We were at the beach today and Ouest was running around picking up dozens of sliced in half oranges, melon skins, and all manner of other fruit that could only have come from some cruiser’s boat, when she spotted a giant white blob floating in the shallows. She ran over … Read More
Small Talk
“No way!” That is Ouest’s latest saying. She doesn’t say it like a valley girl or anything, she says it clearly and directly. “Ouest, can I have a bite of your ice cream?” “No way!” “Ouest, instead of turning four on your next birthday will you turn two? I want … Read More
Unscheduled Swim
Ali is actually taking to this whole cooking thing. She keeps saying to me, “I can’t believe I never did this when I actually had the time to do it.” In other words, pre-kids. Note: We could seriously do with a dishwasher on this boat. Note: The kids didn’t eat … Read More
Another Day
Really hard to imagine that someone somewhere is gloating over the same images of the Boston Marathon bombings that are making me feel ill. Thoughts are with all those helpless innocent victims. While all that is going on our lives proceed without worries. News like this only invades us at … Read More
1 Down 3 To Go
Yesterday we picked up a 2-ton gas jack at Walmart and today I went about making some progress on the mounts. First thing was to remove the prop shaft. Four bolts, done. Next up was to cut a big pile of 2x4s to stack up and rest the jack where … Read More
La Paz Bums
Feeling a little guilty as this most certainly hasn’t been my mom’s most exciting visit to see us. We’re still just sort of waking from our funk. I’ve gotten over to the boat a couple of times to mess around with the engine mounts. Today I borrowed an angle grinder … Read More
Back in the Swing of Things
It’s been a rough ten days or so around here and we’re only now starting to come around. But if I hate anything more than hearing about people’s illnesses I can’t think what it is at the moment. Though I venture to guess I may have said that about more … Read More
