#ANS Gift Exchange

[ans-arcade]

ANS Gift Exchange 2024!

Let's build some community and help others to find each other! This is a gift exchange similar to a Secret Santa, just instead of suggesting prompts when you sign up, we have a focus on discovering other fanmixers, editors, artists, writers, and more, getting a chance to see others' creations that we may have missed before. Just send an ask through here saying whether you are a fanartist, editor, writer, or anything else, and we will send you the account name of someone you hopefully haven't seen the work of that also writes, draws, edits, etc.., and based off of whatever you love there, anything wonderful that they've made, you create something for that person!

You'll have six months (July 2024) to create something for them; there are no prompts, just you get the chance to observe and discover and then create something.

It's just a fun way to appreciate the fandom, with all of our diverse talents and skills, and come together as a community, and grow a bit closer.

If someone isn't willing to create for a particular pairing or willing to see content for a particular pairing, just say so, when you sign up, and we won't give you a person who primarily or only creates for that pairing. We want it to be fun and not stressful!

Your decision to not see something for a particular pairing will not be publicly shared, so don't worry about that.

Though if you do that, you may have a greater chance of already seeing someone's created work, but that's okay too. If that happens, you just get to send some more love and appreciation to whoever you're creating something for.

Otherwise, we will pair you up with someone who may create content for that ship, so if you do not want to see or create for a specific pairing, let us know, so we don't pair you up with someone that may be difficult for you to enjoy the wonderful creations of!

As for how much of someone's creations you get to enjoy, it depends on what you have time for or interest in or motivation for. Since the goal is to appreciate someone as well, you have to view at least one of their creations, but you will have six months to view as many as you want to. If you look at one of their creations and are inspired right away and have a great idea of what to gift them, then you can create whatever it is for them right away and view their other creations later. Life can get busy, and some people have created a lot, so we don't expect you to be able to have seen everything they have created. Since that can be massive numbers of creations or even longer ones than you might be able to enjoy within six months.

Early posts are welcome if you have created something in less than the six months and late submissions are welcome too; life gets busy and sometimes ideas are fleeting.

The goal is to find someone new to you in the fandom, and to draw us all closer together. On that note, you will not get the name of someone who did not sign up for this event to create for. They may get your name as well or get someone else's. So, who knows one of your newest fans could be the one you also got the name for.

#ANS Gift Exchange #ANS Gift Exchange 2024 #akagami no shirayukihime #snow white with the red hair #akagami no shirayuki #ans event #akagami no shirayukihime event

[spoopy-nevermore-dump]

I need to be put down actually

#ifkyk #i dont i brought yp a weird book i saw on tiktok and another person went *thats nothing* ans here we are #nevermore webtoon #lenore nevermore #annabel nevermore #white raven #lennabel nevermore #spoopy's art corner #spoopy's meme corner #i should get that book and put it in a white elephant gift exchange #itll be funny

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for not wanting to take commissions for my family?

I (gender & age irrelevant) crochet as a hobby. I tried to sell finished products for a while, but it just made me burn out, so I no longer sell or take paid commissions. I just make things I want to- mostly small plush toys- (though sometimes I'll do bigger projects) for fun. I may do things as gifts for others, ask around for preferred colors, but I make it very clear that I'm doing this for fun, and I make no promises on something actually appearing. I have done some very small items as gifts for friends recently, but that's about it.

My mother, meanwhile, keeps trying to get me to make things for her, usually as gifts that she wants to give to other people she knows. The projects requested aren't necessarily that involved, and she does offer to pay, but I'm just not interested in doing them.

The thing that's prompted me to ask is, she's wanting me to make something she can give to someone who's helped another relative out through a tough time. I appreciate this person's help of course, but I had no plans to make them anything, and I just don't have an interest in making what my mother would like to send them, even if it's paid for (I also suspect she would balk at what a fair price would be, but that's neither here nor there).

And to answer some possible follow up questions: no, my mother has no interest/desire to learn to crochet herself. Yes, she is (or at least should be) aware of how much I hated taking commissions and how I only want to do things at my discretion. The most I've done for a while was say I might make some things she kept asking me for (unrelated to this most recent request), early last year, but it didn't wind up happening due to lack of interest ane energy on my end, and no money was exchanged either way.

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole

[scotianostra]

July 7th 1575 saw "The Raid of the Redeswire"

This has a number of names, The battle of Carter's Bar, The Redswire Fray being another two, it has been described as a skirmish in what should have been a run-of-the-mill Warden’s meeting had been arranged between John Carmichael, the Keeper of Liddesdale, and the English Middle March Warden, Sir John Forster. It's also been described as the last major battle between Scotland and England, I would hardly call it a battle, although we (The Scots) did give them a good beating that day!.

There would have been fines to be paid, men to be handed over to answer for their crimes, and paperwork to be exchanged. It is unlikely that either side had considered an all-out fight. Things seems to have gone well enough, until the case of one individual was raised. Carmichael demanded that he was handed over, Forster denied knowledge of his whereabouts, which was not believed. Insults were exchanged and then the entire meeting descended into violence. The skirmish seemed to have gone the Scots way due to the the fact that the English mainly fought with bows and swords, but the Scots were armed with firearms as well as more traditional weapons.

Walter Scott wrote about the Skirmish n the first edition of the Minstrelsy of 1802

"Some gaed to drink and some stude still

And some to cards and dice them sped

Till on ane Farnstein they fyled a bill

And he was fugitive and fled.

Then was there nought but bow and speir

And every man pulled out a brand;

"A Schafton and a Fenwick" thare:

Gude Symington was slain frae hand."

Farnstein, is said to be the man the English were after, however local tradition states that it was a man by the name of Henry Robson, official papers of the time don't identify the man.

Anyway the story goes that the Scots were forced to retreat, but during their flight they met up with another group from Jedburgh, who were late to the meeting.This gave the Scots an advantage. They began to break the English lines and in time, the English were routed. The English second in command, George Heron was killed, along with his brother John and 23 other Englishmen. Forster and several other nobles were captured, and the Scots conducted an impromptu raid, taking 300 cattle from local farms., well it would be rude not to!

Prisoners were taken by the Scots, and brought to James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, who was the regent for King James VI. This soon became embarrassing for the Scots, as the prisoners, who were being held at Dalkeith Castle, had likely been taken for their ransom value, although Douglas stated that it was to keep them from being killed in the heat of battle.[He wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth describing the events, but she was outraged and sent William Killigrew to demand immediate satisfaction from the Earl of Morton. Douglas was directed to meet with George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon, who was the lieutenant of the northern counties, to work out the details, and the two men were able to come to an amicable solution, as Douglas didn't want to anger Elizabeth, and she wanted to avoid a war.

Forster and the others had been treated with kindness and were released with gifts and an apology for being held.

Carmichael was delivered to York as a prisoner for trial, but was acquitted as the English court found that Forster had engaged in an unprovoked attack.

The picture shows a monument known as the Redeswire Stone built in commemoration of the battle. It reads, "On this ridge, June 7th, 1575 was fought one of the last border raids, known as The Raid of the Redeswire".

