madame
Symmonne Deccarrete de Villette

Within the S.C.A., I am known as milady Symmonne Deccarrete de Villette. My device of two dragons is registered with the College of Heralds of the S.C.A. I am interested in costuming, embroidery, heraldic art, and illumination. I am active in the bardic arts: I sing, tell stories and am learning to play the pipes. I reside in the village of Villette in France, where I was born in 1444. I maintain the inheritance of my father who has left me: the estates of Ironmaid. I am the recent widow of Phillippe Deccarrete. To settle his estate, I am looking for his brother, so I have traveled to the Barony of Wealdsmere in the Kingdom of An Tir.

I am in fealty to Master Sir Aaron de Mantel a member of both the Knights of the Society and the Order of the Pelican, as his protégé. If I have performed any service with which you are pleased (or not!), he wants to know about it!

Crown Council (November A.S. XXXVIII) was a very big day for me. As part of the Wealdsmere Contrarians, we delighted the crowd with a dance of fairies and goblins. At the Royal Court of Gunnarr and Gabriell, I was honored to receive my first Forget-Me-Knot from Her Majesty. Then, Maestra Giuliana Audaci formally took me as her apprentice.

Sadly, Maestra Giuliana and her Lord, Baron William, took a leave of absence from our Society. She released me from my apprenticeship so that I might more formally be available to a new teacher.

There is one odd characteristic that is hard to recreate in the Middle Ages. I have been a vegetarian for over 20 years. My persona, therefore, is basically a very religious person who is always honoring the Lenten diet.

• My first pavilion was a 13 foot tall Viking pavilion (A frame).
  
• My second pavilion was a small French Arming pavilion. (I called it my personal pan pavilion, because it's big enough for one!) After the above picture shown, I expanded the pavilion with a sleeping alcove out the back (with windows decorated with goutes and crabs) - it made the small area much more livable.
  
• My newest pavilion is not authentic: it is based on the 10-foot square merchant canopy available at Costco. I have, however, embellished it so that it still has a medieval feel. I have included windows decorated with goutes, to tie into my badge and award. I have painted red and black Celtic knotwork on the walls. I love it, though, because it is so large! I can breathe, I can sleep, I can comfortably stay out of the rain. I hope that you will drop by and visit if you see my dragons and crabs at an event.