It starting to look a yacht like Christmas! The weather report is looking a little wet for the 24th & 25th ’round these parts. Which means we might have ample time to curl up under the Christmas lights and catch up on our reading. In case you are in the same predicament here are a…
Tag: Christmas
Passages, Super Typhoons and Christmas at Sea
I once read that humans are incapable of remembering pain. That is to say that although we recall that an event was painful we cannot actually evoke the physical sensation of pain that we experienced. This surely explains why women are will to have more than one child; birth, I am told, is right on…
Home for the Holidaze; Christmas Traditions Onboard
I like Christmas. A lot. Maybe more than I like peanut butter. Ok that is getting a little carried away, but you get the idea. Maybe it is because the Christmas’ of my childhood closely resembled those of movies and greeting cards. Growing up in semi-rural Nova Scotia we went “oot da back” and cut…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It really is. Last year Steve was working overseas during the holidays and I spent Christmas Day alone. I didn’t think anything was missing from my celebrations, I went through the motions. I listened to endless hours of Christmas music while slaving over a hot oven. I had watched all the classic Christmas movies while…
Cyclone Evan and the Holidaze
Hard to believe another year has flown by, isn’t it? We have certainly covered a lot of ground this year, but unfortunately not put any miles under the keel. Kate is still in the ground in Fiji, newly painted and awaiting a splash in the New Year. As you’ve probably heard Fiji was recently hit…