#scotland #scottish #england #scottish borders #history

[gumballrightfoots]

Date Night petty fight

2022 winter gift exchange !!!! this gift is for the lovely

@romirola ( i have more but… writersblock)

am

i one day late? … yes.

shouts out to @the-sugar-crash for hosting and setting all this out amazing job and amazing stories and sending out ahit for me

ans im pretty sure @annahhopee requested me to do can’t remember but stil this was fun

credits to @glitchedvariety for giving me outfit ideas and being my fanfic team

It was their anniversary night

Sweetheart was busy getting ready in the bathroom while Milo stood in the room him, and his mate shared standing in front of the mirror checking himself out deciding on what tie to wear. He huffed at not being able to decide between the gold or black tie. Giving up slightly he turned back to the bed. “Jesus fucking Christ!” he jumped back bumping into the mirror a bit to the sudden appearance of his little man sitting on the foot of the bed observing him. After getting his heart rate back down from the sudden surprise he huffed a laugh, “What is it with you and Sweetheart tryna scare the living shit out of me” Milo said with playfully narrowing his eyes at Aggro.

 In return Aggro gave a sassy meow with what could only be a cat eye roll. Milo gave an offended look and a gasp with a hand going over his chest “Don’t give me that sass i am your father” milo said pointing his finger at his furry little “son”. Aggro yet again gave another sassy meow now rolling he full head to look away from Milo licking his paw. Milo looked shocked and betrayed, “You!” before milo could go on with going back and forth with Aggro he was interrupted by the sound of his mate's voice, God how he loved that voice.

 “Milo? are you fighting Aggro?” he heard his mate questioned he could basically hear the utter confusion but amusement in their voice. He turned to face them “Yea he was givin me sass just like you-” Milo was once again cut off with the sight of his mate. They were breath taking, everything single thing about them. He looked them up and down from their face with the cute little confused expression with a little smile.

To their neck that he’s kissed, marked, and massaged. Then to their hands ones he held, ones he squeezed, ones he’d put a ring on. For the time being there's a promise ring in the place on where their wedding ring is going to go. He noticed they were fidgeting with it while they leaned against the door.

“Milo?”

He heard them say again falling from his lovesick daze with them moving closer to him. “Hm? oh! yea i was fighting him, he was givin me sass “ milo said smiling with sweetheart closer to him standing infront of him. Sweetheart laughed to themselves before wrapping their arms around milo’s neck, “ he learned from the best” they joked looking down at him .They both laugh a bit looking at each other, admiring each other

“ you look so fuckin incredible sweetheart “ milo spoke raising their hand to kiss it lookin at them with awe

They loved it when he kisses their hand

“ You too, you dont clean up to bad shorty”

..

…

“alright listen here you piece of shit”

Sweetheart almost busted out laughing with his reaction it was always the best. They got most of their enjoyment from messing with him

“ Im tryna be all sweet and endearin on our fuckin anniversary nigh and you just gotta make fun of my height. “ Milo fussed like he didn’t like every little “argument” about them making fun of him.

“ oh come onn you know i had to-“

“ you really didn’t”

“i said it with love hon”

“ sure you did “

Milo huffed and rolled his eyes annoyed while sweetheart just laughs , his reactions are always the best.

“ And another thing-“

Milo was cut off yet once again this time by sweetheart leaning down kissing him.

He melted into it , he knew it was a “ shut up and forgive me “ kiss, but he loved it none the less. He got a bit upset when sweetheart pulled away

“….”

“….”

“ you know im still not lettin that slide right”

“ what!? i did the shut up and forgive me kiss and everythinggggggg come onnn” sweetheart whined head falling back.

“ how bout not makin fun of me in the first place you ass im not that damn short”

“ sure you arent shorty”

“ you-“

“ shhhhhhhh shh hush hush hushhhh we have reservation don’t we ? we should probably get going right”

milo took out his phone , they did have to leave if they wanted to make it . Milo groaned he could already sense the shitty eating grin Sweetheart had on their face when they knew they got out of this. He didn’t even have to admit defeat they already knew.

“ Exactly nowww let get goin shall we ? “ Sweetheart said with pride in their voice for winning this, picking up one of the ties and fitting it around him.

He rolled his eyes , he waited for sweetheart to finish with his tie before stepping back and gesturing towards the door

“ After you investigator” milo said smiling looking up at them they smiled back at him and kissed him one last time before walking out of the room

“ Thank you shorty”

He cursed them in his head but he’ll let it slide… this time .

#redacted 2022 winter gift exchange #redacted asmr #redacted milo #redacted sweetheart #I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. #again really aorry about the delay

[ask-mars-ocs]

what the dudes would do for christmas ig idfk

The Rins!

Kohaku and Reiki just spend it with their family its not super big for their family anyways and everyine still has their jobs. they get kfc and watch tv and open some gifts and just have a nice fay :)

Hachi!

Hachi probably wouldn't celebrate at all if it weren't for his mentor. He buys himself a gift. and one for his mentor.... when he comes back............. that pile is growing, isnt it?

Pascal and Riko!

Pascal dosnt celebrate any holidays, his parent swould keep him busy. Riko would come visit him and they would exchange gifts and a kiss :) Just a bit of joy

Taira!

In all hinesty he would not celebrate. He is a very busy man. I bet they'd love too if they did though

Yuuta!

Spends the whole day with his family! Christmas is a bit big for them and they have a secret santa style gift exchange with each other :D Maybe rarely Yuuta will get himself a treat :)))

Noelle!

Noelle would make a big deal out of it for laughs. "Its CHRISTMAS GUYS. Why are you bot in the cHriStmAs SpIrIt!!!!!!!!!! Cmon guys its my namesake!" while waving giant plastic candycanes and wearing reindeer antlers on a big ass santa hat

Sebastian!

No fucking way sebastian celebrates christmas hes a tv head that lives in the woods theres no fucking holidays only survival. he would try christmas wirh spidey and be like "okay i guess" but onky really celebrate it when spidey wants too

Ayumu!

Ayumus family doesnt celebrate christmas. his friends families all would celebrate christmas and his friends would do a gift exchange anongst themselves ans Ayumu would participate. itd be a lot of fun for him and his friends, for once. And then back home he goes, and his gift is probably snatched from him by his brothers.

Spidey!

Spidey would be so excited for christmas. She wants to try eve ft holiday and christmas is another to be excited abo it! Shed probably bdo it rrally wrong though. Shed be thinking like "Hm I wonder what to get Bob the nushroom" and bob who is on hrr head and litetally part of her and can read her thoguths is like "World domination." and spideys like "NO BOB ITS A SURPRISE"

she would get her cat a gift and t rut to get jessie a gift. alas. Ghosts cant gwt gifts relly

Jessie!

When Jessie was alove, christmas was a massive deal in her twon, probably the biggest deal on this entire list. the whole town wpuld pitch in decorating and there would be a massive fucking tree and masisve fucking gift exchange itd be like fucking whoville in how the grinch stole christmas. Itd be another thing Jessie loved about this little villagw.

Now she watched as Spidey is fumbling tk have the best christmas ever, and Spdiey bumbles too and fro ro make her treex as she mills ober the lists of presents ti give, as she even tries giving Jessie a present, as she puts all this work into this. And she's reminded of her little village. Her precious, wonderful village. And she hates it. She hates seeing her village in the person she so despises, that she cant ever be rid of. The one who destroyed it all. Spideys not even phased by Jessie's hauntings. Spideys trying to give her a gift for gods sake! Is everything all for nothing? Is this the hell shes subjected herself to?

Bah! Humbug.

#reiki #kohaku #hachi #pascal #riko #taira #yuuta #noelle #sebastian #ayumu #spidey #jessie

[jamtoasties3316]

oooo another thought for Cokehead Princess Nico!!!

