^, <, V

[Cheeky Actress]

^ A little of both, really...can't learn without asking questions...and without the right answers...you can't learn well!

< concern about a friend right now...

V Are you the type to reach out or hold back?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ depends on the situation

< swamped again...

V favorite way to learn?

[Boots MacGee]

^ Hands on, I can learn more by doing something.

< Getting ready to do laundry

V Read instructions, or try and figure it out with no instructions?

[Cheeky Actress]

^ Try to figure it out with no instructions...so what if I have an extra part or two - must be male side talking!

< Feeling sick today...something is going around!

V Suffer or take drugs?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ I tend toward holistic remedies. Most cold medicine leaves me feeling worse than the sickness. Only thing I take is Nyquil before bedtime so that I can sleep, but I have to be pretty bad off to take it.

< I'm starting to feel a bit icky as well. Lots of echinacea and Gypsy Cold Care tea for me, then.

V How was the weekend?

[blackjohn]

^ Awesome!!! Purchased two hat blanks, a "fake" grenado, misc fabric for the mrs, monmouth cap for son#2, wooden clogs for son#1, dirty billy hat for the mrs, etc.

And... was given four hats by an old reenacting buddy of mine!!!

And... put together the furniture that is the beginning of our tavern

And... helped the mrs construct her new stays

AND... landed the BIG event!!! Saint Mary's City, here we come!

< has too many pots to stir

V Favorite hat?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Me 'Dad' hat (No, I don't hav one that says dad.).

< Whoa! Did someone get in touch wit' their shoppin' side this weekend? Glad ye had a fruitful weekend there, blackjohn.

V Love t' shop or Loath t' shop?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ like t' shop - careful wit money

< Completely , insanely jealous of Blackjohn

but happy for him - ye pirate ye..

V Little thoughtful surprises are fun / hate surprises

[Jacky Tar]

^ Little thoughtful surprises are fun. Big surprises hav been know t' backfire.

< It's me experience that big surprises, aren't always received in the same spirit in which they were intended (Know who yer surprisin' an get references!).

V Ever been surprised and not like it?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Gods yes....

< Woah I think I scared JAcky ...just askin.

Little thotful surprises are grande

V Wot kind of surprises delight?

[Red Cat Jenny]

--

[Jacky Tar]

^ Little surprises delight the most (Cards, letters, an other intangibles).

< Ye didn't scare me CAt. Yer little surprises decorate me computer table. Let's just say I've opened a couple doors an been greeted by a few whopper surprises!

V Favorite flower?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Tulip...so pretty

< Woah lol..aww poor Jacky lol

Vinteresting approach or clumsy an blunt?

[Ransom]

^ Wow, that's a tough one to nail down. Roses, lavender, snapdragons...just for starters. And not those hot house roses. I like old fashion roses, or what they now call English roses.

^ Probably clumbsy. That's my usual! LOL

< Was a glorious sunny day today. After all the rain and snow it was nice to have temps in the 60's and be able to sit out on the deck and admire all the bulbs coming up!

V Looking forward to summer?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Immensely..

< Haven't had a proper "getting into trouble" for the season...

someone messed with this post...don't know how.

V open ended question

[Bess Hagarty]

^ Gosh that's easy! Clumsy and Blunt. I'll do or say almost anything for a laugh

< Pitched the cat outside and needs to get something to eat...it's late!

V Fancy Feathers in hats or hair?

[Ransom]

^ Immesely..

< Haven't had a proper "getting into trouble" for the season...

say

< what could event it is?

V You tanted t' fee pictures..please share..

^ Whot? Ye lost me there, Cat.

^ Feathers in hats, for sure. Hair too short to tie them into now.

< Bulbs coming up, lilac starting to bud, wildflowers bloomng already. Yeah!

V What's your favorite season and why?

[Jacky Tar]

^ (t' the CAt) CAt could ye tranlate that last one!

^ (t' Bess) Feathers? Are we talkin' Indians or Pirates? Did Bess just toss CAt outdoors???

^ (t' Ransom) Fall, it's usually cooler and we get a few trees wit' fall color. (Must be really spectacular back east)

< So, we hav t' snow in the CAt, t' keep her out o' trouble.

V Does weather or season affect yer ability t' get hav fun?

[Ransom]

^ Oh yeah. By the end of February, I'm starting to get a serious case of cabin fever - I want the sun! No sun after five months, I get crabby!

< Sat out on the deck this evening for the first time since fall. Nice!

V Do you celebrate the return of spring?

[Aurore Devareaux]

^Oh yes...and a new yard to plant in....I am thinking "Blue Moon" roses.

<I have always prided myself on thinking and living outside of "the box"...And right now my whole world is in a box. I hate moving...

V Any big plans with the weather becoming more friendly?

[Boots MacGee]

^ Yes, Yard work

< Has to get grass seed to fix up a few bare spots in the yard

V Like to do yard work?

[blackjohn]

^ Yes, I like to get back to nature. There is something true about the soil, about living growing things rooted in it.

< has actually hugged a tree, tree-hugger fashion!

V why are you on this forum?

[Capt. Sterling]

V why not

< annoyed by the sheepish captain that allowed a smuggler to kill some of his men and then backed down...for shame, bloody merchants

V if gas prices continue to rise will it put a stopper on your summer plans?

[blackjohn]

^ naaaa... it's only money.

< not that I'm wealthy in a monetary sense, but I'm more than happy to blow some money on fun!

V keep an eye on your dough or spend it freely?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ spend way too freely especially on others

< Once spent over a hundred dollars on Barbie stuff in one visit to the toy store and Beanie was only three... I'm getting better Now they want pistols...

V What pirate kit have you gotten for your young'uns?