Turkey with strangers
You can’t argue with this: Thanksgiving is not really about food. If it was, we’d be perfectly happy to eat turkey in a restaurant. There’s an entire episode of Mr. Ed about how horrible that… Turkey with strangers
Preparing to meet Irene
Hurricane Irene is now heading directly for our boat, which is our only home. She’s just north of Morehead City, North Carolina: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/152235.shtml?gm_track#contents But we are three thousand miles away, on our way to Burning… Preparing to meet Irene
A little dinghy
On the big day, when we launched Flutterby, I didn’t pour all the champagne over the bow. There was some left in the bottle, so a bunch of us went down the dock to where… A little dinghy
Photographic memory
Paparazzi: It’s not something I ever expected to experience. I’m no celebrity, let alone a beautiful one. Flutterby, though, is a beautiful lady. So on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 30th, when we finally launched… Photographic memory
The man in the magic pants
Lottery prizes come in many sizes. There are little wins, just enough to buy another scratch ticket. A medium-sized win of a couple hundred bucks feels pretty good and might pay for a weekend getaway.… The man in the magic pants
The other half of gettin' there is goin'
Mercy, mercy, I do declare, If half the fun of goin’ is-a gettin’ there, Mercy, Percy, you better start rowin’, ‘Cause the other half of gettin’ there is goin’. — From “Old Fat Boat” by… The other half of gettin' there is goin'
The Fellowship of Pirates
Now that we’re out cruising, I have a little time to review old writing notes and find stories to share with you. Here’s one from October in the boatyard, with a special treat — a… The Fellowship of Pirates
Alice down the rabbit hole
I feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole. One minute, I was in my nice, cozy boat, on the hard, with the sturdy ladder leaning against the side. The next minute, I’m FLOATING. In… Alice down the rabbit hole
Crew Wanted
In a recent post, I mentioned a boat hailing from HAMBURG – GER. There’s another boat here, with a similar name — for the purposes of this story, I’ll call it FRANKFURTER. For some reason,… Crew Wanted
Messing about with boat … brokers
In the middle of the boatyard, across from the Travelift, is a nightly gathering we call “happy hour.” It’s a misnomer, because it lasts a lot longer than an hour. Sometimes, it goes on all… Messing about with boat … brokers