Spinney knew that keeping a small boatyard working during the winter months is not easy.
Lobster Yacht
Body Language
The cat's mouth cannot smirk. But most cat owners will tell you that cat's smirk all the time. They use body language to smirk.
January Thaw
January thaw in New England is an iffy deal. I've seen long periods when the temperature soared towards the seventies. But, I've also seen hurry up jobs where it got into the fifties for a single day and then dove into the frigid teens.
Cat TV
Xenia works tirelessly to improve her humans.
Tears
Go ahead and shed a few. It's good for you.
Opportunity
While running a Folklife program for a federal agency, one of my staffers gave me a gift made by Indonesian youth. It was a sort of lobster made from egg crates and other bits and pieces. It scuttled around realistically when manipulated with a string. Next year I found some neat little autos made from cut-up bits of soda cans.
An Education
Life in the Village was not just about playing at the coffeehouses. It was about understanding the intellectual and artistic background of life. You'd be sitting with a fellow habituate listening to a discourse on Proust one day, Aristotle the next, and Steinbeck the day succeeding.
New Years
We walked a long way—miles from Pelham to Broadway. The streets went from slushy to icy at the end.
A Mouse Was Stirring
A cat's favorite book? Well, it all had to do with Christmas.
Bristol 27
A friend owned a Bristol 27. A boat that could be comfortable for two on extended cruising but wasn't something two people could liveaboard.