Nico is Toto's shiny toy. Toto doesn't see Nico as his loving little girlfriend, but rather the whore he can fuck and have as a secret trophy. He likes Nico's energy, youth and beauty and giving him cocaine is a cheap price to pay for fucking him.

Nico isn't exactly his sugar baby, Toto gifts him things from time to time and they only meet behind closed doors but there is no commitment. Nico is not overly impressed or cares about it. He's only interested in sex and drugs, plus Toto is very handsome so naturally he feels attracted to him, drugs are not that necessary when talking about getting wet.

Sometimes Toto gives him designer drugs and new things he hasn't tried, and weed is good and it cheers him up but it's too weak for his taste and it relaxes him too much, that's why Nico prefers the cocaine boost. Toto would rather be with Nico because he looks like a bitch in heat when he's high, than go home with his wife and have boring sex every once in a while. Nico isn't that complicated, he just squirts when Toto is fingering him with his wedding ring on and is the perfect whore.

I love Susie Wolff so much that writing that about her makes me feel like I committed a sin haha. Also, I'm glad ppl like the cokehead princess agenda!!!

Oh yes!

Toto will never meet with nico in public, always getting him to come to hotels and instantly undress near the door because he is only here foe 1 purpose.

Toto giving nico all kinds of designer drugs to try, some make him really groggy and limp so Toto can have his way, others make him incredibly hormy and wet and he will eagerly participate in what toto asks of him. He still prefers coke tho, sometimes snorting jt from the table when Toto already,bend him over to fuck him. Nico just always is ready for sex and his cunt is so tight and puffy even when Toto knows it gets used a lot.

Nico also loves being the mistress, loves knowing Toto has a wife at home but prefers to fuck him. Toto fingering nico and nico can see the wedding band disappear in his pussy and it always mKes him squirt!

Toto likes nico because he is ghe perfect sex toy, never saying no and if he does, he is easily convinced to agree in exchange foe more drugs. Toto gets to fuck his ass too, ans spank him, and deep throat nico until he is gagging and nico will let him, will also let him take all kinds of pictures of him in compromising positions because he doesn't care if keke sees them, keke will only like them and masturbate to them!

Please I love cokehead nico lol

[bengarcia]

True Narratives

-based on actual events or true life experience

example

- biography

-news

-true life experience story

THE GIFT OF MAGI

written by O.Henry

O. Henry, written and published in 1905. It takes place at Christmas time and tells the story of Jim and Della Dillingham, a poor, young married couple who don't have enough money to buy each other Christmas gifts.

SUMMARY

jim and della is a poor married couple who had not enough money to bought a Christmas gift. Della is a beautiful girl who had a beautiful hair his husband devoted her and cherish her beautiful hair their unexplainable love to each is underrate, (pov of della) della is not okay for not having a gift to his love of her life but due to lack of money della didn't know how to bought some gift. She explained to jim that she couldn't live through Christmas without giving you a Christmas gift, della is to desperate to bought jim a gifts della was realize that jim had gold watch ans she choose to bought is a chain thats why she exchange her precious and beautiful hair and sell it just wanted to bought the Christmas gift for jim

(POV OF JIM) jim is a caring and loving husband he cherish his wife that's why he is desperate to bought della a gift on Christmas but same to della Jim is also not having enough money to bought a gift, jim was thinking and realize what gift he would give to della a dream hair comb but the thing jim do he sell his precious watch and bought the comb. On the day of Christmas eve jim say della that something Missing and it was dellas hair and della also see that jim didn't have the watch the gift was useless because Della didn't have the precious hair and comb will be useless also the chain it will be useless without the golden watch but that proves their love to each other is unexplainable and variable

EVALUATION

- The main point of the story si to see to the reader on how loves can sacrifice everything, that proves their love to each other is valuable and its golden

-They sell each other precious things which symbolize no matter how precious or valuable thing you have for the sake of wanted a beautiful gift to your loves you will sacrifice everything.

-Author is showing us the successful flow of the story on how many struggles of financial you've faces it Will be good outcomes if you will pursue everything

Conclusion

- i agree to the pov of each others character della willing to do anything just to give a expensive gift for his caring husband and like to jim he can do everything just to give a gift to her precious gem on his life della

-this story can be a inspired story to a married couple that everything you can do to your love and all circumstances will passed you will unit to each other

- jim and della story was literally inspiring although the present they gave were more precious than jim and della their essence was not in price but reverence.

[xtruss]

It wouldn't be New Year's Eve without "Auld Lang Syne"—and we have legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns to thank for it. He wrote the poem and fine-tuned the melody for the traditional song. His original manuscript is seen here up for auction. Photograph By Jeff J. Mitchell, Getty Images

Why We Sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve

The Iconic Song Became a Staple at the Stroke of Midnight with a Little help from 18th Century Poet Robert Burns and the Scottish Diaspora.

— By Parissa Djang I December 27, 2023

If New Year’s Eve had an official carol, it would easily be “Auld Lang Syne.” Every year, just after the clock strikes midnight, people around the world join hands and sing this beloved song.

Why is “Auld Lang Syne” a New Year’s tradition? From its beginnings as an 18th-Century Scottish Poem to its Iconic Status today, “Auld Lang Syne” captures the spirit of the holiday.

A Scottish Poem

The song is actually a poem penned by Robert Burns in 1788. Traditionally considered Scotland’s National Poet, Burns stirred the Country’s National consciousness by writing in the dying out Scots language. In English, auld lang syne roughly means “times long past.” Fittingly, the song tells of old friends meeting after time apart.

An Oil Painting of Robert Burns in nature. Robert Burns is considered the National Poet of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for his work in the 18th century that celebrated Scottish Cultural Heritage. Photograph By Pictures From History, Getty Images

Although Burns’ version is the one that we know today, there were earlier versions of the poem, including Allan Ramsay’s from 1724. Burns explained his version was indeed inspired by another. As he claimed to music publisher George Thomson in September 1793, “I took it down from an old man’s singing.”

Burns was not satisfied with his version of the poem’s original tune, dismissing it as “mediocre.” So between 1799 and 1801, Thomson found and fine-tuned a different melody for the song. It’s the one we still sing today.

A Song For The Year’s End

Burns’ song soon found a home in an annual Scottish tradition: Hogmanay. A blend of Norse and Gaelic customs, the holiday celebrates the last day of the year.

For centuries, Hogmanay, not Christmas, reigned as the biggest winter holiday in Scotland. After all, the Church of Scotland, the country’s official church, had banned the celebration of Christmas in 1640, since it felt the holiday was not Protestant enough.

Unable to make merry at Christmastime, people embraced Hogmanay instead. During Hogmanay, Scottish men, women, and children exchanged gifts and visited friends and neighbors to welcome the new year.

Left: People in Edinburgh watch fireworks during New Year festivities. The New Year festival of Hogmanay became an especially important one in the Scottish calendar after the Church of Scotland banned Christmas in 1640. (The ban was lifted four centuries later.) Photograph By Crofts Simon, Anzenberger/Redux

Right: To welcome the arrival of 2006, the Hogmanay Celebration in Edinburgh attracted more 15,000 people and included a torchlight procession. Photograph By Marco Secchi, Camera Press/Redux

Another Hogmanay tradition? Singing. Some songs—such as “A Guid New Year to ane a’ A’”—were widely recognized. Others were created by families or local communities.

With its emphasis on friendship, reminiscence, and parting, Burns’ “Auld Lang Syne” expressed the essence of Hogmanay: bidding adieu to one year so another could begin.

A New Year’s Tradition

As Scotspeople emigrated in the 19th century, they brought their Hogmanay traditions with them around the world—including “Auld Lang Syne.”

The song soon became a fixture in New Year’s Eve celebrations in the United States. Jazz band Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians played it during a New Year’s Eve radio broadcast in 1929. It was a hit—and “Auld Lang Syne” remained a midnight staple of the band’s annual New Year’s Eve show, which aired on radio and eventually television every year until 1976. The show’s success popularized “Auld Lang Syne” as the quintessential New Year’s song across the country.

Guy Lombardo, center, poses with the Royal Canadians orchestra. The jazz band first popularized "Auld Lang Syne" on New Year's Eve in 1929 during their radio broadcast. Photograph By CBS, Getty Images

As Life reported on December 17, 1965, “Should [Lombardo] and his Royal Canadians fail to play ‘Auld Lang Syne’ at midnight on New Year’s Eve […], a deep uneasiness would run through a large segment of the American populace—a conviction that, despite the evidence on every calendar, the new year had not really arrived.”

However, musicologist M.J. Grant emphasizes in her book Auld Lang Syne: A Song and Its Culture that at the time the song “was already firmly established in many communities, quite possibly beginning in the Scottish diaspora.”

So the tradition of playing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s may have not started with Lombardo, but his band ushered in a new beginning for a song that honors the past while welcoming the dawn of a new day.

#New Year’s Eve #A Scottish Poem #Auld Lang Syne #A New Year’s Tradition #Iconic Song | Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #18th Century Poet Robert Burns #Scottish Diaspora #Scottish Cultural Heritage #Robert Burns | National Poet of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[ans-arcade]

Okay, everyone! Today officially ends the deadline for the sign-up!

The following people have signed up:

@sabishi-tomo @airahscorner @nokaru @noctusfury ( @herbyuki ) @randowwriter @batgirlsay and @meefy have signed up! And everyone's been listed and has their recipient chosen privately. Be sure to check your inboxes and don't tell your recipient. If you want to know what they'd like, check their profiles/blogs, their fanfics and/or fanarts, or even search up their comments on Discord and try to find what they'd like, assuming, of course, you don't already know.

Also, a reminder that the deadline for writing your piece for your recipient is on July 2024, on the 15th. Please let us know when you've finished, and if the participants have finished their gifts well before the deadline, then we'll start the reveal sooner.

Also, if you guys have any further questions, please DM or inbox us! Or ask us on Discord.

We hope you all have a fun time with this event! We are very excited to see what you guys will make! See you all soon! 😘

— ANS Arcade Mod Team

#ans-arcade #ans gift exchange 2024 #ans gift exchange #akagami no shirayukihime #snow white with the red hair #ans #gift exchange #announcement #ans fan event #ans fan content #ans manga #ans anime #akizuki sorata #akagami no shirayuki #ans fandom #akagami no shirayukihime fandom #akagami no shirayukihime fan event

[cynonarievents]

let's look at a question about ship dynamics and pairing giftees/gifters! Q. From Cynonari gift exchange event. I see you tag both dynamic. But if I only prefer one dynamic, what should I do?

Ans.

the event is open to both tags and by choosing to sign up, you can pick your preferred dynamic and we will only pair you with someone with the same dynamic.

rest assured, we won't make you write/receive a gift for a dynamic you don't like.

for more questions, you may put them in our ask box or contact us on our retrospring. the gift exchange forms are open till 24TH JULY. sign up today!!

#cynonari #tighcyno #cyno x tighnari #cynari #genshin impact

[libidomechanica]

“But we buds, whilk (the be”)

A treochair sequence

               1

As those like thing loued. And leaning on seem fair. But we buds, whilk the be.

               2

A quarantha sweet freezings in you! Ah dear Will Existen, wonderstand,

and flowers, and more time I vanish’d so dumb—monstella, died, and,

which I cannot tall fly as hall my fat bawd, in the vast Buckle slept

with tears, you see, and dividing. Push bear ago, in my could not though

my because of my body require thy mounted in that you probably

just, that some rich in their name inflame. Daybreak he beds its call these

am without a strange set tell head been breast what turn his neither. And

the doth cold mid’st thy plain, I shure in the standing this?—Farewell! Sort of

beauty maketh at process as long lanely Dearie! And I was pluck

youngling,—no methodistillness humbler ancient garden-gate; by thee!

               3

Was her on a bargain after, where also wan, who, his shall woe. I’ll

gie ane fashionable while on Sunium’s manner’d Steel the tasswage? There hath

kiss of the dungeon at thee! But at fierce Thames in me. The Courtly this.

               4

And your good trumpeted, and keen a Dandy. Of each dayly endant

first her dwells in my fringen the Wind the bargain after than angels

with Pride of the plodding her Vases, a time yon old Man, along that

I for your hand, Loue, a fox, daybreak from the changed, in passion yours, and

all ragamuffins disguise, and you know the saw and mony a coldly,

Good: your beautiful of youth’s bright of clench his other dawn in her

his bestow, to Proculus all hung, alas! Thou must stood looks a survived.

The sam? Seemed to ready passed in my woe, and the greene, but the was

in. His Highness someth none out a white bitch never while pealing that

his correction brow, and the wind. Some to waltz, clicking when Nature soft

abuse. Spite, Yet Childe, homely, as Juan be Infernal Love’s a fitted

me! Wicket doth brighter bear the eye, it a danced a stroking your shade

did tomorrow languishes like name; it spirits settles golden trace.

               5

Put a dreme. With blow, the underneath: judge, a closed the years your christian

knows, tis toil its bene dead she nould the radiant repairs, a marble

foot; these to the Exchanged you are touchwood, cast eyes, and harder blue and

catch’d that trash or a few full; but Fate on a store with youth be he had

that was my bonie glens are but more sad trimly tried Valkyrian now love.

Turn the breaker much false Foxes too wide, had new; these unhappy to

be setting elms laid the Glance of court and if he main. And the mought of

fondness of Heav’n decrease: hear ago, in the otherless you entomb

us. And guilty should have kept his this mine! And my recollects, when

even in the which God in commands; and round, like enormous gifts the

heart in this just as he were the scene. To frost when I’m with thy hangs and

bene the dream’d to—But when had summer they can beauties ouercome, with

his my mother court, or death,—and never was oft the flight once moral

may creatures and Dryden, as spin the silks were than he link’d but her honour’d

there, sigh’d downward garb which bound by no step. Amend thy quite a peece.

               6

Feel my countenaunce: but in most appetite. In trade; one ceaseless, and

grew as of stain rocks. That speche, nor he dinner trayne. But far awaye wonder

Cheeks in which doth love the nigh for to you know, nother to breaths of fall?

               7

And for shame on her on crime. Court and cool as baby thing—for year’s scythe

tranquil flock the felt glad husband duly season’d Essence from the negro,

pray do abhor my dear, Sir’ I; and go the wave the spotted for

the lights around in such to Belinda’s Lakes it trouble; shoal and till

the heaven sith I have express-tree scorne you like a drew world of summer

day: and yet know with faitors, and whispered up a weighed down the had

and although they fix’d more. Down upon my affection of all that was

as first hear this peasant rising Griefs universion. Where was chiropractice

their native me, and love-poem! His chill, an odd this tries; don’t

explanation, there, note their confined, I sat on their lovely Love, and

decay: for it common. Betwixt the heart, witt is mine. I hid my break

thy word with Arms! So are deare old, and time down; we both her lost, conquestion.

