Tag Archives | Marine Trader

Fibre Musings

Seems Alistair is trying to switch things up a bit by giving y’all some real boat content. We had a rental car yesterday so we got off the compound. I did a bit of girl shopping and had a pedicure, the trade off was Westmarine where Al got what we n…

More Fibre

I seem to be on a roll of finishing projects. I really need to focus on getting some Christmas gifts done. I need practice with Pom Poms. These sweet booties are a fast and easy knit.  (Continued…)

"TINK'ing Around of another kind

Oh my gosh I made a mistake. No worries I’ll just “tink” it back.  (Continued…)

CUTENESS # 2

Second shot because I don’t know how to add 2 photos in one blog post, and because although Bridget did not want to model the hat, she did, in fact want to be part of the shoot. (View Post…)

Total CUTENESS

This morning I completed the baby flower hat I started a couple days ago. It maskes my ovaries twitch. Its hard to find a creative spot on an old boat to display knitted creations but I found a few spots just for fun.  (Continued…)

"TINK'ing Around

Today I finally got to take TINK on her maiden voyage. The marina was nice and calm so we dicided today would be the day to finally launch my new transportation. I am able to manage the paddle well. Grasping it uses larger motor skills and range of…

High Fibre Content

Al has been very happy with his battery out come and fixes. He is painting the box he made that holds our new flat screen TV while we are under way. It is quite a smart design, the TV folds up into it so it is safe and stowed out of harms way. We a…

Plotting Your Course

In September of 1987, I sailed my 30-foot Hughes Columbia sailboat south to Little River, South Carolina. After a few days of waiting weather, I exited the Little River Inlet and pointed the bow towards Bermuda, some 1,000 miles away. To find that smal…

How High is the Water Momma?

We’ve had soooo much rain in the last 48 hours the boat is very high off the dock. Our step stool is a stretch even for my long legs. We keep getting wee breaks from the rain but it is still very windy. Alistair is still fussing on about amps, alter…

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

We are in for a rainy windy weekend. Hopefully this will help raise the water level in Lake Okeechobee.  (Continued…)