Celebrating Poetry: Music of the Spheres
The first poem I shared on my new blog five years ago was scribbled in the starlight on a moonless …
Category Archives: Sailing
Music for Sailing Among the Stars
One of my poems has been set to music. An amazing composer, Troy Armstrong, emailed me earlier this year and …
Sailing with Kids into the Unknown, Continuation of Sea Saga, Part VI
This post is a continuation of the article I wrote about long-distance sailing with children that I wrote long ago …
Sea Saga, Part VI — Cruising with Kids, Dream or Nightmare?
The following is an article published in Latitude 38 many years ago. I’m reprinting it here as part of our Sea …
La Gitana, Our Larger Self – Sea Saga, Part V
We named her “La Gitana,” Spanish for the gypsy, partly in tribute to our family’s Spanish heritage, partly because sea gypsies …
Sea Saga, Part III – First Stop in Paradise, the Virgin Islands
“This is where it all begins,” Dale whispers to me we take off, rising through layers of clouds thick as …
Walking Among Flowers
Out of the dark blue sea rose a lush-green mountain ribboned with cascading waterfalls.This was what we saw after 29 …
Sea Saga, Part II – Honeymoon Sail Bailing Water
[Click Here for Part I – Catching the Dream] We married on the fly. I had no wedding gown, no …
Swimming Among the Stars
Last night I swam among the stars. The air and water temperatures were both 78 degrees, so it felt like I …
The Wildness of Water
Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …
