It’s the little things…
As the spring slowly turns to summer, and the rain and humidity seem to be so strong setting in a …
Category Archives: The Story
After a long hiatius…
After taking of a few month from our arrival back to Hilton Head, here I am back at the writing …
A Sailor’s Mind
Found this posted by a fellow sailor family on their blog Windtraveler. Thought I would share it with you as …
A Christmas Miracle!
Papillon as well as Curtis had a very unexpected Christmas miracle at 2:30am. After having a very sleepless night till …
Happy Holidays
Happy holidays to you and may everyone be safe. We spent the evening decorating the boat with my brother Matt, …
Home at last!
You must be sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear what is happening! Well, we made it! We finally …
Day 2 – freeze warning!
Wow wee! Last night had a freeze warning out for coastal South Carolina, Georgia and norther Florida and we did …
Day 1 adventures
As you all already know, yesterday we splashed after being on the hard for three months or so. With a …
Pre sailing jitters
I hate how we set our alarms for five and it is now 4 and I have been up for …
Happy thanksgiving!
Making lemons out of lemon aid, on Monday when we realized we would still be in Green Cove Springs Marina …
I am a smoothie queen!
Lately my kick? Besides my tea, smoothies! A great thing about living on land for a little while is the …
My Current Reads
As many sailors do daily, and many of you at home as well, have our books that keep us entertained. …
A send off to remember
For the wonderful party at the marina for Labor Day, everyone showed and our friends joined us and had an …
Arrival at last!
To update everyone and not keep everyone in suspense, we have left St. Augustine and have carried after a two …
And away we go!
Away we go, off again, we are on the move away from the life of the docks and on to …
Painting Daze
Recently I have taken up painting again, it’s been a great release of creativity as well as stress release. I …
Theo’s Green Restaurant
Yesterday we went to the farmers market at the pier in St. Augustine beach and picked up some amazing veggies …
Sunday trip to the beach
We have made a kind of promise to ourselves, if we can, we take Sunday off and do something new. …
Tea for Two – Painting Pals
Since we have left of Papillon I have lacked time or inspiration to get creative with a paint brush or …
Rainy days are upon us, which calls for cooking spaghetti!
Welcome to Florida, well I guess the south, where it rains every afternoon like clock work. With a slight cold …
Well Hello Isaac…
As our departure from St. Augustine, Florida nears in a little over a week, we start to get some to …
Time for a change of scenery
We have now been in St. Augustine for four months, the longest amount of time we have spent in one …
The Lutherie, stringed instrument repair
A luthier (LOO-ti-ər) is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments such as violins, guitars, lutes, etc. …
St. Augustine now, and who knows for how long
St. Augustine, Florida. Located in north east Florida just south of Jacksonville. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is …
Did someone say fire?
What happens when you leave grown men alone in any situation and they get bored? Fire. Fire happens. The fireworks …
A small hiatus
As you all can tell I have taken a small hiatus from the blog. Big things are in the works …
I’m still alive!
Don’t fret my faithful followers! I am still alive and kicking. We have been swamped with work that we haven’t …
Manatees – dos and don’ts
As many of you know, manatees are all over the southern states especially Florida. They may be a nuisance for …
A weekend with mom – I even baked COOKIES!!!
Last week I was able to go back to Hilton Head to visit for a day or two. It’s always …
The Beautiful Flagler College
On our way back to the marina from the fort, we stopped to check out Flagler College’s courtyard. We always …
