 Pick Yer’ Poison… resized.jpg) Posted by Jeanne Adams Mar 9 2012, 12:29 am
Bookends -ohhh, do they have bookends! Totally awesome bookends! Y’know those are terrifically hard to find now…well, cool ones anyway. Grins. They have books too, but mostly coffee table books, hostess gift books and “useful” books – like Gardens of the World, An Atlas of Palaces and Castles, and Parties 101 . (Like we need THAT around here!) Some of their journals are just gorgeous with their watercolor covers, or leather bindings with gilt stamping, or embossed dragons or fairies. Really great stuff. They’re just astonishingly lovely, some of them.
I DO journal, but I have to have a big one – 10 by 13 or so – that’s really a hard-cover sketch book. You see I don’t like lines in my journals. And I like to draw in them, doodle, sketch and play. So no lines, and none of these dainty, small (albeit gorgeous) journals. This shop also features mugs, goblets, hand blown martini glasses, high-ball sets, and barware. So I got to thinking when I was reading both Cassondra’s blog on Coffee Mugs and reading through Nancy’s blog yesterday about all the great books people were recommending, reading and writing – an quoting! – that maybe we need a goof-off, play day in the Lair. A fun, crafty day. Whaddya think? I drafted the guys to help and we set up some tables in the main hall (well-covered with paper for protection) and put together a place where we can make some stuff. I think it would be totally fun to make some cool personalized mugs and wine glasses. I’ve done this sort of cool glass and ceramic painting with girlfriends, and with my kids. It’s really fun. And yes, I talked it over with Sven too, so don’t think I’m going rogue here. We’ve got plain mugs and painting supplies (the kind you can put in the oven to cure quickly), and some wineglasses and paint for those too, which also cures quickly enough for them to be used within an hour or so of creation. :> (Hey, it’s the Lair, we can do In amongst the discussion about whether coffee or tea or hot chocolate was the best beverage, a lot of folks on Wednesday talked about what sayings or pictures they had on their current mugs. Some they liked, some they didn’t, but they still liked the mug itself. Soooo, I poked at Sven until he found us a vendor for these FABULOUS mugs. They’re just right in the hand, not too big, not too little. Perfect for coffee, tea or hot chocolate. They’ve got bigger handles than those ones on the left there – bigger bowls too, but not TOOO big! They’re PERFECT!! If cold caffeine or juice is your “poison” to start your day or while you’re earnestly working, there are some glasses too! Then there are the wine glasses. I actually got the inspiration for this little painting party from this great wineglass that was gifted to me and it had sculptural elements (kinda like the Bride one, down below!) and rhinestonse and feathers on the base. It’s totally uptown! It’s from So there’s also packages of doodads and feathers and scrapbooking stuff too, if you want to REALLY embellish. Here’s Sven with some aprons for all of us. Oooh, Sven, thank you for also putting snacks out! Those crudite are gorgeous!! And the cheese platters….ohhhhh….brie. You know how I love the brie. And stuffed mushrooms! Oh, Sven, you’ve outdone yourself!!! You’re a darling, as always. *pressing a kiss to his cheek, which makes him blush like mad* Okay! *clapping for attention* Ladies, gents, find a seat, grab a mug, glass or wineglass, and let’s get to it! What’s your favorite scene or saying for the mug/glass/wineglass? (Yes, you can make one of each type, a set of mugs, etc. We have plenty! Sven always over-buys!) What character – hero, heroine, were-beast would you put on your morning coffee/tea mug, if you could find one? Dressed or undressed? Bwahahahah! What hero would make a good photo for your mug? Got a great line or quote you’d like to put on your morning juice glass? (“Never give up, Never give up, Never give up!” “Bombs, away!” “Who moved my cheese?” “Just keep Swimming!”) Now, the wine glass. Do you want one for red wine or white wine, champagne or all three? Excellent! Now, what do you want to paint on it? Mermaid and a quote from PC Cast’s or Virginia Kantra’s sea-based books? A vampire bat on the base and two fangs at the lip of the red-wine glass for some of the fabulous, favorite Vamp Or Maybe just a title…One Book in the Grave. Sex, Lies and Mistletoe. Every Night I’m Yours. Deadly Little We also have some beer mugs if you’re partial to that, and some glass pilsners, so