The Junk Drawer

Avast, me fellow bilge rats!! by fleur_de_lis

A great, big AAARRRRGGGHHHH to one and all! It finally be Talk Like a Pirate Day and it be time to go a plunderin' on the blogs! Me tentacled twosome Scruffy n' Scoutmom be on deck it seems, and Cap'n Joe...well, we will see, we will see....

Pirate Comic Countdown--1 by fleur_de_lis

Pirate Comic Countdown--2 by fleur_de_lis

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Pirate Comic Countdown--3 by fleur_de_lis

Pirate Comic Countdown--4 by fleur_de_lis

Pirate Comic Countdown--5 by fleur_de_lis

...and one more:

Pirate Comic Countdown--6 by fleur_de_lis

And here be another one, cuz I've got extra! Har, har, harrrgghhhh!

gRUMble, gRUMble, gRUMble by fleur_de_lis

Avast me soda-swillin', tea scarfin', coffee guzzlin' steeplematies! I be remindin' you once more that the clock is tickin' for TLAPD! It be time to take yer piratical studies seriously! Things to do list: 1. Brush up on yer pirate insults ya mangy curs! 2. Practice yer aarrrggghhhs, avasts, and ahoys! 3. Put some pirate music on yer iPods! (I be puttin' me favorite selection on the Music forum in a bit). 4. Don't wash yer hair fer a week, throw yer toothbrush out the window, and as fer washin' yer clothes, pish-posh! 5. Stock yer fridge wit' a few o' yer favorite piratical snacks. (Me favorites be grilled hardtack and cheese sandwiches and lime flavored Perrier.) 6. Check out the official TLAPD website and scoutmom's Tanga pirate sites in the post below! Til then, me hearties.

RUMble, RUMble, RUMble by fleur_de_lis

AAArrrrggggh! I be hearin' a RUMblin' in the distance as Talk Like a Pirate Day draws nigh, me fellow steeple hearties! Be ye prepared to talk like a pirate? Be ye stockin' up on eye patches, grog, and gold earrings? Be ye practicin' yer pirate insults ya flea bitten, salt-encrusted, scurvy dogs? September 19th be the official day, and this be the official site if ye wants ta prepare yerselves: [link] 'Til then...Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!

My Top Ten Favorite Sculptures by fleur_de_lis

Here is a wide assortment of sculptures from different time periods that just happen to be my very favorite ones. Some of them I have come to love for their uniqueness and the stories behind them, some of them appeal to my sense of beauty, and some of them I chose because I admire the sculptor's tremendous talent. Again, enjoy, or scratch your head and wonder 'Why in the heck did she pick that one?' The Pieta--Michelangelo Buonarroti Beauty, spirituality, talent--it fills your heart. This is my all time favorite sculpture, but the rest are in no particular order. Surrounded Islands--Christo and Jeanne-Claude Crazy, but so cool! Carhenge--Jim Reinders This one is located in my home state of Nebraska. Iris Leaves and Rowan Berries--Andy Goldsworthy It seems so simple, doesn't it? Countryside--Stan Herd Another favorite! I would love to see one from the air. Chinese Pottery Army Words can't describe these and the tremendous amount of manpower, effort, and time it took...