Mary Diamond

Welcome aboard, sir. Feel free to delve right in ~ no lacking in information on this site!

ACK! Oi and just what are ye acking about?? Weren't acking at the time... You SAID it was for my Health!!!

Fascinating! and much obliged to you, MadL, for your excellent communications. Interesting that barrels are the poor man's alternative to a sea chest ~ now all we (the collective, of course) need do is shanghai a cooper, and we shall be set...

ACK!

OH! Bo, this is surely a sign ~ please, rest up the remainder of the year, and join us at PiP! All joking aside ~ my heart was in my throat reading this thread. We all travel so much for this hobby, and in our personal lives as well. Please, everyone, take his luck to heart, as a reminder to buckle up. Mend well, Bo ~ so very glad you are still with us.

I must defer to the Captain's recommendations ~ quite a bit more experience than myself! Regarding the mantua ~ will you be wearing it while cooking? If so, I would recommend sticking with a natural wool or linen, just in case you get too close to the flames. Oh, and to clarify the PfC rule, for myself ~ it applies primarily to unseen sewn areas (such as seams, but not hems, collars or cuffs) and buttonholes (unfortunately, lacking in time and skill to apply in this area), not usually materials. My complete Riding Habit and Mourning Gown are all 100% wool and linen. My purple ballgown (my first attempt at one) is a synthetic jacquard. The buttons and shoes I sell also fit into PfC, simply from a cost standpoint. Current stays are cotton with Rigilene boning (I want to be able to wash them without dismantling). A new set of stays is on the drawing board, of linen.

Thank you so much, Jack! I was distraught over the wear on my riding habit pockets, even after repair (they see a fair bit of use). This should help save them.

Lady Brower ~ If you are so interested, the colonial shoes are very similar (if not exactly the same) as the ones I offer. If I may be so bold, below is the link to the thread. http://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=11876 YHS, Mary Diamond

Well done, Stynky. Now, do you mind telling me why it is my fault? :)

I know the rest of the brethren think we Pirates of the Dark Rose don't want to play with the rest, but I truely just have not been following the Pyracy Pub until now. So........yes, Crudbeard, Bloodthirsty, Oreo, and hopefully some of the rest of our crew are definitely planning to see tha rest o ya next year. As ta where we camp, having a tent inside is rather handy for the cannons, but the beach seems like a fun place ta be as well. Mebbe we will do both. Crudbeard Welcome Aboard! So glad to see you here ~ A dilemma, indeed ~ close to your big brassy babies, or out on the beach having fun? HA! Bring the babies to the beach ~ we'll treat 'em well.

That I can do!

Welcome aboard ~ a wee nip of Pirate's Choice Molasses Reef for myself, if you please.

Hmmm, that looks yummy. Can you make it snack-sized, though?

Ah! See, there, a man after my own heart. Well done, Graydog.

YAY! I Love the Field Museum ~ spent many a day there for scientific and standard illustration. Let's get dressed and take the Museum!

*sigh Tis a Very Good Thing I have found my hubby. At least he knows how to keep me happy and pre-occupied. Tis a right disgrace that not a single man has brought even the smallest bauble of offering, what with all the lovely ladies here. For example... a Padparaja Sapphire would be a lovely addition to my collection.

Wat in a Knight's Tale was my favorite character...right after Paul Betteny as Chaucer. "And now, for all of you people NOT sitting on a cushion." Classic! I Loved him just strolling down the lane, naked as the day he was born, and oh so casual! Funny, but it made me think of Waking Ned Devine.

'Tis simple enough ~ Any Man (that means all you Boys out there) who Wishes to Enter must Bring Offerings, for our Perusal and Delight. Those who Come Empty Handed, or without sufficient compelling reason to be allowed to stay, will be turned away, or given to Black Syren to do with as she pleases.

Here we can agree, but this must also be combined with the situation the individual is faced with as well. True. At a certain point, instinct takes over. This has limited effect on remorse, however. Remorse comes after the fact. I have to agree ~ My Dad was telling me about his stint during the Korean war. His camp abutted the Turk's camp ~ their way of managing spies was to hang them, for all to see, from their ears... with ice tongs. IMHO ~ Place sufficient threat on a person's feeling of security, they will react to restore their security, to the degree they feel necessary. Whether or not remorse comes along (and the degree to which it is felt) will be a matter of interpretation of events, guage of reaction (over/under-reaction), personal beliefs, &c. To then question sanity will be to require knowing every detail of the killing and proposed remorse (and all that feeling would entail) ~ simply not possible, IMHO.

Yes, dear Hubby and I saw it ~ positively predatory. Not to mention the red running lights...

I didn't realize Zoe from Firefly was Lawrence Fishburn's wife! Nor did I realize she had also been in the Matrix, Hercules, Zena, CSI, etc. Loved Wat in a Knight's Tale...

Sterling, to add more torture to them both, place a bottle of mead just out of their reach. Don't forget feet as well as hands. And make sure they don't have anything on them they can bribe anyone with, not even the snotties. Animal Don't forget a couple of well endowed females....... Eh? Didn't follow this one. William does not drink, Animal. So I don't think mead is going to tempt him. No but one can tempt William with food... especially when he hasn't eaten.... as to the snotties, no need to fear about them... they are loyal and will do as a I suggest, EVERY time.... Note, however, the Snotties have a weakness for Chocolates ~ and Pepsi. Oh ~ that covers the Captain, too (when port or absinthe aren't available). Guess that is where they get it from.

Ah, Syren dear, thank you! Because it is definitely STYNKY'S Fault!