have at it!! Maybe a little basketball art to celebrate MARCH MADNESS!!! Did ya’ll see that Georgetown game? OMGosh. Double overtime. (Too bad they lost. Sigh.) Once we’re done, we’re going to break out the really great coffee, tea, beer, wines and whiskeys and some kickin’ hors d’ovres and have ourselves a little “taste” of our favorite “poison” using our wonderful new beverage services! Yippeeee!! Pick your glass, pick your poison. Sven’s making a list for a run to the various coffee, tea, beer and wine outlets as we get a good list going. We’re pretty well stocked around here, but you know, there’s a LOT of you, so…yes, a list! What favorite beverages should we have on hand to fill your fun new glass/mug with? Go ahead! Paint! Put the pictures on, get those quotes going! Go! *Sven hurries to Jeanne as she sits down to paint and whispers something hurriedly in her ear. The missing key to the exclusive pantry was with the gladiators – they’d found it near the Golden Rooster’s perch - but now it’s missing again! Eeek! Does that mean no more brie!?! He’s going to get Marcus and Bran to break through the door if they can’t find that key soon….* TweetPosted in Jeanne Adams, lolita glasses, painting party, pc cast, vampires, Virginia Kantra Comments121 thoughts on “Pick Yer’ Poison…” |
  
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Is he coming to my place
have Fun
Helen
Hey, Helen! You’re right on time! He’s heading to Aus for the day. He’s been in SO much mischief today, you wouldn’t believe, so keep an eye on him! :>
Helen, I think he dipped his tail feathers in some of the poster paint. Watch out for the carpets!
Seriously, Helen, I’m not sure you WANT the chook today.
I’m starting to have my suspicions about him and that key to the pantry.
I will frisk him when I have plied him with Tim Tams in a little while and see if he still has the key
Have Fun
Helen
Oooh, frisking the chook!
Congrats, Helen
Helen, congrats on snagging the bird! I hope your Tim Tams are secure.
Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne! I’m sorry, we are no longer friends. I’ve been to visit you TWICE!!! And you’ve never taken me to this shop? In spite of the fact that you know I’m a stationery tart from way back. I’m sorry, I just can’t look at you anymore. I’m hurt, I tell you, hurt. Actually my eyes kinda glazed over in bliss at the start of your blog and I missed the rest of it. Painting on mugs? Quotes? Show me some more STATIONERY!!!!!
OMGosh, I’m stricken! Seriously, it’s only been here for a bit. It’s opened since you were last here. Brave souls took their hearts in hand and opened a shop during a recession. :> And its just lovely!
Say you forgive me?
As long as it’s on the itinerary for the next visit, I supose I can bring myself to be gracious! Snork! Seriously, it sounds absolutely wonderful. I remember the first time I saw a Papillon (I think that’s what it was called) shop in San Francisco. It’s a chain of high class stationery stores, I saw others as I travelled around. Honestly, I was in heaven! I love the smell of stationery shops, don’t you? Everybody got stationery from me after that visit
Wonderful, isn’t it? There’s a chain called Papyrus too which is diviiiiiiine. And the paper stores are just so lovely, aren’t they?
Actually, I think it might have been a Papyrus I went to. Lots of lovely Crane & Co stationery for me to buy!
I was there last February, Anna, and she didn’t take me, either. I have to cut her some slack, though, because she did take me to this fabbo, warehouse-sized used book store. And ship to me the numerous books I bought.
And we did go to Nora’s signing for Treachery in Death, which was an experience in itself. I bought a glass pendant that has netted me oodles of compliments.
But the NEXT time I’m there . . .
That was fun! Poor Anna had to go to Nora’s with me on one of the occasions when I was signing, rather than just a visit, bless her. She talked to everyone, strolled the VERY small town at least twice, and got a sunburned nose. I felt bad that she’d had to wait on me so long! :>
I don’t think I’d found the store yet when you were here Nancy. It reminds me of that one near you.
Nancy, she took me to the Nora signing too so I can’t whinge too much. Had a great day. Did you try the ice-cream parlour? Great stuff!
Jeanne, did you know I’m still in touch with some of the ladies I met that day? It was a hugely bonding experience waiting outside all day. Still snorking at you telling me you’d be there two hours at most! Yeah, right. And I’d buy a bridge from you too!
