Mortar Maiden February 2005

<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:25pt;'><B>Maiden of the Month February 2005 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:25pt;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:25pt;'><B>Thora </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:25pt;'><B><IMG SRC="spoon_and_blade_i000038.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=490 HEIGHT=404 > </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:25pt;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='font-size:18pt;'>Thora Scobie, of the MacKay clan in the Orkneys, is passionate, outspoken and boisterous woman. Who generally gets what she wants, when she wants it.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B><IMG SRC="spoon_and_blade_i000039.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=314 > </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='font-size:18pt;'>Thora has no love for the Federalists. She is skilled in co-ordinating the various aspects of a household. Her various benefits are too numerous to list.</FONT><FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B>  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B><IMG SRC="spoon_and_blade_i00003a.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=355 HEIGHT=382 > </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B>Thora's ability</B><B> to resolve problems and her desire to please, usually for her own purposes, has caused her to wrap many an unsuspecting man willingly around her finger.  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s7 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:18pt;'><B> <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>