I Run a Tight Ship and Loose Gossip ~ Ornament

Spotless Deck ~ Spilled Tea

The calendar is planned to the minute. The lunches are packed by seven. The house could pass inspection at any hour. And by seven fifteen she knows which neighbor is selling, which coworker is leaving, and why the coach got fired. Efficiency has a social side.

• For the organized one with ears: Team moms, office managers and the friend who knows the news before it is news.
• School pickup gift exchange winner: Every mom in the lot will want to know where she got it and what she has heard.
• Keeps order in Pirate Queens: Where the ship runs on time and the rumors run faster.

Pirate Dayz made this round ornament for the tree, whether it stands in the living room or the galley (Slander the Parrot has already claimed a branch). Pick ceramic at 3 inches or aluminum at 3.6 inches, and it arrives with its hanging string. A wipe with a damp cloth keeps it shipshape through many Decembers. Hang it on the tree, from the rum shelf, or tie it to a bottle for the friend who says arrr at every opportunity.