Hahahah! I know! Wasn’t that awful? I’d forgotten that Stephanie Laurens was signing with us and should have KNOWN that it would be 4-6 hours at the very least. But how cool that you still keep in touch with some of the folks you met!
We did try the ice cream parlor, but not for ice cream since the temperature was in the thirties. I think I had a mini cheesecake. Whatever, it was yummy.
I feel the same about stationery and journal covers, Anna. I’m especially a sucker for journals and I actually write it them!
This is going to be fun YAY
I will of course have one of the mugs first and I think I will have a picture of Rod Stewart put on it and saying Blondes Have More Fun (Sorry I am not very imaginative) another thing I would like on a coffee mug or glass would be the titles of some of the fabulos books I have read with the authors names. I would like a Mocha when the mugs are done in the oven and some caramel biscuit slice to go with it or a champagne flute painted with the heroes names from some great books that I have read with strawberries floating in it and some nice cheese and crackers with that.
I am going to enjoy reading everyone’s sayings and the pictures they would like on them whoo hoo
Have Fun
Helen
Being a blonde who has a GREAT deal of fun, I’m liking the sound of that mug, Helen! I think its quite imaginative. Grins.
Oooh, strawberries in the champagne. I love that! Sven! Put more strawberries on the list! (everybody will want that and we don’t want to run out!)
What is this carmel biscuit slice of which you speak, Helen? My mouth is watering just from the sound of it! Have you got a recipe?
I do Jo and it is very mouth watering and a family favourite here at my place
Caramel Biscuit Slice
Base
1 cup SR flour
1 cup coconut
1 cup brown sugar
4 oz butter melted
Combine all ingredients and press into 18cm slice tin and bake for 10 mins in 180c oven let cool
Filling
400g can sweetened condensed milk
4 oz butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 table spoons golden syrup
Combine all ingedients into a saucepan and stir over moderate heat till combined and boiling continue stirring for 5 mins. Spread over base and let cool
Topping
Melt 175 g block chocolate dark or milk and spread evenly over caramel put in refrigerator to cool and cut into slices
Enjoy
Have Fun
Helen
Helen – This sounds yummy! LOL on the differences between Australian and American recipes. Just how much is 175 grams of chocolate? (Perhaps the answer is as much as you like…)
Heehee, I was wondering that too, Donna! And i”m presuming that a “slice tin” is like a bread or loaf pan?
Helen, this looks wonderful and easy enough even for me.
LOL
A slice tin is about 12 inches by 14 inches and not very deep maybe an inch or 2 and yes for the chocolate as much as you want and like I buy a big block of cooking chocolate and usually use half or you can use any block of chocolate you wantjust melt and spread on
Enjoy
Have Fun
Helen
Jeanne
I have to say the shop sounds wonderful I would be in seventh heaven walking around in there but I think we would need to leave the GR at home
Have Fun
Helen
Oh, my! Yes, we would!
Helen, I can see all that beautiful stationery turning into so much confetti if we let the rooster loose in there!
Yes, and think of glassware crashing into flinders. The mind boggles.
Ladies, it’s the “wee sma’s” for me, so I better not drink anything – much less paint! – until I’ve had some sleep. Grins.
Back a little later in the a.m.!
I used to have a pin that had the same saying on that red mug. I love all those cool champagne flutes. In fact I wouldn’t mind having a glass of bubbly right now.
Just took a second look and realized that it was a wine glass and not a flute.
Hic! Jane, may I join you?
Please join me, Anna.
I would love this on my coffee mug:
Of course I don’t look busy…I did it right the first time.
Ohhh, I love that Mary! :>
AHAHAHAHAAAA! I LOVE that!
Great line, Mary! I’m going to borrow that one!
I want this on a mug, I have it on a t-shirt
To save time let’s just assume I am never wrong.
Oh, perfect, Virginia!! Heehee. I love it.
Hey, coffee in the mug, or tea?
OMG, this one is terrific too!
Y’all, I do NOT need more mugs!
Shoot.
Oh I can’t wait to see what everyone has made, gotta go to work now but here are my renderings………LOL
http://hrdwrkdmom.com/Banditas/Charleston.html
Oh, Dianna! Those are so TOTALLY cool! I adore them. WTG! Now, it’s tea for you, right?
No Jeanne, just one cup of very strong (I whistle and it comes to me) coffee with amaretto flavoring and 3 spoons of sugar, do we see why Dianna only has one cup a day now?? LOL
Oh, my! Yep, I get it!
