My Inner Wench Has Seniority ~ Ornament

Decades on the Job ~ Finally Running the Place

She spent her twenties apologizing and her thirties explaining. Then one birthday the voice inside that always wanted the louder laugh and the second slice got promoted, with back pay. Now it makes the decisions and the decisions are excellent.

• For the woman who stopped asking: Fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, retirements, and the friend who finally said what she thought at the holiday table.
• Milestone birthday gift with mileage: She has earned the title and the attitude that comes with it.
• Senior rank in Pirate Queens: The collection where experience outranks everything and knows it.

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.