Duchess

Neat! I wonder if they will be doing any preservation or security of the site or if it is a hands off approach.

Looks like we've had some parallels in the intervening years! Marriage: Congratulations! 3D Printing: I've been making toilet and bike parts as well as plates for relief printing Same Haircut: I still enjoy wearing the long part up with some of the hairsticks you made me many years ago.

Well folks, I believe that makes a wrap for the 2023 Pub Gift Exchange. Thank you to everyone who participated this year, I've enjoyed our communications and seeing your fabulous and thoughtful gifts. Here's looking ahead to a fantastic 2024!

Congratulations to everyone who made it through and thanks again for the resurrection of the Pub!

Not just a cool scarf, each of those blocks was made by a Pub member and printed by me. You are now in possession of the proof print for the 2023 Traveling Yard. It is 100% cotton and will take dye nicely, or wear it proudly as is.

I just sent you a message. Apologies on the delay, at least you have something to look forward to!

I've been staring at one from Half Pint for a while now. It's actually the only present under our tree and the whole house is anxious to see what it contains. 🤣

What joy! Welcome back Patrick!

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That's three of four that I know are received. So give it another day and then show me some stylings!

All Traveling Yards are currently Traveling. If you participated and don't get a package from me by next week, let me know!

Send me a message with your name and address!

We will work it out! Anyone else?

Designated Recipients have all been sent off to those of you who signed up. If you didn't get a message from me but you should have, let me know ASAP. If you're a Last Minute sort of person with FOMO and suddenly feel the urge to sign up, also message me ASAP.

Last official day for sign up! Send me a message to be part of the 2023 Gift Exchange!

Welcome back!

Excellent! Glad to have you!

Welcome back!

We're up to five participants with a week to go in sign ups. Thank you for joining in!

So glad you're in! I'm excited to see who else will join us this year!

With the return of the Pyracy Pub comes the reanimation of Pyracy Pub Gift Exchange! I'm looking for a crew, from far locations, willing to come together for a special mission. This crew will be elite, capable to carrying out the most difficult of tasks...putting things in the post. Sign up now! In all seriousness, the Pub Gift Exchange has been a lovely tradition going back many years. I've missed it; the creative gifts it has spawned and the good cheer for all. However, please, before you commit to participating in this event be absolutely sure that you will follow through on the terms as provided below. I'm sure you all can understand how frustrating it is to be the person who is still waiting for their surprise well after the New Year...So don't create that situation. So here's how it’s going to work: Who is eligible: Any current member of the Pub is eligible. Regardless of membership status, by signing up you solemnly agree that you will provide some sort of pleasant contact with your designated recipient. If you don't I'll be distinctly displeased with you. I've got no real authority except my opinions. What you'll do: Sign up. See below for information about how to accomplish this. After the sign-up cut-off I will PM you the name and address of your Designated Recipient. Sometime in the near future you will put something in the mail, timed so as to arrive before December 25, for your Designated Recipient. What you will send: Often these sorts of arrangements come with a dollar amount limit. I’m not convinced that is appropriate for some place like the Pub, and things have been pretty successful in the past without one. Please don't let this lack of specification make you uncomfortable. Also know that you're not buying our friendship, respect or any other sort of attention, so don't bother showing off. Consider your own situation and be reasonable with how a gift exchange will fit into it. Things that people have done in the past: Holiday Cards, CD's, dice, a deck of cards, belt pouches, glass pens, etc.... Basically anything goes as long as it is kind and reasonably well intentioned. If this section is really stressing you out PM me, and we'll come up with something or I'll give you quantitative limits to make you feel better. The most successful gifts are often hand crafted, but they don't have to be. How to sign up: Send me a PM with your name (or something the post office will recognize as a name capable of receiving packages) and an address. Each interested party must contact me themselves, from their own account. I won't sign anyone up on someone else's say so. Simply expressing interest here is like wise insufficient. You must send me a PM with your name and address. This is a test. I MUST RECEIVE YOUR PM BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24th. FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE! I will then mix up all the entries and pair up everyone, plan on this taking one week. I'll then send you a PM no later than December 1st containing the name and address of your Designated Recipient. General Information: Once you have your recipient, you will then find, craft, beg, or barter something for them and post it off to the supplied address. Please let me know when your package has shipped. After the Gift exchange is complete everyone should purge their PM's of sensitive identifying information (like names and addresses) and I will do the same. You're free to open your Gift whenever you get it (or to wait for some special day) and post here in great detail about it. You are free to post here, in this thread, general information about what you are interested in to help your Designated Giver. You're also free to remain entirely mum.You can also PM me details and I'll share them with your Designated Gifter. If you've any questions please post here or send me a PM. I'm looking forward to a season of festive or at least interesting cheer! Thanks, Duchess.

What you do with them after they leave my hands, is out of my hands! 🤐

Hello my friends! I've completed printing on the Traveling Yards! They ended up a bit rustic and rough, a look which in this context I find charmingly pyratical. We're on to the drying and finishing stage, which I expect will take a couple of weeks. I'll be reaching out to you via pm to confirm shipping addresses shortly.

I'm heading off to the final weekend of my localish renaissance festival tomorrow. I entirely failed at any plans for new garb despite my carefully laid plans. So this evening I've been digging through my bins to cobble something together from things I made nearly two decades ago. A small leather folder contained this note and some handmade goods from one of our departed friends and I find it is suddenly a maudlin evening here abouts.

My very first car was the Spruce Moose. Haven't named another since. I do have a 3lb ball pein hammer called Mr. Happy.