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May 7, 2008

Jan. 15, 2008

Nov. 12, 2007

June 25, 2007

May 7, 2008

Although it has only been 3 months since we posted a journal we wanted to take this time to share how wonderful life is, the outpouring community support everyone has shown and the title growth we have been lucky to journey into. This has been an amazing ride and even though our title year is almost over, we have only just begun.

We have been to 10+ events during our title year so far to educate hundreds on Master/slave relationships as we see it to be a success and need in our life. We have been both excited to see people have that “ah ha” moment and humbled by this wonderful experience.  Educating and sharing our life experiences, our strengths and understanding of the M/s dynamic always reverses and comes back to us with amazing growth that as I type this, it brings a tear to my eyes. 

Another very important part of our goal was to help unite South Florida back into the South East region with pride, commitment and educational tools to help grow with and also heal the area.  Being part of a community that has been so fragmented for years was upsetting at best and we put a plan in motion to put ourselves out there financially, mind, body, soul and spirit. To help fulfill our dream of what the title also inspired in us, Sir Top and I created an event called Beyond Leather and set our plan in motion to help strengthen the South East region.

In April this event Beyond Leather took place and blew our minds away with over 330 in attendance all laughing, sharing, learning, growing and playing together.  There were people from every fragmented group coming together to share in this lifestyle pleasure.  We saw members from all over the south east region and the entire nation came together to show their support. Another one of our goals for our title as the South East region Master and slave was coming together.

As we move forward in 2008 we have put together our schedule so you can follow us around the nation continuing our journey after we step down at SELF in Atlanta June 13th to educate so many others about how we feel this dynamic helps to fulfill your hearts passion.

We want to thank each and every one of you who believed in us enough to honor us with this title.

In life and leather,
Sir Top and slave bonnie
Your SE Master/slave 2007 titleholders

January 15, 2008

Nov. 12, 2007 Column

June 14-17, 2007          BASH on the Bay, FL
Although Sir Top and myself were tired from the high energy at SELF from just coming home with the South East Master/slave 2007 title, we were still pumped up to do three days with the Bash on the Bay in Tampa, FL. Doing our Journey workshop was so much fun and we had a full house. This was our 10 minute presentation for SELF expanded into 75 minutes with great classroom interaction. Sir Top was head dungeon master and slave bonnie also volunteered hours to DM as well. It is another great way to meet people and help keep a watchful eye on safety. Any time you volunteer, the internal rewards are wonderful.

June 24, 2007               SPICE, FL
SPICE (South Florida People Involved in Consensual Endeavors) is a South Florida community private organization whose mission is to educate. Sir Top and slave bonnie are members of SPICE.  Sir Top is on the bylaws committee and slave bonnie is the director of presenters/education but at this workshop meeting the President acknowledged our new title and allowed us time to explain what this truly means to us, the South East region and bringing a title home to Florida. It was enriching as well as enlightening to see the responses and feel their support.

July 20, 2007          WOLF, FL
Sir Top and slave bonnie presented on Dom after care. Yes Sir Top did enjoy being the demo Dom for this workshop most of the time. The demo was well attended and the people enjoyed finding new ways to relieve aches and pains of the dominants. I bet some of the submissives will enjoy them as well.

Aug 11, 2007            LAC, FL
We presented on our 24/7 Journey workshop and it was great fun. The participation was fantastic and time ran over. It seems that South Florida is thirsty for the M/s dynamic and many are having a hard time finding couples involved to learn and grow from and with.

Aug 24-25, 2007 Winter Haven, FL
We held an all women's gathering at a private dungeon in Central Fl where 30 women spent 2 days sharing and growing within the lifestyle.  There were classes all day Sat.  Between classes we swam in the pool and shared interesting stories.  We all seemed to learn a lot and Sir Top and i got to meet a lot of new women from the west coast of Fl.  The all women’s weekend was a successful fund raiser for the leather archives in Chicago.  We have adopted the remodeling of the women’s washroom at the archives as our platform. We are going to try and do a women's weekend yearly.

Sept 28-30, 2007 Beyond Vanilla, Dallas TX

What a great pleasure it was to attend this event. Vi Johnson had her library there and was available to any and all questions. Sir Top does tie a beautiful corset J  There were some great workshops and loads of fun.  We met some wonderful people.  Sir Top learned how to better handle a whip from Morgan Alexander, a great whip enthusiast and teacher.  I got to do some dom aftercare after that class.  Ooooh the sound of a whip....

Oct 12-14, 2007          DomCon GA
Fantastic. What can a couple of lesbians complain about with so many beautiful women dressed in tight fetish?  WOW.. what a great time.  We really enjoyed giving our panel discussion on Master/slave relationships with Sir Richard and his slave sweetone.  Then we moved on to our Sensory Deprivation class and had a great time sharing that with a full room of fun people (with surprises for everyone including this slave undressing in front of all).  Later Fri night we were off to 1763, a wonderful play space across town. (obviously we didn’t know where we were). LOL.  All in all .. a great weekend with great hostesses.

Our journey continues as we are heading to Kinky Kollege in Chicago next week. Who unpacks any more... LOL

June 25, 2007 Column

Hello everyone,

    The very first thing I want to do is say thank you to all the people at SELF who were so supportive and encouraging on our title journey.  We came there knowing very few people and left feeling like we had become part of a family.  This means a lot to us and we are out to make sure that the southeast region is proud of us at the end of our title reign.

    I’d like to start by telling you a little about us. We have been a Master/slave couple for a little over 5 years and as we traveled to Dallas for South Plains LeatherFest in Feb. 2007, we felt that we needed to become a part of the leather community that gives back.  We have benefited a lot from our journey.  I personally suffered from a very debilitating disease from which I have recovered a great deal due to the structure and discipline that the lifestyle offers.  I also have a slave that is selfless and has dedicated the last three years of her life to helping me overcome this by structuring our lives to work around and through the problems this disease created. 

   On a less serious note, we had a blast in Atlanta and we brought back to Florida all the positive things that the contest and winning the title offered us.  The very next weekend we were in Tampa, Fl. celebrating Bash with all the Florida locals and also some out town guests.  Catherine Gross did four fantastic workshops to help Bash achieve one of its most energetic years.  We did two well received workshops to begin our service for the titled bestowed upon us.

    After the Bash weekend we returned home finally. Today, June 25th, at Spice, the local south Fl. group, will be honoring us with a celebration starting with a champagne toast, great food and friends and lots of play afterwards. We are going to explaining the responsibilities of the title, sharing our goals and getting the Florida community excited with us in our journey going forward.

   Since winning the title we have started mapping out our travel plans and we are very much looking forward to returning to the Atlanta area soon.  It appears that the Atlanta leather community is a very strong one and I think we can learn a lot from the different organizations there. We hope to bring that spirit along with us to the other parts of the southeast region.  I have heard the Fl. communities are fragmented, but in our journey we have had nothing but support from all types of leather groups. 

   We want to thank all of you again and hope that you will continue to follow us in our journey.

Atlanta you made us feel welcome…….we will make you proud!

In life and leather,
Sir Top and slave bonnie