callenish gunner

We were offline for about 24 hours or i would have posted sooner lass. The happiest of birthday to y' lass hope that lad treated ye' right and kept you off the roof

I sure would like to be putting my hand to wood again making a boat again; been almost 45 years since I made one. Been looking to make a dory m'self for at least the last 2 years. Hope you do make it down this year and all that wish to are able to take part in building the wee craft

looks like an old sugar shaker. I/we have; one from the Williamsburg pewter collection (repro) that sort of resembles that of a huge salt shaker...she definitely is a lucky lass to have found such a lad

i would love to help but i'm coming from the opposite side of the country and i will be towing my own trailer (hopefully)

Just to say I/we have no problem standing a watch or two while we're there ....to camp on the beach: CHEAP AT TWICE THE PRICE!!!!!

If you have too much toe room you can go to a dance supply shop and get some lamb's wool to stuff the toes with ...it gives a good fit without causing serious toe/nail problems (first wife was a ballerina)

What a bargain I think I'll try to snipe this auction at the last minute should be able to pick them up for a song

Dutch, the shower set-up are less than $150 at Wally-World and with a bulk tank & large plastic barrel and a garden hose for reservoir you can shower about 10 folks each unit per hour ...we have used ours for several years and had about 50+ people through it

I have and brought a portable propane shower and enclosure including period looking canvas to go up around it but last year at PIP we didn't have full access to running water out in the camp area we're working on getting that for '09 ...in fact will be bringing two units so that showers before the opening each day or after-hours should work out for the group.just need to make sure that folks use a mild bio-degradeable soap like Dr. Bronners for everything and not fancy shampoos and the like

I made some oilcloth sailor's watch shirts and the period records for those showed around 1695 from what I read on a French site

still waiting got books in dec. none since

Salty & I took a drive three weeks ago on a local back road and counted 8 flocks of 25-35 per flock plus at least 3 dozen deer, along a 3 mile stretch of road a few miles from our house. In the churchyard next to us I have counted as many as 40 in one flock just after dawn ....in the churchyard I have taken a tom with my bow ....didn't want to wake the vicar

Amen Cascabel !!!

I argee with Bo, I have used Goex for years. Using more than 80 grains in a pistol is usually just wasting powder for blanks and most long guns I recommend 100-120 and most blunderbuss I have used 150 of 3f and I use a small primer charger with 4f ...all these are for blank loads; for waded and ball loads i use approx. one grain per cal.

I have hunted turkeys for years with a .410 shotgun I used to use a .22 but they changed the law on that 30 years ago ...the range is 20-25 yards in most cases... a .62 cal with #4 shot should bring down some nice birds

aye lad I know the feeling ....unbeknownst to me I found that I had me face plastered in the third issue of Pirates Magazine as I stood behind a very good friend of mine who is one of the best Corset/Bodice makers doing commercial work ... wouldn't you know somebody else said to me "hey we saw you in Pirates Magazine!!!" ..there I was bold as brass with that deer in the headlights look but the article was all about her not about me so I was just happy that a good friend got the good press (there goes my anonymity in the witness protection program!!!)

Aye mickey the majority of French muskets and pistols of the era were between .62 &.69 caliber ....but that is more a guideline than an absolute rule since guns were all handmade there were slight variations even from the same gunsmiths

While on vacation in Rome , I noticed a marble column in St. Peter's with a golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, I asked who the telephone was for. The priest told me it was a direct line to heaven, and if I'd like to call, it would be a thousand dollars. I was amazed, but declined the offer. Throughout Italy , I kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble column. At each, I asked about it and the answer was always the same: It was a direct line to heaven and I could call for a thousand dollars. Then - I finished my tour in Ireland . I decided to attend Mass at a local village church. When I walked in the door I noticed the golden telephone. Underneath it there was a sign stating: "DIRECT LINE TO HEAVEN: 25 cents." "Father," I said, "I have been all over Italy and in all the cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one. But the price is always a thousand dollars. Why is it that this one is only 25 cents?" The priest smiled and said, "Darlin', you're in Ireland now. It's a local call." Happy St. Patrick's Day, A wee bit early !!!

I dropped the basket that had our pipes in it will be contacting you to get at least 4 of them (7")

We had an incredible time with all of you this weekend hope to make more trips down to join you lot for more good times...Thanks for having us ...

here's his web pic of the nine pin sets they go for around $40

I have a friend a few miles from me who turns wonderful sets of Skittles and larger Nine pin sets I'll see about posting a pic of his work when I can ....and they are fairly cheap as well

It's surprising that with such legal minds any pirates were ever hung THESE ARE COURT TRANSCRIPTS VERBATIM. These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory? WITNESS: I forget. ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot? ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo? WITNESS: We both do. ATTORNEY: Voodoo? WITNESS: We do. ATTORNEY: You do? WITNESS: Yes, voodoo. ATTORNEY: Now doctor, "isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?" WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he? WITNESS: He's twenty, much like your IQ. ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken? WITNESS: Are you shitting me? ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time? WITNESS: Getting laid ATTORNEY: She had three children, right? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: How many were boys? WITNESS: None. ATTORNEY: Were there any girls? WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney? ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated? WITNESS: By death. ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated? WITNESS: Take a guess.. ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual? WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard. ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female? WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male. ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice, which I sent to your attorney? WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people? WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight. ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? WITNESS: Oral. ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. ATTORNEY: And, Mr. Denton was dead at the time? WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished. ATTORNEY:Are you qualified to give a urine sample? WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question? And the best for last: ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law..

i actually like the rope handles just my t'pence worth

I have found a sutler under the trade name Black Bear Historical Clothing http://blackbearhistoricalclothing.com/ Not sure if these are the folks that Hawkyns referred to; however I have dealt with them and they do pretty good work. They are in Auburn, West Virginia Black Bear Historical Clothing Hope that is some help to you