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- When I Was a kid, Ivailted
to be a zoo-keeper..,Later I
changed my mindand build something like thls, it
ed to be a fireman. Still later, would cost at least a million
I switched to becoming, a Oilers," says David. "Mink
pirate. That was the strong- a lot of our own labor, we've
est urge of all. But it too, been able to cut corners."
passed away. Plans for the future in -
Then a couple of years ago elude sailing the ship to Chi -
1 met Captain David May, cago and eventually a voy-
and got that old feeling. age from ngland to
Because Captain May is a Australia.
pirate! And he's got a pirate Captain May's wife says
ship to prove it. Or he will, that when Davici first rnen-
have. It's not quite finished tioned the idea about .10
years ago she took it with a
grain of salt.
"Like most wives, I went
along with it thinking it was
a crazy scheme he'd soon
forget," says Barbara.
"Then I realized he meant it.
My first thought was that at
least I was going to have a
modern bathroom."
And a modern bathroom
the ship consignment will
have. Along with a well
equipped galley, two diesel
engines and a full consign-
ment of black powder can-
non!
These modern bucaneers
may even fly the Jolly Roger
at times. Maybe even sail the
Spanish Main.
It's the stuff that dreams
are made Of .
Iaunch IL before too 1990: •
"IranYhoclY asked me to
yet.
It's an 82 -foot, 60 ton repli-
ca of "The Rattlesnake", a
privateer captured by the
British in 1781.
Early in the 80's, David
and his wife Barbara, along
with their son Stephen, be-
gan building the big ship
near a marina in Orillia.
They got some beautiful pine
from an abandoned lumber
yard.
Later, they hauled it over
to Jackson's Point and re-
cently I went over to take an-
other look at it. When com-
pleted, the ship will take peo-
ple for short cruises on Lake
Simcoe. Meanwhile, the
pirate and his crew are liv-
ing and working on the
"Rattlesnake" hoping to
• Mainstream Canada
Spring thaw for pessimism
•
•-11344;ds, alRneh
§een at•Pe. NO, "York
Trade.Show T iveentke were
-many pieces of crewel eta-
hroidery, clocks, frames for
mirrors, pictures, 'chair 4114
stool covers. One piece I
would like teloake if I ever
get the time, was a tree -like
panel and as it wandered up,
each whipend contained a
Small hook on which to hang
your antique thimbles!
There is quite a story to
these thimbles, and I must
write a column on them soon.
Another form of needle-
work which is becoming
quite popular is "black -
work". Catherine of Aragon,
the first wife of Henry the
Eighth, brought from Spain
a number of clothes and
household items embroider-
ed in Spanish work; black
silk on white fabric, usually
lined. Although some needle-
work historians now insist
that this Spanish embroidery
was not "true" blackwork, it
is assumed that blackwork
did evolve from this tech-
nique.
Basic blackwork stitches
are simple, but the technique
is a counted thread type,
with the Holbein or running
stitch over two threads of
material and then under two
threads. It's fine and exact-
ing work which must be done
correctly to avoid an uneven
appearance and very effect -
By W. Roger Worth ees and premises, hasn't
Pessimism, it seems, pre- managed to put any com-
vails. Nevertheless, spring munity newspapers out of
has arrived, the sun has been business. Indeed, Canada
rejuvenating the nation's Post President, Michael
landscape (in most areas of Warren, appears to have
the country) and many of us taken a more conciliatory at -
are finally overcoming the • titude toward the postal
winter blahs. practices that saw subsi-
In that vein, we searches' dized posties lining up ad-,
for a few pospitnfeVentsilinti,-vertising flier deals that
would supportour contention 'tfeCtively reduced rovepd.
that things of a positive na- to the nation's community
ture are happening and will papers.
• continue to happen. Nevertheless, Warren is
0-0-0 now using taxpayer subsi-
Some consumers may dized postal facilities to push
have difficulty understand- merchandise, competing un-
ing the proposition, but the fairly with local retailers.
nation's farmers are among That practice should be stop -
the most productive in the ped.
world, which results in our 0 0 0
food prices being among the Revenue Canada has real -
lowest anywhere. In West ly been under fire of late, but
Germany and Japan, for ex- there's a positive side to the
ample, families pay 35 per story. When Prime Minister
cent or more of their income Trudeau announced that the
for food. In Canada, we pay Department's deputy minis -
about 22 per cent. ter would be removed from
0 0 0 the agency, it was a clear ad-
mission that serious pro-
blems existed.
What's important here is
that grassroots input some-
how upset the delicate bal-
ance of bureaucratic power
in the nation's capital, even
though many who complain-
ed about RevCan did so fear-
ing retaliation from the De-
partment.
The refreshing lesson from
the RevCan situation is that
the government establish-
ment can be solidly defeated
when it is wrong. It happens
so seldom that we sometimes
forget it's the people's repre-
sentatives, and not the
bureaucrats, who are sup-
posed to be running the
show.
Oddly enough, there is rea-
son to feel positive about the
political situation. The fed-
eral Progressive Conserva-
tives already have a new
leader, the Liberals are in
the process of selecting a
standard-bearer and the
New Democrats appear to be
revamping some of their
policies.
In a nutshell, the political
scene is changing. More im-
portant than leadership,
though, is the fact that every
political party is re -assess-
ing its policies and, in many
cases, grassroots Canadians
are involved in the process.
As someone once said,
participatory democracy is a
cause worth fighting for. The
More grassroots input the
better.
It's good to hear that the
post office, unfairly using
taxpayer subsidized employ -
27 north of Canada
Twenty-seven states in
the United States extend
farther north than some
parts of Canada.
Listowel Textiles
is your
"One Stop"
for all your sewing needs.
We Have:
1. A wide range of buttons
,2. Laces & trims to suit every need
3. Patterns for the whole family
4. A wide selection of fabric from
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Plus a
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Inandhlg attc1001* Thera.
are several lits of pictures
available, and there rosy he
atones in Canada which are,
inaPerting them.
Another very popular form
of needlework iwhich is at-
tracting a lot of ladies, is the
old-fashioned • cross-stitch,
again the counted thread
variety. Depending on the
type of canvas being used,
some could be extremely
fine and trying to the eyes,
others 'were a larger mesh
and easier on the eyes, but no
less attractive.
The cross-stitch had been
adapted to designs for pil-
lows, pictures and samplers
with such cute sayings as
"Frogs are smart - they eat
the things that bug them!"
or "The soul would have no
rainbow, Had the eye no
tear". •
While at this exhibition, I
noticed that embroidery in
various forms is creeping
back as decoration on our
clothing. Cross-stitch yokes
on blouses, needlepoint in-
serts on suede skirts - I
even saw needlepoint clogs
and tennis shoes, as well as
the tennis racket cover.
Smocking too is enjoying a
revival.
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man's sleeveless vest pat-
4
71" „
tern knit in 114 interesting
diamond pattern. Sizes given
on theinstructiOns-Sh*Fe
for 34 through and inc
size 44. These ,little vests are
very.popular with the menthe -Spring, providing just
that . extra At* hit of
warmth so that they can
leave their topcoats behind!
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