We are spending the holidays in Merry Olde England this year (actually, we’ll be in Merry Olde Wales, but that’s another story), so last week, Benn and I made the journey from Louisiana to Ipswich — where Pas de Deux lay patiently awaiting our return. Even though we bought her three months ago, I still... Continue Reading →
Yikes! This is our first post since Halloween. (Thanks to our number one fan, Ian, for noticing!) It seems we missed the month of November entirely — possibly an act of subconscious wish fulfillment, as I would like nothing more than to see November 2016, along with all of its attendant horrors, entirely erased from... Continue Reading →
What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a good gothic novel? I don’t mean a “good” novel with elements of the gothic, like something by the Brontës or Nathaniel Hawthorne. I mean a proper 18th/19th century gothic novel, like those written by Anne Radcliffe, Horace Walpole, and Matthew Lewis — something chock-full of raging... Continue Reading →
After Tuesday’s highly salacious post about explosions, it’s time to raise the register of this blog. This isn’t The Daily Mail, after all! So, today, we’re turning our highly cultivated minds to subjects of a more refined nature, namely, literature, the fine arts, and our starboard engine. My little cousins Élodie and Lydie gave me... Continue Reading →
Grace Hopper, Rear Admiral in the US Navy and computer scientist extraordinaire once said, “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” Although there is no disputing the fact that Commodore Hopper knew a lot more than I do about ships, computers, and everything else in the world, in this... Continue Reading →
Every Monday afternoon for the past several weeks, I have driven to New Orleans for a weekly art class. Although the class is wonderful and I am lucky to be able to stay overnight with my beloved friends Dana and Justin and their dog Fred, the drive back and forth is long and torturously boring... Continue Reading →
This has been a slow couple of weeks on Pas de Deux, as Benn has been sick and unable to continue any of the work on the boat, and I have been struggling with preparing my visa application. I’ve realized that my plan to somehow obtain my marriage visa in time to move to... Continue Reading →
This has been a very exciting week for little Pas de Deux. Benn and Fuji are finally settling into life aboard and have been giving Pas de Deux her very first renovation treatments. As far as we know, the biggest, most time-consuming renovations that need to be done on Pas de Deux are cosmetic. There are, however,... Continue Reading →
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST IS A LISTICLE. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO LISTICLES, STOP READING IMMEDIATELY AND WALK AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER. It’s been 1 year, 11 months, and 2 weeks since Benn first moved on to our beloved narrowboat Lilebelle, and now we are finally passing her on. There was a lot we loved... Continue Reading →
