Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Dalkullan Jewelry is featured
Appledoor Studio on Etsy has featured my shop on her lovely blog. After reading about my shop on her blog, be sure to visit her gorgeous shop on Etsy, AppledoorStudio for beautiful handmade felt items.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Our sailboat Wind Chaser
Last month my husband and I took a major step. After a few years of renting time on other people's sailboats, we finally bought our own boat. She's a Beneteau First 38, made in France in 1983.
These pictures were taken by the previous owner. As you can see, she's a beautiful sailboat.
The sailing season here on Lake Michigan runs from May 1 to Oct. 31, although most people have their boats in winter storage sometime in Oct. and don't bring their boats back to the water until later in May or even June. Lake Michigan can be pretty rough at times, with gale force winds and high waves.
Here's another picture of Wind Chaser, also taken by the previous owner.
She's currently on a steel cradle, which supports the boat on four places on the hull, at a marina in Milwaukee. It's about a 2.5 hour drive from where we live in Chicago to the marina, and we go up about once a week to work on the boat. And since she's almost 30 years old, there's a lot of work to do!
I'm really looking forward to sailing season in 2013. It's going to be a long winter, but it's fun to go work on the boat, adding new equipment, varnishing and cleaning, and especially dreaming about cruising Lake Michigan next summer.
Hope where ever you are, that life is beautiful for you! :)
The sailing season here on Lake Michigan runs from May 1 to Oct. 31, although most people have their boats in winter storage sometime in Oct. and don't bring their boats back to the water until later in May or even June. Lake Michigan can be pretty rough at times, with gale force winds and high waves.
She's currently on a steel cradle, which supports the boat on four places on the hull, at a marina in Milwaukee. It's about a 2.5 hour drive from where we live in Chicago to the marina, and we go up about once a week to work on the boat. And since she's almost 30 years old, there's a lot of work to do!
I'm really looking forward to sailing season in 2013. It's going to be a long winter, but it's fun to go work on the boat, adding new equipment, varnishing and cleaning, and especially dreaming about cruising Lake Michigan next summer.
Hope where ever you are, that life is beautiful for you! :)
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