William Brand

Crow, but by choice.

See, Captain Eisley, ask and ye shall receive buckets and buckets of suggestions until you become as fanatical as the rest of us. (insert evil laugh here)

It has cinnamon.

This... And there's more where that came from.

Perhaps some Partridge with wine and cinnamon...

Jones. Benedict Jones.

Eggs benedict?

I did place the shirt order already, but see your message inbox for details. As far as the typical location of the surgeon, you are correct. The surgeon was generally down in the dark. However, some forward thinking Captains have provided better arrangements for their surgeons on rare occasions. The Mercury is not large enough for stately accomodations, so we'd have to discuss the matter. You should add this to your surgon thread under PIP.

Key lime all around.

William was down the gang plank and part way into the crowd as Alder uncovered the figurehead. His vantage point was not perfect, but even in profile the work was fine and he said the word aloud, as if speaking it was required to make the point. "Pardon...Monsieur?" said a man near him and William waved him on. Turcotte loomed ahead and William set his jaw and his patience.

I'll fetch a fiddler.

^ my temper. < I like being center stage and I get stage fright. It's an interesting combination. V Do you have any phobias?

It matters.

No, but they will halt a happy suicide if necessary.

I'm sending someone into that corner if I don't see you again within the hour.

It might be the cocoa. It's fermented after all.

There, there.

August 4, 1704 - At the Lucy 'There it was again aloud.' William thought. Whittingford...a name of distinction in certain circles, though William also imagined that there might be poor and rich who shared the it. Still, he smiled a bit and decided then that he would use the name thereafter, unless Preston should protest its use. William smiled even more to see Jim's brow furrow a bit, wondering what the man made of the name. Then his smile faltered. Turcotte had appeared among the faces of the docks with a detachment from the fort and a frightened man in tow. "Excuse me, Gentlemen."

Actually, no specific question comes to mind, but to leave the Kate while Laab is being served of all things...blasphemous.

Speaking of Lime, today's special is Laab...

Some of you may already be familiar with the Mercury and its crew at the Pirates in Paradise Festival at Key West. We work and teach as a re-enactment crew at the festival. I am now proud to offer the Draughts of the Brig Sloop Mercury for sale. The Draughts are printed in dark brown ink on a pale parchment measuring 20 x 28 inches. The plans include a profile of the frigate and rigging as well as the individual decks and small boats. Copies of the draughts are being sold in pairs. One for framing. One for folding. Each purchase includes two copies for $25.00 within the U.S. This price reflects priority shipping and handling. International customers may purchase the Draughts of the Brig Sloop Mercury by paypal using my wife's account. The cost for overseas shipping is much higher, but after shopping around and averaging the cost to various countries such as Denmark, Germany and Russia I have decided to set the overall cost at $35.00. See payment option below. Details of the Mercury: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24635634@N04/2363612985/ Please make checks payable to: William Pace 143 South 400 West Logan, Utah 84321 Paypal customers add $3.00 and send me a PM with a name and address for shipping. Please send me a private message for Paypal instructions.

The Lime Chip Trio. I'm still wearing black.

You specifically mentioned wanting to play a spice merchant. Playing this part would allow you several options. 1 - You could be a "fixed merchant" with a permanent shop and re-enact within the fort itself alongside vendors from Port Royal and elsewhere. 2 - You could play a merchant from the ambiguous, imagined location we often refer to as "the town" which is an imagined place that is associated with the fort. There are many re-enactors who refer to themselves as "townspeople", though we don't have a full town per se. 3 - You could also play a merchant traveling in the company of the Mercury pirates (as you are listed in the Roll Call), looking to sell your goods abroad at the fort or the "town". The advantage you have of living in Florida proper gives you an opportunity to create a significant number of extra props. You could collect spice boxes or casks labeled with appropriate trade spices of the day. You might also want to look into trade documents and certificates of sale to carry with you as part of your kit. You might carry scales and instruments for weighing and measuring goods. You could also have an assortment of spices memorized and information of them from the period to explain to others. Spice was controlled politically and religiously for many centuries, so there's a lot of great history on the subject.

The loss of a pet is a kind of little death, leaving in its wake a small hole, poignant and focused. When we lost Amenhotep we actually lost two cats, for his brother would not come into the house ever after. My condolences on your loss.

Eating Chocolate Malted Crunch Ice Cream and chatting online.