silas thatcher

dutch and leatherback.... pm me with your addresses... don't worry about me having your addy... can't afford anymore restraining orders....

yer in a good handful or two.... even caught ya smilin' :) in return ??? nada...the cost is so small, even with postage that it is not worth collecting.. ( less than i buck, i figger )

happy b-day william !! uh, how old is ya ??

as i am going through all my pics ( got snap happy with the new camera !! ), i am setting aside the ones strictly related to PiP for a cd for capt. bo. as a guess, i have somewhere between 300 to 400 pics of various people, details of period items, clothing, encampments, pics of the fort, events, ( sorry-- none from in town ), and during the fest. would anyone else be interested in having a copy ?? yes--- the pics of the kids playing, etc., won't be on it ( i have close to 900 pics total ) .... just pics of PiP, some scenery, ( got a few good sunset pics ) ... lemme know if anyone is interested and i'll burn off a few copies and mail them...

perhaps another idea is to have people (us) as town criers, so to speak, loudly announcing an upcoming demonstration AND handing out maps with details... this could be done right after an event such as a battle when people are already gathered... since some such as i, don't have much to display or demonstrate, we could surely be organized enough to cover the fort and field when we are given direction to do so.. this way, there is no time frame, people find out about it, and are even given a map with details about said demo. just a thought..

[1. Making all the plans for NEXT year before this year is even cleaned up. on monday night, with only a few remaining campers, i saw a light over at the BIB's camp and went to investigate.... there i found the BIB's sitting around the campfire literally discussing things for next year !! good commitment on their part !!

just to add in my 2 cents worth.... i think that tours to the encampments would be a great idea.... BUT.... with fairly organized AND advertised times... this would give the tourists a chance to look in the program, and have something to look forward to, and not miss it because the time was set at " key west " time.. in little ol' st. louis, we were able to see certain acts, due to a fairly good schedule.. here again, that requires a certain commitment of tour guides, and those doing the displays... i believe that this would dramatically increase tourist involvement in the fort and at the encampment... alot of people i talked to in the parking lot and the fort didn't necessarily know about the encampment, and that they were free to roam around and look..

plans are..... refine my garb a bit, refine some of the kid's garb, make a table, a chest, maybe try a lantern or two ( without plexiglass !!) , finish a sword project, work on shoes, buy a tent, maybe make the fly.. i kinda like the sail/tarp of patrick's so maybe one of those, finish the other hammock, come up with trousers that actually fit !!, once i get the trousers down pat try breeches, finish the cartridge box, buy more "sailor jerry's" rum for next time-- that bottle went quick in the hide !! that's all for now, i think :)

alot of people i have run into, including here in st. louis, have been sporting your buttons. still haven't used up all the buttons i got from you before. seems like i sewed on more than what i ordered !!! just glad you're out there for all of us :) put me down for 100 more, please...

congrats... what a last couple of weeks... first PiP, now this !! merry xmass to you..

since this was my first PiP, a family vacation, first time in florida, etc., everything was new and great for us... we did our best to have garb to fit in with the encampment and thanks to lady constance, i think we pulled it off fairly well for newbies... i had a mission in mind to make sure i examine everyone's stuff to see how i could refine ours.. everyone was more than willing to share and lend advice... kudos to all for that !! it was a very long and sometimes tiring drive, but was worth it. too bad the weather was not a bit nicer this year, but lady constance got her beach time.. and what an event it was !! well worth the trip.. feet ???? i don't think i ever put that many miles on in such a short amount of time.... gel inserts for my "thought they were comfy" shoes.. did get to purchase a nice looking flintlock from callenish, and even got to shoot thanks to mickey souris... even gave me his first try at an ammo pouch... told me how to correct what went wrong with that first attempt... a little fine tuning and all will be well.. and what a cool place to camp !! next year we should have our own tents, and improved garb, etc.,

the fire mentioned earlier.... lantern cleaning was the order of the day the next morning... preventive measure so to speak.... and now we know why... heck.. it looked like a huge fireball !! so much so that i thought maybe a tent caught on fire. fortunately, no such incident occurred..

um, stealin' stuff !! notice how my new flintlock looks just like the one capt. jim "lost" ??

and a few more.... grace.... she can put grown men to shame with hot sauce !! hmmmmm !!! was a bit windy that day the aftermath.... the spaniards and the link to more..... http://s360.photobucket.com/albums/oo45/ys...2008/?start=all i got hundreds more, but these i feel are the best ones. pm me if you think i may have apic you want

buccaneers my hammock..... andrew and zach hmmmm.. wicked william, doug and lady constance

and a few more....... mary diamond and capt. jim early morning bread making.... silkie, lady constance and andrew this is just a beautiful pic............ lady constance and ryan and this pic of patrick turned out better than i thought it would :)

finally got some pics !!! i'll post a few for teasers and a link to the rest... enjoy first nite sunset thursday morning

my comfy, almost pc looking shoes didn't turn out so comfy afterall... not after all the miles i put on them... i did get gel inserts for my boots, but for some reason, didn't think i needed them for my shoes. at the end of pip, my feet were killing me.... so now i learn :)

willie, didn't you also lose a lantern one night ??? sorry, mate couldn't resist

glad ya finally made it...thanks for everything you guys have done.... you two are well thought of :)

i accidently grabbed that one from silkie's thinking it was mine and discovered that fact too late you know, on second thought.... screw it !! i stole it and beat the bloke who had it with his own white cane. hey i'm supposed to be a pirate afterall :)

yeah, no fair keeping it a secret !! happy b-day

don't worry capt. jim.... i got a pic of that also !!

no need to worry, dutch.... modern therapy can do wonders these days :)