My Mama used to say that she’d whistle for it. That brought back a memory. Lordy that woman could make some strong coffee. I think that’s why I didn’t drink it for years. Tooo strong for my pansy palate!
If its any indication of how she liked it, she thought McDonalds drip coffee was great. (You could float bullets in that stuff!)
Those are great, Dianna!
Oh, I LOVE those. I like that shape for a mug too.
OMG, Dianna! Those are exquiste! I love the detail and bright colors!
Love them Dianna
Don’t work to hard today
Have Fun
Helen
Helen, I tried not to work hard but they said they wouldn’t pay me if I didn’t.
Dianna – I love your mugs! (oh wait – that sort of sounds off, doesn’t it?)
Well – you get the drift – what a talented lady you are!
Snork. None of that sounds “right” Donna! Hahahah!
LOL, Donna, you just can’t help being naughty can you? It just jumps right up there.
Dianna, those are FANTASTIC!!!! You’re so clever with this stuff!
What character – hero, heroine, were-beast would you put on your morning coffee/tea mug, if you could find one? Dressed or undressed? Bwahahahah!
Aaahh, my ultimate coffee mug photo would have to be Wolverine from the X-Men Movies… complete with the claws…
What hero would make a good photo for your mug?
Well, Superman – of course – who else?
Got a great line or quote you’d like to put on your morning juice glass?
Aahh… now, yes, I’d have the same thing I’m going to have on my tombstone: ‘The Time Lords Are Waiting’
Oh, Mozette, Wolverine is just yummmmmmy and the claws….
And Superman is always great on a mug. Fabulous. :>
And from where is the quote about, “The Time Lords”? That’s great!!
I think Time Lords are from Dr. Who, Duchesse.
Oh, thanks! I knew it was familiar…
Absolutely grooving on the Time Lords quote.
Good morning, Jeanne! I think it’s telling that my favorite coffee mug is bright red & emblazoned with KEEP CALM & CARRY ON. A little Winston Churchill keeps my day in perspective. As does liberal doses of caffeine.
Susan, I love, love, love that saying. There was just a great article about how that became so popular recently. I can’t find that exact article, but here’s one that tells everything from the perspective of the marketing firm that’s putting it pretty much everywhere! Hahah!
http://keepcalmlondon.com/history.aspx
So, how do you take your coffee? I should know this, but Sven always handles these things and he’s off making another sandwich tray. :>
LOL – Seems to me I sent Jeanne a card not to long ago with that very quote on it.
You did indeed! It’s pinned on my bulletin board!
Jeanne, it’s so hard to choose. As a parent, I’d go with a coffee cup that has my picture and “Because I said so” on it. And I’d give one to the dh and one to the boy.
Bwahahaha!
Hahahahah! That’s outstanding, Nancy! I love it!
What character would you put on one? From a book or movie or comic book….
And whatcha want on that wine glass?
Well, you can’t ever go wrong with Superman. In the classic suit, not the hideous one in the upcoming movie.
I mean, really, if you say “Superman,” pretty much the entire industrialized world knows what he looks like. So the point of changing his look is . . . .?!
Stepping off the soap box now.
As for wine glasses, I really like cut crystal, unadorned. I like the way the light plays on it. For decorative purposes, though, I could go with the Enterprise (Star Trek version, not US Navy).
I’m with you on the Superman thing. Why? is the overwhelming question. Sigh.
And I adore cut crystal too. :>
I saw a wine glass in a local shop that said, “Put on your big girl panties and deal.” I think they sold out at Christmas, but I have an eye out for the restock.
Oooh, I love that one too! :>
Hey Jeanne….I’m gonna need a whole set of mugs!
#1 quote: “Homicide or chocolate. You choose!” I think I’ll put that on a hot chocolate mug.
#2 “Men, you can’t live with them and you can’tbury them in the back yard.”
#3 “Panic is NEVER your best first option.” I’ll draw a crack at the top of the mug for that one.
#4 “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.”
#5 “My Mama used to say: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. That’s why some people are never talked about.”
Oops, I forgot #6
“You can fix sick, you can’t fix crazy.”
