We were fortunate to know Christabel ...

If you scroll through my last few posts, you'll see posted on 23 Feburary: "Everybody Congratulate Christabel and George".

Christabel and Georege were in a car accident Saturday night while returning home from Westermark feast, an SCA event in California. Christabel did not survive.

Kristi's husband, George Dunfield (SCA: Ariel Ebbon, Royal Archer of the West Kingdom) was not seriously hurt. Kristi's good friend, Cassie Conley, a scientist at NASA Ames, is in intensive care with cracked vertebrae and liver damage.

I learned of this only last night at about 7:10 PM. When I returned home, Christine met me at the car - it took several minutes for it to sink in. There were two voice mail messages from Johann. Christine made it home at 6:45 and took Johann's phone call.

We're all trying desperately to contact everyone who knew Kristi by phone before the news reached people via the Carolingia email list. It's almost like the list is holding it's breath - waiting for us to finish. Only one post went out from Bianca at 2:24 AM. Other than this ... silence.

Many of us will travel to Jamestown NY for the funeral. Now there's just shock and disbelief.