Fayma Callahan

We have a new month! The site is back up! Go on out and enjoy!

Happy New Year from all the Crewe of the Sacred Heart!!! May ye all have fair winds and full holds!! With love to all our Pyratical Family!! Tony and Fayma Callahan aka Papa and Mama Ratzi

Yes, Sutler John is one of the other PC vendors. He has the most marvelous wood furniture and camp items!

Needless to say, Papa and Mama were up late trying to get all the pictures up in time for Christmas Morning! Hope that you all are enjoying the ones we were able to get up to the site. We still have about 20 more albums to upload, but it seems there is not enough bandwidth on our server to let all the pyrates in at once. No word on when/if we can get more bandwidth from the folks who are hosting us. Was trying to surprise you all for Christmas, with the gift of photos to keep you warm and fuzzy. Will try later tonight to finish the upload, so check back. Wishing all of our pyrate family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May you have smooth waters and full holds for the coming year! With Love, The Crewe of the Sacred Heart Papa and Mama Ratzi www.callahandigitalart.com

I would be interested in 2 buckets for our camp area. Please advise if ye are going to be making them, and the price for such.

Thanks to Sutler Jon I have obtained a good number of camp items for around our tent. The chest that I purchased was very nice, and the size was perfect for all of my most important items to be stowed away. I really need one that is larger for my non-pc items that need to be at the ready, but out of sight. I'll be contacting the good Sutler for it. I also have tables and chairs from him as well, they were in the front of our tent and worked beautifully. Fine work indeed! BTW- the chest is drying beautifully, as the wood was so fresh it was still seeping a bit. It is doing well. I found that the camp furniture that John built was also very functional, as it all folds up for storage or travel. I will try to post a picture of it this weekend.

Don't you mean your PiPmas cards??? I love a good family portrait!!!

There are so many people we'd like to thank, and so many memories, it is hard to narrow down. I just can't believe it all went so fast! I can't begin to say how much our Pirate Family means to us. It is all about you!! So far Tony has processed about 6000 pictures, and what a beautiful lot o' pirates ye be. Should be able to have them online soon, hopefully by the end of the week. We miss you all already, and can't wait to see ye all.

To all our Pyratical Family, With open hearts and arms, here on the Pub and over at the Tavern, we have been most priviledged to find a family. One that gives so fully, and shares most graciously, but will also run anyone through that moves to harm our salty souls. Many thanks are to be given this season, and the best gift lasts all year... each other. Here's to ye all, me pyratical sorts...May you have a blessed Christmas, and a bountiful New Year! With Love, The Callahans~ Crewe of the Sacred Heart aka Mama and Papa Ratzi

OOOHH, got my gift today! I received a wonderful game for dice that I can't wait to try out! Maybe have it for PiP next year and also a CD entitled " A bottle of Rum". This was too fun! I confess...I just couldn't wait to open it up! I hope that the recepient of my gift is just as pleased as I am! Thank you Santa!

I have a very strange happening to add to this thread, so please bear with me on this. First, I was amazed and impressed with the hanging reenactment that was done by Arch Angel. It was very well done and kudos to all involved. That's not the strange part.... For those who do not know, I am a Director of Nursing for a Detention Center, thus I am the top medical person in the jail. Yesterday, my jail had an incident... attempted suicide by hanging. A very serious attempt, and it would have succeeded if not for the quick actions of our staff. I have been in EMS and Nursing for years and have seen the aftermath of a hanging, but never one actually in progress. I arrived with the inmate hanging, still breathing and barely concious. We got her down and were able to revive her, due to the very short time that she was hanging, but the ligiture marks indicated that she was only a few minutes from a successful attempt. Here it comes.... Just for the record, as someone who has no personally witnessed the "real deal"... My first thought after sending her out in the ambulance was... " Holy Crap...It was just like Sterling!" Your reenactment was so "true to life" it is absolutely astonishing. The hard work and efforts of MA dDogge and his group that perfected this are to be highly commended. I just thought you'd like to know how well you all compare, and that even in the most challenging of days, my thoughts are still at PiP with the family I have, not just wish I did! WELL DONE! Kudos to all

Ahoy All~ Captain Callahan (aka Papa) and I made it home safely FINALLY! Just a quick note to let you know it was a safe journey. There is so much here to catch up on, but we wanted to thank everyone for the calls to check on us during our trip. This year's PiP was so much more wonderful than we could have ever expected! Huzzah to all of ye, we miss ye already. With Love and a large tankard lifted, Fayma (aka Mama)

Out of all the colors in my crayon box... we still only managed black and white for our crewe colors... hmmm.

Ye just be a gettin' there safe, it's a loooong trip for ye! We'll have the rum at the ready for your arrival! See ye soon!

Don't ye be a worryin' Capt. Jim... We be 'avin a surprise or two for them as well...

Silkie me dear, I need to add 3 more to the Sacred Heart Crewe for meals. The Captain and I will not be dining on Thurs, or Fri evening, as we have to be elsewhere, and we are not sure about Saturday evening, but wish to donate to Sat meal for the Fill my Chest campaign. So, this makes 7 for all breakfast, and 5 for most evening meals. Thanks, Fayma

What...no pictures of the "transaction" hehehehe! I would have loved to see that!

The Poster Pirates have officially landed in Key West!! This year's posters have a new theme: " Pirates in Paradise: The Holiday between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with the FAMILY you wish you had!" We can't wait to see you all!! Truly feel blessed to have such a wonderful FAMILY!! WHOOO HOOOO! We leave in 4 more days!!!

I know that PiP has it's own thread, but in the spirit of Jack's post... I thought you'd like to know that the theme tag line for Pirates in Paradise this year is: "The holiday between Thanksgiving and Christmas with the family you wish you had! " 'Tis quite a family here on the pub and at the Tavern!! Raising a tankard to ye all! We love you! Captain Callahan and Quartermaster Fayma

Got my PM- I'm in this year!! Yippee!!

Just git on the plane...any plane...just gotta be there!!! Then as you're takin' off, have the pilot buzz the American Airline Hub...yea...really low... Naw...that stuff only works in the movies... You just GOTTA be there!

MadDogge- Spike with the Bone Island Buccaneers email: spikekeywest@yahoo.com He's pretty good about getting back to folks, but if'n ye have any trouble, let me know and I'll call him.

Sweet! Glad that ye will be there! I have some things that I have been needing! I will PM you with the latest list of me shopping needs! Glad to hear from you! See you there!

Oops... lookin at an old schedule of events.. maybe Thursday night after the Walk the Plank, and El Meson de Pepe, on the walk back? We usually pub crawl after El Meson to hand out flyers etc.

Leave it to ye Dogge to lead the pack in a great idea! I'll follow ye lead, but still can't ride a grocery cart well, takes skill as ye know!