A Song from a Dream and Rousseau’s Painting
My dreams have always been enticingly rich and evocative. Often it’s as if I’m watching an elaborate film in gorgeous …
Category Archives: Sailing
The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming
Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …
Summer Sea Saga, A Dream Comes True
With summer blooming all around me and needing time to enjoy it, I thought I’d repost here some summertime favorites. …
Albert Ryder, A Wild Note of Longing
He’s considered by many the father of American modern art, and yet I’d never heard of him until visiting the …
La Gitana, My Larger Self
When I first started this blog eight years ago, I had planned on using it as a vehicle for writing …
Romancing Europe – Coming Soon!
The last time I was in Europe we were sailing on La Gitana. We came up the Red Sea, through …
“Wondrously Strange,” Our Crossing to the Marquesas
I was reading from some of my old sailing journals when I came across this entry. It captures …
Water with a Razor’s Edge
One of my favorite pastimes when we were sailing was watching the wake the boat made slipping through still waters. …
5 Years Blogging from the Edge of the Wild
I began this blog five years ago, in July 2012. It’s been a wild ride, and I’ve loved every minute …
Sailing with Sargent and Homer
Recently I discovered the watercolors of John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer, two great American artists that I had known …
