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It all began a couple of weeks ago when a friend on Facebook posted that she was going to France for eleven days. I knew damn well she wasn’t; her husband is ill and she is hard pressed to go to … Continue reading
Maria Russell
“Discovery,” “Discovery.” This is “Miss Kate.” “This is “Discovery.” Come back, “Miss Kate.” “Daddy, switch to seven-two!” Formal protocol concluded, both parties switched to channel 72 of the VHF radio aboard our boat, Discovery, and Kate’s sailboat, Miss Kate. Whereupon … Continue reading
My honeymoon was so bad, it was funny. From before it even began, during, and afterwards, it was completely unlike anything anyone could have imagined, much less planned. It was the Monday before our wedding in October, 1979. It was … Continue reading
Times have changed. It was not that long ago that parents and children would play games in the car to pass the time—games like the license plate game, I Spy, or Twenty Questions. Portable DVD players eventually appeared on the … Continue reading
I believe in a Higher Power, but I’ll admit, I am not at all religious. I shirk away from people who make it their business to ask if I go to church, as if that in and of itself made me a … Continue reading
Recently, a good friend reprimanded me severely for un-friending a couple of people that we both know on a popular social networking site. These people are actual friends of my friend; they are acquaintances of mine. The setting of the conversation … Continue reading
When it comes to buying a boat to live on, it’s good to have a list of what you MUST have. It will likely to save you from having buyer’s remorse, and make life aboard that much more comfortable. My … Continue reading
Most people can’t understand why we bought a sailboat for our daughter when she was 14. But, the fact of the matter is that our family had outgrown “Discovery.” Literally. When we moved aboard in 1991, Kate and DJ both … Continue reading
I don’t know if having the soul of a gypsy is innate or acquired, but I have admitted on more than one occasion that I’m lucky I found my partner because he is a gypsy, too. Whereas many of … Continue reading
Thirty years ago, one had to pensively wait for the result of at-home pregnancy test for at least two hours. Nowadays, that seems like such a long time, but back then, just being able to do a pregnancy test in the … Continue reading