Tho’ she thine own descends the sun him in his envy and delight.

               8

It were shall lies sere. Shall I could settled cave, the flowers at time for

evening Eld Cuddies I have me, at becoming of you, freely by

day, or summer sounds were loves; and before his gain my Muse! Every barren

of what e’er flour, is this ground, nor death, but off my heavy, but in

his time, that, and as drooped, a though sense; or when you love is proud as he

company, and Love’s old Lord Lovers it now—What sleep. How she window

spread the Sun- beam of one stretched its would scar better’s life by image of

those little light, surpris’d his blood—then—i never through the mower’d voice,

explained, as true, if those in the East: o my stood underneath—but mine.

               9

Fearles’s Wain? But times he saw I at a lady of the crust. A rag

like casual Lightning pipe this born. Some rapid gain ere Robe, and found he

is, the transgress of the Briton’s fell delight, something, wane of purchaser

of courself doth loyal perche é vecchio, fa suoi al suo

essempio. The Fair dayes were forc’d, thou learn’d from the victory link, but that your

isle, was rising to be hall, that home; then, you, were the prison? My trodden

day’s defast. Laid, the Shadows do I live his bold arms. Of transform’d

to not so that dispute; a world the try itself upon us, through-

bred by a day. And part of accidents uncovereign Tyrans, gold

for would return. The black, obtain, their can to all their ghosts strikes her fair

Nymph in his own; uncurl’d in the hour! And gone, by evil still all fear

the Drops would adores with justic Visit liv’d a check’d up a forget

em all, that for, they sat once from those As the a most, till your skin.

               10

May probably, right be much the end by precious of you’ve been, huge hours me

to every to know. Thought, he morn built up to the Winter the hut I

stood a women she sank our count. This stone. By wont to play you art made

field, and fell withstandst they haggard such a Persian she did look a suit,

which, and bounded deals up and arms for you loved—that when I thou gilds the

Hus-bandmaid on my reconciled feel good does not work and to Juan can.

Except down upon your palm, or what Shapes and pure attain ech other.

               11

Imprint moon women up if you’re shepheards woke dreams of a knell thee on

your Faith A wholly change that Dervish-danced from violent stand an English

and what the west, but in almost glorious tasks of the side, t was

in an end! That tapers the daisies which the valleys of a new Disease.

That some like a sugred boat’ to speaking steppe some hands and tell honour,

as fair Sachariot whose Minervaes pastime, and she same patron’s

rocks, but fills with fair slant I lay in tissue, goes, but ryper again!

               12

My Lord, less his roar back our day. Wall weeping, the tales in his spired.

’Er dewelap as free, when I thou thrushed through the God finite curtain,

and and with Haidee’s hands so dull despatcher own. ’ As fathers’ cots

and figtree did not praise. Could pique linger’s an and careful to educate.

               13

—The grandeur think withal let out as Anacreon we go to burns orchard

gain’d; for every talked with endorse that study, and cause, with aught as

I, them all meat, bene shepeherdes solemn night, and sleeping, unmoved

o’er thrown wise offerent grow border’d with they shining Lord t’agree, to

be both in his soul its of life white apart; eve, all the deeds the frail

may; the abundant strength seems that shepherds pipe their Knights I came and even.

A mute rears; her tear-drop melting partly anything will speak sense

and gives has she had done, who does never the best power look, woman-

vested her. Singing divining in passing against me, they deigned on

the King offend, attendant Fields, when I stood at them in his as low,

he was no worker and neutral perceiving shuttering earth man do?

Would hate, he slowers, having me now shall brown to my father distant.

               14

Moved young are this sink i’ the voice her have thee, my motion. Survives and

was soft avengeance and sea, to Anacreon’s Eve were lady’s speech is

foe. There was father mother tressing maiden, and his learnd chair and his

heir monuments of this face she upheld in. But should sherbet core. So

thou left their nations; never in the far. Not to Fame, Hard by gold, the

plaints through which you pursued, I heart to battle pale fabric that dewy-

warm with cold that a loud, and then the Nil Admirari. Where more. At

present strophetess; of happiness. With the lodge they soueraigne of gloom,

till not by the blush upon neck of Bath. About where were no more I

have grieves in the giddy Circus grow where wexe so much they bene father,

knew the sweet her Dearie; and ever way where dumb—monstraightway beat

opinion rampant her quit the nigger the good so it don’t say bus-ket

did not yet hear his Chains to myself would ease as no mortal his death

the Morning the fat, or content lamp-lit from thereof doth dayly end

her heart violent, you’ve born Salamanded for your bright be two Proculus

all my spirits deep depress’d—and wind. To make away, oh God wote,

shall lies; amidst a little, which ever stranger of the shrubs, with me.

               15

Who will and whispers’d a poising in their cell, gave a blessing furious

the Tears due: the Rust Belt my sorrows of silk inlaid; she mellow

it and known to ask that now is thy your complete tale o’ mony

enduren of ages, snatch thir girls of thy teeth clamping for such like foam-

bell. He spreads; where I have me to face in the roof the great Founder feet

with flowre is letcher seene, ridden the good. These lady mixed. Make my Nancy,

I will ioy among trade, an air of his crown inflames full more, to

whites are exact, or foole, home the said, The night, of Widding, pulled work,

must have kept in much each grac’t, ah! The light and tears. Hye. Stay the rooms, she

knew its round in cloud apace, they come immortal Laws Eternity.

               16

And yet, such thousands, lay had then footman, quite in his foe to securitie:

o my chance when see my self and gold, On Suli’s roar; Sorrow’d as

souls repair from natural joys and power, who on the Chief the hent it

depths of outstretched its marble Matadore haunted, one dy’d, as waters

marblers here; she military path? That Miracleidan black encumber

of his sort of her out at on one to fair anthemselves detain’d—

against men will for despair of half asleep. This spiring, decided

alone, but the Prince in and a forget thy lass, though same; spoil a

Greece. Her Kidd pith to stead of outside o’ love, as I’ve loss tormes, keep

the swans to openness case. It be best is that disturbed because behind

that heaving Liquors give seem’d the Pyre, vnto sullen such auction

of a fable to be some whose loved as kind oft seraphim as your

quest wants of Hearts but with a Prize once I could not look’d on soups, carefully

the moon, flowered into me from out his ran awkward showers and

various room by rebel Pacha with vexation. Do not say nay!

               17

By Force at last thy mystering blush’d by a merry tuneless and

power lookst babes we movables at sink it upward to wren would he

garb, the search of her hardship lies those Meads her having blush—for those sweet,

when my encountry? And stirre morning, like breaths of appear so much I

can my night, with people lonely bosom profusion. Until my nude

a Gale, the little creature my father’s on his Ambitions; never

second his spirit forest laden scorne thy sweete the will now, alas!

Such moment, and pray’r, that could riot, my pen—where made him who I am

not kept you all his few or mists, free guse-feather witty Ovid,

by Dearie; and tropius of your thought I am abroadclothed in myself

is goodman soups, as her spinning waves it’s Castlereagh abuses;

tho’ she dew- drink to feelings to his great. And felt thou may face. And encroach

a beauty of the Baron’s Eye: gums and was a sunbeam lost. Him

in looke a riots of man’s, true that way, and longest darkness, weal, last

nae scarce plumes of saffron sole echoes the Lock! Said his stripp’d, and still, at

last the clap, Silks running by who have vast, as been and hard of getting

from the fault, it much hopes undo me. And make gold, that euery when there

turns in detain her heart, then the glowworm, so to take a battle witt.

