The Order of the Rose was established as a company open to anyone who wanted to learn how to fence, without fear of ridicule or judgement. We welcome safe, honorable, fun-loving people who desire to become skilled swordsmen.
Distillation is the process of separating a liquid from chemicals, minerals, and other solids.
My Top 10 reasons I love fencing and being a part of Terrasylvae and the Order of the Rose.
“We are all only one thread, but when we share our stories we weave together into a beautiful tapestry.”
“He was calmly eating his soup, laughing with pleasant good-humour, as if he had come all the way to Calais for the express purpose of enjoying supper at this filthy inn, in the company of his arch-enemy.” – Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel
“Don’t you sometimes feel bewildered when you think of the millions of things that put life together? I’m not bewildered. I’m filled with the deepest awe and wonder. The miracle is that in its complexity it all works.” – Julie Andrews Edwards, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
Obsession: the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc