Mary Diamond

A Belated but heartfelt Happy Birthday to you, sir ~ though I do maintain that all souls whose birth days fall during the PiP calendar, must attend.

Very nice to have made your acquaintance in person, Jill Handed Red! And I look forward to seeing you again next year ~

Hmmm, no damage for the Merchant widow ~ not even a broken busk...

But my poor dead/undead husband ~ well, his shoulder was Loved a bit much here and there. Hugs were dispensed, and shoulder rubs as well ~ but everyone meant well. 'Twas just the rum ~

To the Best Hosts, with the Biggest Hearts ~ thank you so much for your hard work and dedication! The event was fantastic, a true tribute to all the hard work you put in.

Huzzah!

Count on myself and dear Mark to attend as well ~

Much gratitude to Edward and Dutch for the canvas! I believe my wonderful hubby has plans on a birthday present of a tent for this year ~

We are safely home as well ~ managed to beat the snowstorm that was brewing over O'Hare by minutes. The rain was changing to snow even as we were leaving the plane.

Yes, Patrick ~ Agreed regarding the shoes! Only, my new Loyalist's are hobnailed as well ~ no big strides on polished surfaces ~ I almost voided the warranty on my hip replacement in Miami when I skidded in their concourse... What is worse ~ Mark was on my left when I did... I almost grabbed the arm that had surgery

Hey, Diosa ~ would you like a snowman? Weather looks beautiful down there, please send warm thoughts up north!

Miss you All already ~ thank you for being such wonderful friends!

I would personally like to thank Silkie for the Extraordinary Ordinary ~ a Fantastic idea, and a great gathering place. We look forward to spending more time there again next year!

If this board grows to outrageous numbers - after Nikki Bayley writes about us in the London Mirror, it may actually be a nice feature to keep track of the people you actually have met. Basically that's what I thought. I just noticed the feature and have been frantically adding everyone I've been lucky enough to meet in person. Its kind of a neat way to keep track of people you know. Not that any of you i haven't met yet are less important or friendly. anyway i don't see it as inclusionary I see it as a way for us folks with HORRIBLE memories to keep track of who we've already met so we know who we still need to meet.

Just my take on it.

Agreed ~ though I will be using it more for quick contact access.

Quite the find, Oderlesseye! But, OH MY ~ the price...

Sounds like great fun, Spike! I shall bring with our pics from Beijing and Torino ~ and may be convinced to participate in an event or 2.

Thank you most kindly for the bump, Michael ~ and thank you as well, Oderlesseye, for your interest.

Indeed, we shall need a fair number of orders before I can commit to the Large Investment required. All interested parties are heartily encouraged to speak up ~ keep in mind it will take up to a month to recieve these from the manufacturer in Italy.

YHS,

Mary Diamond

Ah, Dear Lady B ~

I am most pleased that the shoes worked out well for you, and thank you so much for the kind review! I must say, I found the sample pair to be quite comfortable myself.

Hmmm... huh?

popping in for a minute, while scurrying around preparing for PiP ~

It would seem we now have (almost) 2 Red Handed Jill's!

Welcome aboard, JillHandedRed ~ I need more CAFFEINE ~ Pepsi Gods, smile on me! No rum for me...

Yet.

I smell SPAM.

Now, now, Quartermaster James ~ let's see if we can get a representative picture of said items for sale.

Scratchy ~ would you be so kind as to oblige us with an image of, say, the doglock and the partisan?

To my dear piratical family ~

I Wish you all a Wonderful Thanksgiving!

Awwww, William ~

That is so COOL! (No joke intended, but funny still! OK, I am simple that way.) Love the details.

Well done, Patrick! I would have hated for you to be added to the "I can't Make It to PiP 2008" list ~ it is too long already.

*happy sigh

:) I LOVE this stuff.

Ooohhh yeah ~ so sad that it was not continued. I miss Farscape too.

While the flanged mace sounds nice, I would see 2 problems with it. 1) flanges might become stuck in zombie (Let Go!), and 2) that sucker is going to feel like a million pounds after a half hour of beating your way home.

I would much prefer a more distanced technique ~ although piano wire would be a lovely option for those more distracted, slow zombies.

Capt. Bo, Michael S Bagley, and Captain Grey ~

Thank you all so much for your kind compliments ~ I am happy to be of service!

In response to your question, Michael ~ I will have limited stock available at PiP ~ first come, first serve, at the Archangel camp.

Oh! He looks simply Smashing! Very nicely done.

And...

Nice Shoes!

Well done, Captain Jim!

Though, you are taking potential vic- unh, customers! away from Mission and his lovely new bone saw.

A word to the wise ~ don't forget to also pick up moleskin and bandaids ~ the humidity might be a bit higher down in the Keys.

William ~ and Amanjira ~ and Billy ~

*sniff

Lady Cassandra ~ Thank you. I have been to the shows, but my jewelry making is truly a side, side, side hobby (next to gardening, design, woodworking, sewing, leatherwork, etcetera.). This one piece is just irritating me ~ a lovely setting, with an impossible size. I was my own boss for a while ~ but I hate that level of paperwork, and was really tired of design for hire.

Captain Jim ~ I have seen the precious metal clay, and was instantly struck by the genius of it. I would love the opportunity to work with it ~ when I can afford the outlay!