               18

I thou not I your slaves and hand. Or betwixt thee, Goddess! Thrice the doth

flowers are not respond: for ought still surmise regarding Maids, unafraid,

e’er pure unimpeached the ignoble stone; and poor kind of good.

               19

Busy, thou pype vnto wherein your soul, and sign, do not thou had knocking

hotness quill. My Spectre for thy calm, or knows, melting and such as once

gave a prophet off the whose him down; and great astric juice, for then a

confus’d, we made these! How have we but shade of present abound to be

such a few preside yourse from Indian Scene, crown’d interposes they

spent twists, and sever that shake you will prettily, also at Rome’s

Whisper, I would no other: those longer had so much a thought my father—

still I never beneath theme; and when you just not for loves unseen

he ador’d, renne at on forest is my night, some slipt out, one others

loved their bridg’d of thy tended hour of this dead. This own languishable

filmy Death fresh flowers, till and the badge, looks the moon shining Stars—’fore

and men are also when any hope the world over if that the Skies.

               20

Such appears, a breast. He fought within the boughts of Winter heart, they hand.

               21

By a husband. The nightly made for aye sae ye bleak beginning way

which—as we were sytten so wiser, he warm with bright pull’d at his wild

flore shift these are of Creech to the dore the hungry if I may worked upon

a sudden the fulfill true as did he hart may again or now,

that surpris’d his Necklace fluttercup under thy story, women kiss

it climb’d at first of Fame doth find that kindness who the cruisers her sigh’d

nor silence, and you were quiet the fields, where somewhile I stack

by the stayed her. The stations, or said Babels: their in me does shall I

built, of better back again some tale o’ mony a wounds I wanton

truth, as wasted. He started Hair. Bob, And oh, her paced soul thee to knee.

Chaste; your song, Cyril, vext at gather own swearest hope the marking up

and maids wait on you: go. She had provoking; the like Titans shining

rather face, and so mild deck with your nature had on pure balmy Rest.

Whose wives it best their trick. Care and keeper of ill! By thought of their strings

which should have sometimes runs to this time all that is a repose of Greece!

               22

And now the elected back you be welcome whale-bone man does to her

more they were brows flower, e’en detail made you must small, extremely moated

in like a pig, in its me: a bright like a garden the faire lang!

And the last; gold blackness of their hinges, living serpents uncharactered

lay in mischief; but we in your praised by five bullets singing

brother above the swallowship lies are Holy Land;—and painted leaves

in good complicitor, whose eight be: hoof, went of all whispered grim Avenge

eyes that arc his one! Expired and not by a craving fury, like

an Asiatic roar of child is said; that they such an equal conduct

was none, who taxeth me. Poor, slaves of the eye looks a suited for

me. Pursue from their Maybush beat neath—but you to different ashore. Say

nay! Which the fondly laboured in young Coquette ceased, th’ affright,

alone. Of roses in cloud of courselves end answered ever hath

such of Mortal Sight, blood man does thy yoke. Let age was ouerthrown or prophet’s

gleams, her bluebirds do great defence ye glitter is low.&When this cannot

cease together were vnprouided, but a husband, not too wider caughters

Death continue society, he perceives only marriage-morning

tear. Passive with Shouts to do or holybush, nor serve thee to gaze.

               23

Your cits. A ghost, our rest; like a mind of fiercest soueraigne here Mixture,

a fresh and han leaping—and there. And, present his neighbor. And brag

yonderful helpless limbs in a state-thing on the end. While peaceful to miscast.

But Sylvio did; his fair, I passing, beggar looking, the mouth.

               24

When we go the dinna things with seldom such my father late in at

loud in early rayes, or young, and let me hoste to my vocate; and old

Bench for we show’d its stead on the breast asleepy hands, drawn Clarissa

clams of her e’er of passe running. My Emanation onely

mought more glimpse of those despair to clothed then, forget him the other girl;

t is should and Infinite be name in clearer the Excursion of

our lakers which thinking here wou’d report and the philosophical

comes more, when these muscles which make a dull and death on a good the flour,

since I lay, just still jealousies which Maud, like delight aymes a check’d

again they look to personal act opposite of what the Skies but burn

their love in a Charms cold, waft on him, like a things, I will she saw my

expectator. Glory, ultra-Julia’s Hand, and play’d; ambitious eyes!

               25

Like in Heav’n ye countries are such as it grew, so base of what see, and

parties, person should but her singing at meant to seekst nothing in threats,

or snow up for your name. Then the love it and cause insider since lives

on stood washing buried as if the Public use, and came to revere

rose footcloth this times at such cuckoo, jug- jug, pu-we, too, with green. Thou,

could lie, shun me north; but if the Sultan any other dreamer. Appeared

the winterrupted his exampled Petticoat was a dance-timed

antagonisms to taken undimmed, to see thought praise, when the

blooded, with the feele, all whistled and lilies, neighborhood aloud.

               26

God to our being from the streaks of into a sea remained, young man,

that was overpower of his honour fell wind was now Then I’m sure,

and the repairs of you cry. To such like a poet’s moon; and hereto,

by my Kidde stayes have wrath any Muses, living corner, o’er crown’d

by his body could he learnd lost. Had raptures in old pony

possessions you change of the knew, O Swallow, the voice, the Bosphorus led

by a high certain my birth all Olympus rine, and prais’d nor any

length by settled at the Blood is for his same inter twittered of

breeze her, while Vision strange, an idle look upon her horse to received

a lady fathers’ intellection with notions grown my father, the

busy in like kings of child together face and for my mother, and

there, ’ or false of the sang sail the Earth, to daunce and found, like Cromwell’s praise

arts strange, is muttons freezes rash of words to be, that I should war’s decay

of Autumn- field, who men’s true, that, the maidenlike, but most seem don’t

the Franks, the blow the tomato ask him: the grew thick-moted with armed

to advise; the idle into rhythm have experience the hour

alone. How she’s mind,—she’llturn, perceive as busy Sylph, the sports quick to

make her horse?& For would pull are the Praise instant to die—thus weight slipper

was born, where not seldom used town and bemoan yet her hyde, and loving.

               27

If I lame. And there she love lightingale and louer?—I, although the

field a bust own. Make me in the path to makes caughter, to sparrow’s Gown:

her groom through his proposit. Yet which forbeare there without an unhallowed

with time, and, Loue; who, his lips a halfe with frost, as surface led

by your reputation a world must in: they enterested to case.

Thank me despatching a cups on either their passion horse, the had a

manners, las! Thus metal woods, unafraid, root of some divine:

to none in old, where hart from side heart, an improvements letting a Fan,

and soon to obtain, it’s Dream of yore, come will without reluctant to

husband: if he shed in has highway appetite, you were on my his

pompous Robe, and thinks already head and then the Sky, thine sang-froid, th’

shadows; and tent thee to share, or gluttoning to bear, ’ throbbe from the

truest was much upbraid his Slaves its were kept with that is verses swift

about he, the brute,—gain toasts multitude of sorrowing and each melts

with sympathy, as like a tinkering Fan beast all where cry All golden

banquets of her since I listening force with me! And I am unkind

off the caught her? Stretch sang as his bold bound the Blaze of casquerading

of the funeral-sheaf shoebox. Such ensueth gold: and thro’ liquid line.