Oh, Suz, I love ALL of those! The “sick” one reminds me of a t-shirt I saw at a work out place. It was one I really liked, especially while puffing on the treadmill. I kept thinking the wee skinny girls in their snug and fashionable attire were scorning my efforts. (Probably notingh of the sort, but I wasn’t caffeinated, so it’s all a consipiracy before coffee)
The shirt said: “I may be fat, but you’re ugly. And I can lose weight.”
SNORK!!! Love that one.
ooooooooooooooooooooooo I like that one, too! Can I borrow it?
Here’s a Texas saying…interpret as you wish:
“Don’t worry cowboy, this ain’t my first rodeo.”
Borrow away! And I’ve always like the “this ain’t my first rodeo” one! :>
Oh, I totally want the This Aint My First Rodeo one.
Jeanne, I’m sending all of MY mugs home with you since, clearly, I’m going to make about 20, and have no room for them.
Here’s the Huffington Post article I was looking for about the Keep Calm poster. Pretty darn cool.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/06/keep-calm-and-carry-on_n_1323712.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl10%7Csec3_lnk2%26pLid%3D141630
I have a bunch of sayings I would love on a mug.
Some are cute and some are not so nice.
Lessee…
“Don’t make me poison your breakfast.”
“This coffee is the only thing between you and death. Time for a refill.”
“Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.” (It’s a Search & Rescue thing. Really.)
“OMG. What is that bright glowing ball in the sky?”
“There is no problem on earth which cannot be solved with the proper application of C-4.”
I have others, but they get progressively worse. *grin*
Oh, I love them ALL!!!
And I love the variation on the Friends one: Good friends will give you an alibi; Best friends will bring a shovel and a tarp.
Grins. Yes, they get progressively worse. SNORK!
I typed, then deleted the
“SSSTFU”
Shoot. Shovel. Shut the eff up.
(hides face)
HAHAHAH!!! LOVE IT!!!!
Oh, and I’d LOVE some Winston Churchill sayings on mugs.
What a fantastic blog post, Jeanne! Things will really be hopping in the Lair today.
I found a quote a year or so ago which inspires me when I run into a snag in my writing, so I’d love to have it on a brightly painted mug!
“We are what we repeatedly. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” (Artistotle)
Oh, I love that one! (and I believe you left out a “DO” – as in we are what we repeatedly DO…”) Grins.
There’s also a wonderful Thoreau quote that’s something like: “If we did everything we were capable of, we would literally astound ourselves” That one motivates me.
Ooops, I thought I’d fixed that typo. “We are what we repeated do.”
Thanks, Jeanne.
OMG, Jo, this is GREAT.
I need this on a mug.
What a great time in the lair today! And a last from the past for me to see that Oberon Leatherworks journal up there. I used to work at a store that carried their stuff, and I got that same design for my DH’s address book because he’s a genealogist and needed one with a family tree.
What great sayings you all have come up with! I have always wanted a mug (or shirt) that says “I am the BIG CHEESE — I don’t move for anybody!”
I love that Big Cheese quote!
Hey EC! Don’t you LOVE that tree leather journal? Ohhhh!
And your DH is a genealogist? I do that too, though not professionally. I’ve been doing it for about 25 years now. (Yes, yes, I DID start when I was about 9…yeah…that’s right….) LOVE it!
Isn’t genealogy fun, Jeanne? His dad got him into it; their family came over into Jamestown in the early days and they’ve been trying to get an unbroken line back to that time, and hopefully back into England. We just unearthed a real skeleton from the family closet, a dark secret concerning his great-grandfather that we are very excited about! Great potential novel fodder.
And I’m a big fan of Oberon. We have the abovementioned address book as well as several of their checkbooks and pewter bookmarks. Love ‘em!
Do they have a website that just shows their stuff, EC? I know Barnes adn Noble carries a lot of their stuff.
And oooooh, on the secret! I love those, don’t you? I”m sure they were mortifying at the time, but now? Totally cool.
This is a vanity thing, but I have to admit that I’d put my first book cover on a mug, just to get a little thrill every time I used it. That first book is always exciting!
Jo, I don’t see that as vanity. I see that as celebration of your accomplishment.
Yep, what Cassondra said. :> I framed my cover flats and have them on my office wall. :> Didn’t think about a mug! (Until I wrote this blog!)
I have three quotes that I printed out and have stuck (with ugly, peeling, Scotch tape) on my computer armoire. They are sort of “life reminders” for me and I think they would make good mugs.
