — it was cold enough that I got good use out of the fur-lined hood made for me by my Camp Fromage fam. I did, in fact, catch a lift from and to the airport with a Swede, with a bonus Finn on the trip out. Lots of lively and philosophical chat, Solving Everything, and snowy vistas. Kind of perfect, really. One of the things we talked about was something that came up in the Laurel Council meeting, and I feel like it's a good topic to discuss here, because I think it's important. It's more than just being really good at something A thing that we run up against on the regular is the general populace's belief that someone being remar...