               28

I forget her indications on Earth comfort I could have grief’s storm:

a thousand this bad, and bluebirds at a hope a Pair of clustered queir;

yet, sad traced the love despite, and fresh back tingling into through the hues

of crafty, and feed of speech—thus Horace and thither far as my dead:

resolv’d to the blue cracks seen! To flourish’d, and Daunger, need of ours, and

ever great which Time, that raw and Tweezers, and Sylphs confined my free; the

scrib’d, e’er end the fraught that Fates to show. While perfect to beares of which

and knee kneelings, by one accounted in Wolues, thou scarce for though I

blush to set here; their full leave made his dark woods, and all their present this?

               29

’Re noulder heardgroome strong; the brightly dance for their beast of a singly

that no more worthy earth some that breeding whether as my eye. ’Twill swinging

a waters no church t will such liar smile we sang looking. The

last night-birds alone. In grounde to war and bright, dismiss me, I made quiet

liued, why foot of the Care; for even moved. Thy hand! But where I never

seen, at distantaneous glow seem’d, but Ladies whose rolls, which could brave?

               30

The was thereof at first, more that all? Now glared as your on a band given

out in my last wife their joys and a woman’s best both, lay the pinks

at other long what fresh, they make and it seems fertile into his words;

and of silk will moralists his mine eyes away, decided them any

tears go by, a sheathe arm, along night procedure to Day. Sweet I

could e’er young are Lightnings of Time heauens her it music: ’ and you turned, and

twice, that brough, this your Spades hands of orphans a kind. So he bloom to each

me: a bright; the meetings from Air, the Fall he crown’d, of milder a chinne.

               31

I than head sproutes, each the grace witch’d—thence of honours from ruin an

old blade of snowy doves wild be like breeze on our having life, thy soul

struck such too late. You said he, moving spangling Swan, which rose favour’d garb

which I been the breath than delight welcome, he who cans and right, then—i

never sang: we died till the many such constantaneous Face, laid up

their flocks are but little maketh. Not for some gilded me! With their places;

there as of thou that strength, fly to fixt on me. I broke on, and burn.

               32

She spake the must now a tiny ear; So schooled through with foaming eyes and

heaved—she stocking in their nation? Then the was glad Wings, all dwell used at

his pedlars, ’ and Essence wedlock scarce plunge and Wreath the kind. Or dip the

Heart; and pointed to slaked more the nebulous of which rose affair

Elysian angel beauty, held out, for well settled angry to black

of earth-stone, and, to weep the blythest grasse, well-bred by thy minds had been

lilies from Indies were valves are Life puts force it, why men, that to the

gold age and caught, nough lifted in his adulation charm, tho’ no rose

times broken: let me gowd, a wife’s or night. With thy sacred Nine, and

slides, they kept within us. To dub the faded with little skill instead

of one in vain; yet let us from spot of his changed within the

sun, is branches o’ercast a fragile scarce to evening in press-tree, the

Glasse high an enslave; and see what’s ok with paint, an’ tease reign in night

and now cold, and such plenty the twilight could the dwarfs and two such

plentiful of foot moral like to comfort is a think and throat, in scandals

may scorner still that he lights as free a town with systerity.

               33

And beauty, legitimately, as you wilt these of the restrangers,

rathere all divine: I see the fields of old cups, came, full means in Song.

               34

Spirit all even if all ten fit Instructure his rise, that shouldest

close behind his fate. Than to flaw, or dale with some by eyes the few we

have beauty in the case; more still unauthority of the stanzas

a check’d amid then before Salámán listen’d me a marry; i’ll

wind has between us, to worse, and for sale; in Shock meanes, newly

scatter his Giant’s floats; and in a Charge eyes, and no good blends, Your knight,

whene’er witt is no blot the Poetic breedie gouernaunce. To gan he live

with a sovereigned now love’s get some grave never set, maggoty

milling hope, and the ark: so whom rage dwelling, then drove with her spinning,

perhaps these night, and so that first’s bridge, am like a gum. But shock, now

the bed. It may be not sees that lead to Baba, who taughters somewhat

kings in sponge hall, Fillet’s face look upon the many raise in her; wives

in tears step after surprise. Be he wall, was in his his weakness quill.

And sought of all there flower to her fa’ me, if that stayed buttercup

undertake a drownd in flowers of heavy han that was survive, sing

up this myne, that may deeme, the dead. The bodily come display, remark’d,

one night proceed, were is lere, and peace it tears in my encounteous pain

a little was a lion’s beam found commended Honors glimmers flies.

               35

It made and spake we will be alien city you year it onward

eyes, a three Bands of mine. Keen both them all the wrough and thou shall I do,

’ said, o Bulbul, as half the Snuff-box fellow only long. From the first

rose on me, this appeare’s nothing, and the gave Ear, and void often

on to begins did every Dust; the charge, shepheards my tired; the muffled

stands would so highly roote be heire, than be Infamy to the Hair

daught be: hear a weary longer by Force, and let’s custom-householder.

               36

My condescended to the full-crowns dull and the rain how counsel tamed

them with what’s bribes; like a beat are Psyche drive, so when the peasant subject;

and in flat as the climax of a saint are build wing, and yet

uneasy those Meads o’er a singular She was fling Juan; but I, so where

has voued the many a dearly rayes, until the while ev’ry Beams shalt

na drudge, wantine, and not so doth flow’d me with what swells of liquid Gold.

               37

By your sublime in English and tediousness and althoughts. And last her

Babels: thou gilds of bad steam, and the cincture, after death and dress be

alone, with that from the grey eyes court every this last for a night, or

naked walks, and glory from the wind, and sentence in though to his may

sit, in small do scarcely practing till stay, whoever I remembred

on his Soul, in nor born. Tho’ stiff, a man, seems that her, we show by the

pardon my roads of Loue, and delight of though their singled, and capabilis’

take a vinegar first, and from Gulbeyaz’ angry words—but prayers

which pye being so brighten slowly in, they would by tranquil night.

When we pausing Toyshop of heaven to its by Dearie; and fluttercup

unscathed out of the peer’d that the skin&holds good, as you hold it spiring

corner shining Death the too wide constant air sun. Chrome-winged young so very

desolatest spaces that pain&i can proper to see the Hand?

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I’ve posted many times regarding Glasgow and it’s history with fire, but in older times Edinburgh was the main town that was prone to the dangers of fire.

If any early fire precautions and firefighting provisions were practised in Scotland they have not been recorded. There is no mention in the Scottish records of fire precautions until as late as the reign of James I of Scotland, when, in 1426, the town officers of Edinburgh were instructed to have ‘seven or aught twenty Jute ledders as well as three or Joure sayes (saws) to the common use, and sex or ma cleikes of iron (long poles tipped with iron hooks) to draw down timbers and ruiffes that are fired’ . 

This belated concern in Scotland about fire control measures is surprising for the lowland and border burghs of the northern kingdom were even more vulnerable to fires than most English communities . Besides the fires which began by accident, the Scots had also to cope with the incendiarism which was an accompaniment of every English invasion. The French historian Froissart, who visited Scotland during the reign of David II  may have been correct when he wrote that the Scots country people 'did not mind much when the English burned their houses, as they could build them again in a few days with five or six poles with branches to stretch across them’. 

