Mortar Maiden Dec 2004

<BODY BACKGROUND="spoon_and_blade_i000005.gif" TEXT=#000000 LINK=#FF8040 VLINK=#FF8000 BGCOLOR=#C0C0C0 > <BASE TARGET="_top"> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:24pt;'><B>Maiden of the Month December 2004 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:24pt;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:24pt;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='font-size:35pt;'><B>Virtue </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:35pt;'><B><IMG SRC="spoon_and_blade_i00003b.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=452 HEIGHT=361 > </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:35pt;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='font-size:18pt;'>Virtue MacAskill, originally from the Isle of Skye, is a fiery red head that has a passion for steel. When she isn't making bread with her own special "Scottish Seasoning", she is practicing with a sword.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><IMG SRC="spoon_and_blade_i00003c.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=425 HEIGHT=437 > </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'>Virtue likes a man that knows how to use a long sword. She was once heard saying, "The longer the blade, the better. I really am not found of man using a Sgian Dubh" </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><IMG SRC="spoon_and_blade_i00003d.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=359 HEIGHT=481 > </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'>Virtue is also handy with a needle and thread. She has multiple ways to keep you warm on a cold evening. Be it by making you a coat or a cloak.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var site="s19spoonandblade";var g_frames=true; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://s19.sitemeter.com/js/counter.js?site=s19spoonandblade"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://s19.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s19spoonandblade" target="_top"> <img src="http://s19.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s19spoonandblade" alt="Site Meter" border=0></a> </noscript>    </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'> </FONT></DIV>