My Dad is the father of three girls. Now he is the grandfather of two more. Five girls and no boys, and I am the middle of those five, the youngest of the three.
“I tried to raise all my daughters like sons,” he would say.
Alicia, my oldest sister was the tomboy. She excelled at sports, [...]
Today I wanted to write about President Obama, about eating Raw Foods, about the first time I went aground in my boat, about the first time I went aground in a boat I was hired to sail, about the relationship between the gulls and a West Marine clerk, about how I chose the title of [...]
What do you get the girl who doesn’t have much, but wants even less? When Christmas comes around, what do you do when the only items on her wish list are more than five hundred dollars? Solar panels, self-steering, anchor chain… Perhaps a basket of soaps and lotions from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. All girls [...]
Sailboats require a lot of work to maintain, upgrade, and keep in working condition. I think it’s fairly typical for a liveaboard sailor to spend only ten percent of their time on the boat actually sailing, and that figure might even be generous. The rest of the time is spent living, doing things such as [...]
My mom made me promise not to use her real name if I decided to blog about an event that happened just a few days after Christmas. So, to keep her identity private, I will just call her Mom and leave her real name a mystery. Wink.
My boat came with a trailer, which is as [...]
I regret that I haven’t written a blog post in a while. Home for the holidays…I hope you understand.
Aunt Teresa has been busy doing important things…playing “peek-a-boo” and ”Baby-Head” (a game where we balance the babydoll on our heads), visiting with family, and sleeping in. Now my computer is going to be shipped of for repairs for a [...]
