Red-Handed Jill

Welcome!

Well - crap. The estuary channel in Oakland is where our sailboat was berthed. Back when we sailed there, we did see the occasional scuppered boat, but not nearly in those numbers. I'm guessing it's a post-COVID thing.

I wondered about that. Makes it even cooler!

Hope you find a good use for that! If memory serves, Patt dyed his and made a pair of slops. There should be more than enough for either that or a shirt. I got a cool scarf from Duchess with block-printed nautical motifs!

I didn't realise the Caribbean got that deep - I once swam out a mile from Jamaica and could still stand up, easily. That ship is 2,000 feet down. That WOULD be a challenge...

Patt!! We missed ya!

Thanks! Good to be back among you scallywags!

Welcome back, neighbour!

Just saw this - I'm in.

I found his Facebook page and sent him a DM, so we'll see what happens.

Sharon (Ransom) alerted me to the grand re-opening. It's been an eventful few years. Iron Jack and I bought a house in the middle of a redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains and lived there for a few years, until the CZU wildfire turned our home and possessions into a pile of ash. We fought with the county and insurance company to re-build, while the costs skyrocketed, then decided not to re-build. In the meantime, Ransom and Chainshot, after seeing what happened to us and having had many of their own close calls with wildfires, sold their ranch and moved westward, to the Oregon coast. After seeing what a lovely spot their new home was, we decided to move up there. With their help scouting houses, we found one we liked, bought it, and now we live a mere five minutes' drive apart. We've been on many adventures together this past year and plan many more.

Been wondering when you'd get back to it.

Welcome back!

I watch Master and Commander twice a year - it's my go-to movie as well.

I do wild west and mountain man reenacting. The forums that I frequent, by-and-large, are friendly and more in the way of sharing information and resources. For the most part, the dust-ups occur on-line as follow-ups to ones that have occurred in person and are rarely about someone's costume authenticity (unless it is to share information about how a particular item of clothing was made or looked like during a particular time).

I just finished How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life. It takes you through the day from beginning to end, of someone who lived during the Victorian era in England. It includes how things changed for a particular task or meal or whatever from the beginning to the end of that era and gave details for the various social stratas (i.e. how you handled something if you were really poor, poor, working class, middle class, upper middle class, etc.) A really fascinating look at the minutae of life in a different era.

Happiest of birthdays to the December natal crew!

Good on ya, Patt! You were probably over-qualified for the Joann Fabrics job and your mad skills would have made the other employees there feel inadequate.

Happy birthday, napping pirate!

I agree with the previous posts about tent and entertainment/education space, after-hours shenanigans, live music, blackpowder (lots), appreciative event managers and such. It's also really terrific when the local community gets involved as well. In addition, I really appreciate a drama-free event. Meaning that the people managing the event have at least some sort of idea what they are doing (or can learn from mistakes and not keep repeating them) and if there are snafus, they are solved with a minimum of drama and fuss.

Cruzan's Black Strap, El Dorado demarera or Pyrat Pistol (when I can find it).

Sorry to hear this, Stynky, but you're definitely leaving the Pub in good hands! Don't be a stranger!

A few decades - heh. (One decade and a wee bit o' change...)

Oh hey - thanks!

They came out plenty clear - and hilarious as always!