Today be International Talk Like A Pirate Day!
It was a great one. I didn't actually remember it was today till we started the morning at work, and to help settle a little boy who didn't want his dad to leave, and I suggested we make pirate hats...
And on we went. My goodness - it was fantastic. I growled and "Yaaarrghh"-ed in response to questions, made pirate hats and patches for everyone, and demanded that children follow instructions or they'd "walk the plank". We played 'heads, shoulders, knees and toes' with hooks instead of hands, saying "Ow!" each time we touched a body part... We read pirate stories, built a pirate ship from outdoor construction blocks and painted a big pirate mural. The children were stoked, and quickly started referring to each other as Cap'n, growled at each other and responded to requests with "Aye, aye!".
I've added a link to the official Talk Like A Pirate Day site in my list so you can check it out. There are also links, under 'Get Your Pirate Booty' so you can even Knit Like A Pirate! I'm personally quite taken with the pattern for "The Pirate Queen's Booty Bag"... I'll have to add it to the growing list of things to knit... ordinarily, when you see a growing list of things you should do, you start to feel overwhelmed and then a bit depressed, but with knitting, it's different. Every new project you see, every new yarn you fondle in the shops gets you more excited and enthused; it makes you want to crack on with your current projects so you can start another. What a great way to occupy time.
Ahoy there!
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