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Easy and Hard - Stream of Consciousness Saturday, March 21, 2026 I was just looking at another bloggers picture of a harbor with some low fog blowing in. It was easy to whisper, "Looks like it's blowin' a smoky sou'wester." But it was hard to acknowledge the man who'd taught me that over thousands of …
A Flashback Friday Presntation from March 2020: Have little space, no time, and just a few tools? Try miniature work.When I started woodcarving, I had just a few tools and almost no wood. I carved the little box from scraps of cherry and walnut. The tool kit for making the small sloop was minimum: a …
The skills you learned sailing in milder circumstances may not save you when the wind piles you against a lee shore
Why did I agree to come on this stupid cruise knowing that I'd catch the mid-watch?
Marine carving is the ultimate in DIY.
"spoons dummy, spoons!
I advocate paying less attention to DNA and more to the dastardly deeds of our ancestors.
Now, listen up! This is no shit! All my stories are true...But I have this fond affection for sea stories.
Nights out with my honey are not too frequent. They require forethought, careful planning, and strategy. She is a night shift nurse, and balancing work commitments, time to sleep, and together time can be a dance. Last Sunday was the annual holiday concert of a great chorus we admire. We are usually gifted tickets to …
Small nuggets of fact often are below mountains of folklore.
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