The first is a Thoreau quote: “Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.”
The second is from St. Teresa: “Thank God for the things that I do not own.”
The third is from A. Maude Royden: “Learn to hold loosely all that is not eternal.”
That last one has been–and still is–a life-long lesson for me.
I like to have a huge glass with Jason Mamoa from “Game Of Thrones” He Played Khal Drago fill it with Dr.Pepper and I would be a happy camper:)
Now THAT’s someone to have on your Dr. Pepper glass! Love it!!!
Did you know he was also on Stargate: Atlantis? I think he made a Conan movie, too, but it didn’t stick around long.
Jeanne – What a fun post! I LOVE journals – and have a ton of them. My latest has peacock feathers on the cover and a little peacock feather “eye” on each page inside. I don’t write a lot in them LOL, but I love owning them. When I do write longhand for say crafting a story, I do it in an 8 x 11 journal with a spiral binding so I can turn the cover back easily. Something about the bigger journal works best for me.
There was a time when I tried to handpaint wine glasses – took a class and everything. My idea was to create a glass for each for my books. LOL – I made one. Too much work. Love those Lolita glasses, though.
It’s fun to do, isn’t it Donna? But time consuming. :>
And I love the bigger journals too, as you could see. I tend to tear up the spiral bound ones, so I ante up for the hardbound, but hey, whatever works! :>
PS – and I want to go to that gift shop next time I’m in DC. I’m drooling over the pictures. I could spend hours in there and I hate to shop, but that would be more like a spa day for my brain.
I know! :> Journals….even if I only buy the big, plain sketch kind…they’re a weakness. Love the leather journals!
There’s a Kurt Vonnegut one that I’d like to put on a mug. He said if he were ever to have a child, he’d tell it:
“…don’t ever mess with time. Keep now, now, and then, then.”
Fun blog, Jeanne! I saw this quote a long time ago, and it sums up how I feel in the morning sometime. It might be cute on a mug:
I have a “carpe diem” mug and, truthfully, at six in the morning the words do not make me want to seize the day. They make me want to slap a dead poet. ~Joanne Sherman
ROFL!!!
Gannon, that’s so funny!!! I love it. May steal it for a mug of my own. Grins.
Fun blog, Jeanne. I think you should hold a mug decorating party (with wine, of course). It’ll probably take off and get as big as the home parties for everthing else, especially if you do mugs anything like how you decorate bumper cars.
Why thank you Dianna! I had a bit toooo much fun with the glitter on that bumper car. Yours was outstanding as well! (Over on Barbara Vey’s anniversary party blog) And I notice you won the dang race too.
Thank You! Thank you for today’s blog subject.
I love gift/stationery shops! There is always
a gift there for everyone on your list. There’s
always someone who is just a little bit differ-
ent enough to need a special present. A
good gift shop can handle that need!
Pat C.
Isn’t there though, Pat? LOVE those kinds of shops. There’s one near Nancy too, which I love.
Here’s a good one for a mug!
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. -John Wooden
Oh, another great one would be from The Holiday, from Kate Winslet’s character, Iris Simkins:
“You should be the leading lady of your own life, for Gawd’s sake!”
I have a great mug that says crazy catlady – that’s me lol. And definitely red wine – cabernet savignon is my favorite.
We’ll have to paint you a wine glass with Cats on it then!! :>
That sounds like a really neat gift shop.
My drink of choice would be iced orange juice.
And if you could decorate the glass with any hero, were, character or creature, what would it be?
Has anyone checked Ermingarde’s cave for the key? Send Paolo.
You know, I’m getting kind of worried about that key. Jeanne, has there been any word? While I don’t doubt the gladiators can break the door in, wouldn’t a locksmith be cheaper?
Either way, Sven likes to bake in Saturdays. We need that key.
Yep, we checked for the key in Ermingarde’s area. Some of the gladiators, led by Demetirus led her on a chase with a side of pork. If it hadn’t been necessary to search, I’d have liked to have seen that. Grins.
No such luck though. We found that the key Suz saw yesterday was the extra key to the Armory.
Like you, Nancy, I’m pretty worried. I really HATE to break down that door. The ironwork on it is so nice – and it’ll be hard to replace if they damage it – not to mention it’s about 3 and a half inches thick.