Archive for the tag 'marina'

Aug 29 2010

Boat Kids in the Meadow

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Since s/v Convivia moved in next door, we’ve been trying to hang out. This is one sunny afternoon in the winter that’s been serving as our “summer” here. Waiting for our friends to arrive… Rolling down the hill… Sooooooo dizzy… Helping Ruby roll. Miles, in the background, has it down. Ruby headed off on her [...]

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Jul 27 2010

Elephants Needed

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Things are changing in the marina. If you weren’t from around here, or hadn’t been here in a while, you’d never know. There’s  construction of new, lovely docks, there’s a new fuel and pumpout dock, new shower and laundry facility, and some pretty good stuff in the impromptu library in the laundry room. It’s subtler [...]

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Jul 17 2010

A Close Call

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Thank you, Freecycle, for saving my friend’s life. The story goes like this. A year or so ago, someone on Freecycle was giving away a windsurf board. Board, booms, sail, harness, the works. It’s a beginner’s board, so it’s huge and flat and stable and not at all sexy, but totally functional. We keep it [...]

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Nov 04 2008

Sad Day and Big Lesson

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Yesterday, a boat down the dock from us caught on fire, and burned pretty thoroughly. The hull might be salvageable, the contents are destroyed, and the owner’s dog, who was asleep inside at the time, died. We’re all pretty devastated. Jason and I talked about it last night, and while I was not going to [...]

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Aug 22 2008

Drama at the Fishing Pier

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I was awakened this AM by a woman screaming. I figured it was someone goofing (which happens) until the words “someone please call for help! He’s trying to kill me!” penetrated my sleepy brain. I paused just long enough to pull on some pants and rocketed up to the deck. Where as promised, a young [...]

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May 27 2008

Marina BBQ Triumph

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The Big Marina BBQ (which we were trying to hold quarterly, and haven’t managed since being pregnant has knocked my productivity off) was yesterday. The Marina provides standard burgers-n-dogs and that stuff, and we ask everyone to contribute something, potluck. Blessedly, this Marina is full of Foodies, so we usually end up with some yummy [...]

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Feb 19 2008

Social Life

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Not that it surprises much of anybody, but now that the sun is out again, the social scene here at the Marina is hopping. People love a good bonfire and BBQ, and the marina has a great little tree-and-bench-ringed fire pit, three BBQs, and power access from the “facilities” (the bath and laundry house) nearby. [...]

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