More children’s literature today. Tom found this timely wild things tribute video on Sailing Anarchy.
No doubt a great many sailors get their real start while snuggled under the covers listening to stories of travel and adventure on the sea. I know I read Where the Wild Things Are to my kids so many times that the first book fell apart.
Everything Maurice Sendak wrote inspired dreams.
This blog is becoming part of me. Last night I dreamed about going to the ocean and seeing an event. Typically dreamlike, the meaning of this one evaporated by morning, so I don’t remember what the event was, just that there were a hundreds of people there and it was very exciting and it had…
Prejudice Against Places It’s time we get into the literary side of cruising. We’ve always read all kinds of things, and especially books about sailing and the sea. The tag line of this blog is a literary reference. Before we could move aboard we had to sell a library that held a copy of every…
A small island is not just a place on the map; it’s a psychological destination; a model of simplifying your life and making do with what is immediately to hand.
by Elizabeth Wheeler and Jennifer TrainerPhotos by Kristen Brochmann160 pages Overview The Yachting Cookbook is: • Well organized along types of boating rather than types of food.• Well written with entertaining stories.• Filled with gorgeous photos of beautiful meals aboard lovely yachts.• Full of clever menus.• Easy to follow. Even recipes for high-end hors d’oeuvres…
Sailing at Last We finally made it out onto the water. No, that doesn’t mean we launched our boat. What it means is our new friends Stacey and Jessie took pity on us and took us sailing on Smitty, their Catalina 310. It was a beautiful morning, nice and warm, with winds of about 12…
These two very different videos are actually about the same thing – invasive species. The first I’ve been planning to post to accompany my October South Whidbey Record column about the spooky subject of invasive species. Spooky, not only for habitat, but also for me. My last (admittedly, intentionally inflammatory) column generated almost 100 comments…