09/15/2011, Harbortown Marina, Merritt Island
RUCKUS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
We've gone national. The article I was interviewed for appears in the October 2011 issue of Soundings. They could not use the photo they requested because it was not high definition enough for their format. The article is well done and its kind of neat to see your name and homeland and opinions quoted in a popular cruising magazine. Somehow I need to figure out how to get published in a knitting magazine or some health magazine for continued stroke recovery.
We did two exhausting days at Universal Studios and one day at Magic Kingdom. I was in the Magic Kingdom with my girls when they were 10 and 3. Some of it still feels very magical and I teared up when the lights went down and the Electrical Parade began. Tinkerbell flew across the sky to start the spectacular fireworks that framed the Magic Castle. I was surprised by the emotion that was evoked. I think it was the notion that when I was there 21 years ago I had no way of knowing what my life would be like in 2011. I was snapped back into the moment when the commentary over the loud speaker reminded us every day was a celebration.
Today is a lounging around the pool day and catching up with laundry. A day for these older bodies to recuperate.
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09/12/2011, Harbor Town Marina Cape Canaveral
Yes its true I purchased a new family car for me. We traveled north to Palm Coast on Saturday to visit Pete & pokey, they had wanted to meet Tonia and we had about 30 books for Pete to read that I wanted off the boat. Thirty books is a lot of valuable real estate. While there I talked with Meg who is the yacht broker there Meg also sells and rents kayaks and bicycles. I looked over the lot and test drove 2. I was pretty specific about what I wanted. I settled on the 10 foot Heritage, it is a sit on top, very stable and tracks very nicely. I didn't try but I suspect Bridget could easily travel with me. We left it behind, after Tonia's visit we will go back to bring it home to the boat. Meg was a good sport and included the paddle and back rest, I'm looking forward to exploring the wild life refuge near by.
In other news we are enjoying Tonia here and we spent a full day at Universal yesterday and had an amazing time at Harry Potter world. I have not been a big reader of the series but the park was outstanding. I think we walked about 10 miles - no joke. Please see our Picassa photos of our day there. Today is a down day - kinda. A trip into town for a bit of shopping and going to the post office is in order.
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09/09/2011, Harbortown Marina, Merritt Island
Ok its not a garden yet, but the seeds have been planted.....in my brain, thanks to Snoodletime, who cultivates my knitting creativity. Steve aka Snoodletime has been very supportive of my knitting on the boat. I guess since he takes some credit for our boat name he feels compelled to support the knitting theme. Look for gardens being knitted on Close Knit.
Tonia arrived safely yesterday. We opted to not go to HP today because thousands of christian gospels singers were gathering there today. I'm not opposed to christian gospel singers but since I lean more left of center we'll wait until Monday when their convention is over. Ok I must knit flowers.
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09/08/2011, Harbortown Marina, Merritt Island
I arrived back on CloseKnit on Tuesday, plane maintenance and weather played a bit of havoc and my luggage did not arrive with me. It was how ever delivered by 12:45 that night. Wednesday was spent settling in , getting groceries and doing last minute clean up for Tonias arrival today. I have a pulled pork brewing in the crock pot for supper tonight. We'll watch the weather closely as there are plans to go to Harry Potter world and the Magic Kingdom during her visit.
In other news we purchased a 22 inch HD television, man are we getting fancy or what?
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09/01/2011, Kingston, Ontario
Last night I was invited on Tony & Elias boat to go Simcoe Island to eat supper on the boat. The weather cooperated. Tony was able to clean the bottom of the boat and swim. I did not swim because it was only about 70 degrees. I miss my Florida water temperatures. When I returned Kiley had totally reduced and canned her sauce. On inspection, it looks thick and lush. If it tastes half as good as it smelled, it will be delectable. Maybe a jar can wait until our next visit home in the new year. Today I will go to my sisters and we have invited Aunt Clara for a spanish supper. I lived with Aunt Clara when I attended Business Schooland she's a force.
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08/30/2011, Kingston, Ontario
I know you all enjoyed the security knitting post. I was delighted to find that related knitting content in our email from a David who follows our blog. Al and I have had many discussions (words) about the content of this blog. As my focus turned more toward the knitting side of my (our) life he argued that it was a sail/boating blog and that the content should be exclusive to boating. I argued (suggested) that it could be inclusive to our life on a boat and encompass all that was relevant to our life. I rest my case. When he posts.... no comments. When I post, emails and comments. I rest my case AGAIN. Todays photo is of my youngest putting on the sterilized lids to the beet pickles we made. Ten jars of beet pickles and 15 jars of HOT DOG relish. We made a batch of Red Hot Pepper Jelly that was a bust because of reading error (my error). I am going to dump the jelly juice back into a pot, wash and sterilize the jars, bring the jelly to a boil AGAIN, add another pouch of pectin and fill the jars and re-can them and ask the Universe to please make it Gel this time. Mackenzie is back safely in Ottawa and my eldest domestic daughter prepared a bushel of Roma tomatoes today and is reducing a sicillian tomato sauce for future enjoyment. She rode off to attend a 6:30 meeting so I am on stirring duty. The aroma on the street is so magnificent that a passerby asked what was cooking when Kiley went to retreive Finnegan who has taken to visiting the neighbors, inside when they let him. The little stinker. I am going to carefully pack and bubble wrap a jar of each to bring south and hope it arrives in tact. Here's hoping.
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