yes! once again arrrrgh…

it’s

National Talk Like a Pirate Day

 

 19 September 2013

 

c’mon

let’s hear you…

 

arrrrgh!

 

 

sailing back from the 17 April 2011 post...

 

gunpowder, rum and tattoos

 

 

warning...do NOT try this at home

 

Arrrrgh

 

 

 

Pirates added gunpowder to rum as a proof test.

 

If the gunpowder and rum mixture did not ignite,

it was under proof—watered down rum.

 

Arrrrgh

 

 

Blackbeard the Pirate is the most famous

consumer of gunpowder rum.

 

Gunpowder and rum were also used

by pirates to create tattoos.

 

Arrrrgh

 

 

Nowadays it’s safer to stick with

Captain Morgan’s Tattoo brand rum...

 

and a monogrammed tattoo in thread

 

 

 

Disclaimer…

I don’t imbibe Captain Morgan’s while thread tattooing

 

 

 

thread plus ink.....

 

 

 

wishing I was here…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

thread plus ink

 

 

 

 

 

it's just embroidery, have fun with it!

 

 

thread, set, match...

threaded

 

 

meets

 

 

 

inked

 

 

 

 

 

threadinked? 

 

 

 

 

it's just embroidery, have fun with it!

 

 

 

then and now.....

then…

...now

perspective

thread and ink

thread: perspective

ink: Perspective Drawing of Men, 1866

        via Karen at The Graphics Fairy

it's just embroidery, have fun with it!

do you need glasses?

According to the Vision Council of America,

approximately 75% of adults need vision correction…

we need glasses!

Captain Merle pouring glasses on the tour agrees…

as we age...

we need more glasses

Glades Pike Winery...a taste of the good life

do you need glasses?

it's just embroidery, have fun with it!

arrrgh defined.....

arrrgh…..yes

arrrgh…..I agree

arrrgh…..I’m happy

arrrgh…..I’m enjoying this beer

arrrgh…..My team is going to win it all

arrrgh…..Blackbeard would love this Pirate stadium

Let’s go Bucs!

This embroiderarrrgh is ready to catch those foul balls!

it's just embroidery, have fun with it!

nyctophobia...

fear of the dark

solution.....night light

don’t know if T.L.W. has nyctophobia,

but if he is afraid…

the arrow on the bottom of the T points to the ‘on’ switch

and T. can count on it

Thread:   monogram T.L.W. art deco style from the 1940’s

Ink:    vintage typography numbers from the early 1900’s

via Karen at The Graphics Fairy

Dear Nashville...

the blues were hot

the tomatoes were fried green

the magnolias were in bloom

the cicadas sang

The years to Graduation flew by in a blur!

To celebrate...

the strawberries were sweet and the champagne flowed!

over 5000 pounds of fresh strawberries were served at commencement!

Time Flies

Thread: monogram MT

Ink: clocks around the world circa 1880 print via Karen at

The Graphics Fairy

in the year.....

1850

American Express was founded by

Henry Wells & William Fargo

Allan Pinkerton started what would become the

Pinkerton Detective Agency

The University of Rochester in Rochester, NY was founded

A.W. monogram was crowned with a combo of thread,

and an antique ink printers ornament from 1850.

this monogram makes me very thirsty

soooo…

we detected some A&W Root Beer...

used the American Express...

and bought a round for the gang at The U of R

Thread: .W

Ink: via Karen at The Graphics Fairy

nesting

A bird in the hand,

Is worth two in the bush.

A bird in an envelope,

Is worth….uh, I’m open for suggestions

thread and ink

thread...happy Easter

ink...bird in an envelope,

An old W.W. Stationer, Lewiston, Maine, advertisement

Via Karen at The Graphics Fairy