Katherine MacDonald
Name at birth; Katherine Maria McNichols/ married MacDonald
Nick Name; Kat
Current Residence; I reside as the court .
Age: Old enough to know better, young enough not to care.
Class: I am a lady of the court. A lace maker by trade as the King commands.
What do you do, your main function in life/society: I am a lace maker to the court. I however do sewing if time is allows.
Have you ever gone skinny-dipping/ do you know how to swim: In my youth I played in the locks around my home,sometimes at night .
Do you make fun of people:I do try not to speak idle gossip of other, as some of the other lacers. I wish that the other lady would try Little hard to not gossip.
Favorite Color: Deep Blue, as it reminds me of the twilight skies of my home,Scotland.
Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: Nay,I would never give such a thought.
Closest friends/ How did you meet: Presently, my fellow lacers .
One Pillow or two: As many as my means affords.
Pet: I Shant have but one pet, as I am told that shall be my Husband.
Favorite Music: I do enjoy a good set of pipes and harp.
Hobbies/Pastimes: I have little time for hobbies. As my work as a lace maker only stops twice a year, at Harvest Festival and at Saint Katherine's Day .
Personal Hygiene: I do keep myself clean. It is said that cleanness is next to Godness.
Favorite Food: Meat pies. As well as the sweet treats we are given. Cheese and fresh vegetable and fruit as the seasonal comes.
Are your parents alive: I know not my parents they past when I was very young. I how ever have brothers six as I am told.
If parents are die how did they die: I am told they drowned as we came to England/Canterbury
Favor tie place to relax: Wherever I may find a quite place.
Favorite Holy Day? Why: Saint Katherine's Day of course, the patron Saint of Lacers. This is the day when all lace makes measure up the lace we have made all year of sale. and one of the two days a year we do not work, as they is know work to be done.
Favorite Drink: I do enjoy water when it is steeped with the leaves of exotic plants that makes what they call tea. Dark ale is good to.
What's you bedtime: When the light has gone from the sky, as i can not see to lace.
What if any thing do you wear on you feet: I wear slippers, I have been known to go bare footed when I can.
Are you married or single: I am married for many years. My husband is a good man.
Do you have a family/who are they: I have brothers , We have know child now they are all grown.
Favorite Subject in school or chore growing up. I was tough lace making .Chores that was a chore.
Least Favorite Subject in school: None
Favorite Sport: If I had to pick one it would be riding.
Most Humiliating Moment: I dare to say, for it was when I was first married.
Proudest Moment: that was as my first child was born.
Craziest Person or Silliest Person: That would be Lady Gwennie.
What do you look for in the opposite sex: I look for a man how can laugh at himself and all around him.
In our Hierarchical Society everybody has "over" them who is your immediate "overlord": We answer to the Guild Master .
Favorite Sport to watch: I do like the joust however I care not for the blood.
Do you remember you first kiss: I keep it as close to my heart as it was yesterday.
Do you keep in touch with your child hood Friends. Nay I am to far from them ad home.
Where is you favorite vacation spot: I enjoy the harvest festival at Canterbury.
Have you ever been overseas: Nay I have only hear ed tells of such wonders.
Do you have dirt /mud floors are stone: We have mostly stone floors when we are are court. As we go on procession we have what ever the Good Load gives us.
What is your bed made of: Fluffy goose down is the preference..
Ten things you should know about me:
1. I long to be home in Scotland
2. My dreams are of being free as the gypsy.
3. Their are time I steal away in the summer night to be alone.
4.Snooty or snobbish is how some of the laces refer to me.In truth I long to be like then carefree ,
5.Traveling is fun as you travel you learn many things, sometimes I am luckily and can learn a new lace. "even thought it is against the law"
6.Secretly ,I know and have been told that I am the favorite lace maker of the King, "You know this is just hear say. I wish not to know such gossip"
7.I do long to return to my home.
8. I do wear a piece of my native plaid just a bit of home.
9. As I wear a brooch that was my mothers, and her mothers before her.
10.I am secretly very afraid of our new Queen.