Category: Tishie Mae
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having reached that "bickering old married couple" stage with Skipper Bert, Madame Patron (mom) is searching for sailing classes, found some good options online this morning. my fav-sailing lessons for women, by women: "…and if HE goes overboard, and IF you decide to go back and get him, we'll teach you how…" ha!
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mom and bert got in some actual, honest-to-goodness sailing yesterday! with Suzanne and Jack on board! without any mishaps! look at her moving ropes and stuff…can you believe it?
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La Tishie Mae is getting snazzier, cleaner and more decked out each day. the new sunshade is key as the mediterranean sun is in full force this time of year. the interior work continues, Bert tests the tender, and both make regular "inspections" of the new thermo-electric fridge/beer cooler. as for actual sailing, well, i'll…
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Ruby cuddles up with Napoleon in car for ride home after vigorous (hence panting) morning playdate. Rachael's lovely gigantic flowers. Mom's 'mosquito bite' of a boating injury has blossomed, at day three, into a full blown black eye (to her secret delight).
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1) mom plays up her sailing injury (for those who can't spot it, look for the mosquito-bite/zit on temple, near hairline, use zoom as needed). 2)while she moaned, i worked on Haut de Cagnes 1, acrylic on paper, 18" x 26" 3) lesson learned, mom and bert familiarize themselves with new high-tech lifejackets 4) Bert:…
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mom came home tonight from a day of sailing….through the door, announcing…."You're making dinner, Bert is on his way after he's done hosing the blood off the boat, I've been injured!" how's that for a greeting?! turns out she got smacked by the boom, after or right before (?) one of the forestays for the…
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its still rainy and grey today, but not a terrible thing…a nice change really (i know, from the gorgeous sun, cry me a river)…but Bert and Mom haven't been able to sail LTM except that once since she's been seaworthy! so, more time tweaking and spending dough on tools and supplies…Bert is currently enamored with…
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yesterday was a big day around here….Mom and Bert got La Tishie Mae under sail and out to sea for the first time! (mom was positively wrecked when she got back late afternoon…that sailing stuff is hard work!) and i finally got contacts again…i've forgotten how nice it is to see without a big set…
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Bert thought mom and i could hoist him up to repair the mast in something called a boseman's chair (?)….with our pathetic upper arm strength, his little hangman joke didn't seem that far off to me…here he's instructing mom, "now Pat,…" (she hates that). in the end, he got more capable (and willing) help from…
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La Tishie Mae is in the water, in her slip…but not yet ready to set sail…Madame Capitaine and Uncle Bert are working on her everyday, though on Sundays, the pace is more relaxed, including copious beer breaks and even time to take Ruby and me on board to see the interior work including gutting the…
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