kass

<sigh> That's Portuguese, doll. Not Spanish. Much less spicy...

Well, at least you'll still have your bucket boots, so your ankles won't be naked... If you don't mind, Blackjohn, I shall continue to be ridiculously overdressed in any weather. I sunburn far too easily!

And clothing! Don't forget willing to spend lots of money on clothing!!!

We have not yet made each other's acquaintance, Deke. I'll be the one who looks like a swan landed on her head. Blackjohn will be the one with prettier hair than me.

You'll be welcome, Deke!

Windex is great for gems too. Pour a little windex in a Dixie cup or some small container and let the rings or earring soak in it. It apparently cuts the grease that comes from contact with your body and they come out of the cup shining and sparkling!

And don't you start having designs on MY purse, Captain! Cheryl, it will be good to see you again.

What a gorgeous shot!

Captain, don't you have people... I mean "children"... for that?

The Mint website says that the parts of the coin exposed to frequent handling will brighten from abrasion. So an abrasive is called for. Toothpaste is a good one. Brasso is probably better. A polish with a jeweler's cloth would do it too.

Terrific! I'm always looking for orphans to work in the kitchens!

Dip 'em in gold? I'm afraid the goldtone on them isn't tarnish, Bart. It wears off with exposure to your hands. There is actually no gold in the coins. Gold doesn't tarnish. The composition of the Sacagewea dollar is: 88.5% copper 6.0% zinc 3.5% manganese 2% nickel

Major Chaos, it'll be good to see you again! Do stop by our little encampment! Heee! Thought so, Jim. And guess what: Apprentice Number Two[tm]becomes officially not jailbait this weekend!

Now that's my kinda smokin'!

I'll be there on Saturtday at least. As usual, I'll be bringing my girls!

Damn! I'm so jealous!!!

I'm no shoe expert, Rateye, but I can't remember seeing anything laced or brogan-esque in this period. You needs to gets you some buckles, boy! They hold the whole shoe together. As someone with painfully bad feet (even in sneakers), here's my advice: put insoles in your shoes and then fit the buckle on. I find that if I put my buckles on before I put my insoles in, I get worse pain across the top of my foot.

It's what I always say, Cap'n Pete. If you can't beat the idjits, laugh at 'em!

At some Faires you can't carry any weapons at all. But you have to understand that there are some idiots out there who'd start a fight and use them. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask patrons to peace-tie their weapons. It hurts no one. Cap'n Pete, I think you should "cork it". It would be such a hoot!

Billy, Email me privately and we'll work out the specs. I'll also get you a price for the waistcoat. Kass

It looks like something Crocodile Dundee the Sailor might wear! Boy, Foxe, first boots and now leather hats! What is this world coming to...

Great! I'm surrounded...

We ship to Europe, Don Caz. Check out some of our selection under "Clothing for Seafarers" in this forum.

Smartass...

Sorry, Johnny. I just noticed that I missed this question. The patterns generally have either tops or bottoms, not both. That's because they're interchangeable with other tops and bottoms, so we package them separately.