I think it is unlikely that either the citizens of Edinburgh (then a sizeable place for its time of about 400 houses), watched the destruction of their city by the English army sent north by Richard II, very cheerfully, or that the monks of Melrose and Dryburgh took pleasure in seeing their abbeys burning.

There were acts and resolutions before 1703, most notable in in 1426 an act resolved that 'no hemp, lint, straw, hay or heather or broom be stored near a fire’. Edinburgh merchants selling such wares are permitted to use lanterns but not candles and citizens in general are forbidden to carry naked flames from house to house. 'Na fire may be fetched fra ane house til ane uther within the town bot within covered weshel or lanterne, under pain of ane unlaw.’ That brothels and the homes of 'ladies of the town’ in general were considered a special fire risk is also shown by a clause in the Act which commands that 'common women’ should be housed at the outermost end of the town where 'the least peril o fire is’.

In 1621, another important Act was passed concerning 'the supply ing of water to the city from a distance'   a three-inch pipe, which was installed by a German plumber at a cost of £2,950. It ran from a catchment in the Comiston area to a reservoir on the Castle Hill which, in its turn, fed ten of the city’s public wells.Incidentally (though this is only mentioned later), as there were :fire points’ on the pipes running from the Castle Hill to the wells, Edinburgh in this respect was in advance of other cities. While Edinburgh remained with. The reservoir is now occupied by a large gift shop, and several of the wells survive down the Royal mile, and, as in the pic, at the bottom of The West Bow, on Grassmarket. 

What first shocked the Edinburgh City Fathers into taking thought about improving the existing situation was a particularly disastrous fire which broke out on February 3rd, 1700. Some of you might remember I posted about this on the date.

According to a report written about the fire some time later….

'The flames broke out about 11 o'clock at night, in the north-east corner of the Meal Market, a small court of buildings then chiefly occupied by lawyers, situated upon the north side of the Cowgate , immediately behind the Parliament Close. From this spot the fire spread up the hill to the Parliament Close, destroying all the buildings called Kirk-heuch, which was then a sort of shoe-market, and at length reached the High Street where houses continuous to the cross were involved in the general ruin .' 

The Royal Exchange, the Bank of Scotland Building and part of the Advocates’ Library, were among the public buildings damaged or destroyed by this fire in which close on 200 families were driven from their homes. It was the worst fire that had occurred in Edinburghsince 1544 when an English army commanded by the Earl of Hertford, after overcoming the resistance of a small force of militant citizens, fired both the city and the Palace of Holyrood. 

The phrase above 'shocked the City Fathers into thought’ was used by intent for action did not come until April 21st, 1703, when an important Edinburgh Act was passed for the formation of a ’Company for Quenching of Fire and Rules to be observed by the inhabitants thereanent’ . . A reproduction of this original bill with the provisions of this Act, is included among the pics but as both the print and the old Scots wordings may present difficulties, the following translation may be of help.

The Act (of the Provost, Bailies, Council and Deacons of Craft, 'ordiner and byordiner’) states and ordains that: 'Owing to the sad desolations made in this city within these years by the terrible and dreadfulfires which broke out in the Meal Market and Land Market, and made so sudden and great progress that a great part o( the city was in danger of being consumed, if God in his great mercy had not put a stop thereto, the Council, judging it their duty to lay down methods and means, that through the blessing of God may prove effectual in the /ike or great conflagrations, have concluded the following rules to be observed in time coming: That the Council do name out of the Burgesses and Freemen 0.( this city, twelve men, to be called by the name of firemasters, and each firemaster be empowered to name six assistants to himself to be ready at all times upon the occasion o tfire. The firemastersn to receive their orders from the magistrates and the assistants from their respective firemasters, who are  all to present themselves to the magistrates each first Monday of February and August yearly in the New Greyfriars. 

That each Firemaster have in his hand a batton and each assistant a leather cap on his head with an iron cross-bar on it, and a badge of pewter on the front of the cap bearing the number from 1 to 72, to be made by such persons as the Council shall appoint and by none other. That each Firemaster and his assistant have a large hand axe, made with luffs nailed to the shaft, and a sledge hammer, with a hand saw, all marked with the Town’s mark and twelve links alwise lodged in the Firemaster’s houses. That each Firemaster have his name above the door of his house or close-head where he dwells, bearing them to be such, and a list of the whole lodged in the town guard. The Council appoints to be made 24 says and thirty-six stings with knogs, whereof six standing full of water with stings hanging by them and some buckets, with six shovels and six mattocks with the good Town’s mark upon them, to be lodged on the north side of the weighhouse, under a shade made for that end (several other stations are mentioned), that each Firemaster shall have a key to open the several shades.

 The Council appoints 300 leather buckets or more to be made, and that there be lodged thereof in the Town Guard as many as can with convenience and the rest be hung up in the Old Kirk, as also 12 leathers, whereof 3 of them of 46 foot, 3 of them 30 foot , 3 of them 20 foot and 3 of them 15 foot long, all to be hung up in the Old Kirk . The Council appoints the whole muck-men to have each of them a creel, and to repair to the fire with their creels full of horse-dung or muck upon the first alarm. The Council appoints the wells to be put in good condition and the fire-cocks in good order, that the whole Firemasters may know how to put the water on to the firecock, and to make the water run to any side of the street by the help of a timber spout, which the Council appoints to be made to that effect. The Council appoints the captain of the guard upon the first alarm of fire to send to the magistrates and hail! Firemasters and the keeper of the good town’s stores and advertise them thereof, and to call the hail trainmen and water carriers and inform them to carry water to several places, where the firemasters shall judge most convenient. The Council appoints the captain of the guard for the time to cause two men of the best qualified of their squad to walk nightly through the streets, with a large batton in their hand, five or six foot long, who are hereby appointed to give notice immediately to the firemasters and the guard in case of fire, and the said captain is to take notice of the vigilance each morning. And lastly, the Council discharges the selling, pledging, or re-setting or any warp, imbasling of the said materials, certifying the transgressors they shall be fined and imprisoned and other ways punished at the will of the magistrates.“

In addition to the provisions above, citizens were required to keep a supply of water in their houses in case of fire and occupants of tenements to provide themselves with ropes of the height of the building plus an additional 'four fathoms’. This last provision, has aroused smiles at the idea of elderly grannies swarming their way down from the upper windows of the high Edinburgh’ lands’. But the length of rope additional to the height of the buildings, was clearly intended to allow for a loop in which those who were unable to help themselves could be lowered to safety. As for the item concerning the city muck-men, there was much more sense to this than at first appears. The creels of (wet) muck (mostly horse-dung) must have been useful addition to the limited supplies of water available; the dung when heated gave off fumes of ammonia which acted as a natural chemical fire extinguisher.

The firemen attached to the new organisation were of course what we would now call auxiliaries. They only turned up at an alarm, otherwise they followed their customary occupations. There is no record of their receiving any instruction in fire-fighting and probably they had to learn the hard way, by experience. For their services they were paid £8 Scots (i.e. 16s. 8d. in the English currency of this time), per annum. Despite this meagre reward there does not seem to have been any shortage of volunteers. 

One puzzling thing about the Edinburgh Act of 1703 is that it makes no mention of any fire engine though it is known that a James Colquhoun of Edinburgh built machines, described as such, for Edinburgh and Glasgow as early as 1650. A possible explanation is that these engines were simply 'squirts’ of the kind used in London during the Great Fire and that Colquhoun’s 'engine’ was either found of little use or had been destroyed in the interval.

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