The second county in Idhua has been launched! On Friday night the country of Fjallind was introduced with a small dinner party and reading of “The Sorrow of the Lady of Sorjaey.” Fjallind is in the far north-west of Idhua and has a Nordic flavor. To that end we had a menu which started with sourdough rye bread with homemade soured cream, pickled onions with fresh dill and smoked roasted mushrooms. Our main course was honey-roasted root vegetables (parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, carrots and beets) and seitan “reindeer” meat with dumplings in sour-cream gravy. It is somewhat amusing to me to be making up a culture and cuisine and then to be adapting vegetarian versions of the dishes.
Later we had a dessert of crepes with wild blueberry sauce and honeyed whipped cream while we read the story. Below are some pictures as we passed the story from person to person. To add to the experience, one of my friends, PF, who attended, had set the song from the story to music. It was a lovely surprise to add to the evening.
A verse of the song:
Into your keeping, Lady of Midnight,
Myra of the wayfaring roads;
Keeper of travelers and singer of stars,
One last breath, before I am yours.
Incidentally, this story is the one I submitted to the Fairwood Writers' workshop at Norwescon in April. I am excited to see what sort of comments and criticisms I receive on it.
A verse of the song:
Into your keeping, Lady of Midnight,
Myra of the wayfaring roads;
Keeper of travelers and singer of stars,
One last breath, before I am yours.
Incidentally, this story is the one I submitted to the Fairwood Writers' workshop at Norwescon in April. I am excited to see what sort of comments and criticisms I receive on it.
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| S, D and I listening |
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| D and PF listening |
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| SF reads as M listens |
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