It has been a very busy week. As well as my duties in the Order, which have involved furnishing chapterhouses on the Mainland and meeting with the Order's main benefactor, I was delighted to be able to attend the first Tea Party with Miz Gabi to be held since I moved in to New Toulouse. It was nice to be able to meet with other residents too.
At the Tea Party, Miz Gabi announced a building contest in order to enlarge the pool of Shotgun style houses available for residents. The terms are most generous, with a substantial payment being made for actually building a house for the contest, and then a prize pool being available for those voted into first, second and third places. Miz Gabi was hoping for at least three entries, and considered the possibility of opening the contest to other Steamland region residents should the response prove to be lacking. As it turned out, the residents of NT rose to the challenge, and Miz Gabi had to close the applications when it reached seventeen as there would be no more land available for the construction work.
Having taken a stroll around the building area, I have seen some of the work in progress, where the builders have elected to build their submission in situ, but others are preferring to build at altitude and will place the building on ground level once completed.
According to the NT calendar, the building phase is to continue for another week until the 10th September, which will then be followed by the voting period for five days to the 15th September. The winner shall be announced at 12pm on 16th September. Hopefully, as many residents as possible will be able to view the submissions in the voting period and cast their one vote for their favourite. Good luck to all!
Sister Cathy has announced her intention to hold a prayer vigil in the chapel tonight and tomorrow for those about to be affected by Hurricane Lee, I shall make my way there and offer my prayers and support too.
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