16 Tons and what do you get

Another day older and deeper in debt! Sooo, I guess I'll stay away from mining. I am getting days older 'cause my 62nd. Birthday (can you say Officially retired!) is just a few days away. In 16 tons, I mean 16 weeks TPI and I will part company. Elaine will be leaving Williams College on the 20th. of April. We're still packing up the house, and sorting out boat stuff. Still so much to do, but less than a few days ago!
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence  S/V Elle & I

2012

O.K. We are into the year of our Lord Two Thousand Twelve. This week 2012 means even more to Elaine and I. I have 20 weeks left till I retire, and Elaine has 12 weeks to go. 20/12. Yippee!!
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Elaine & Lawrence  S/V Elle & I

Christmas Pirate's Booty

What a haul this Christmas! We received so many great things for the boat. I think the sleeper in all these riches is the portable, manual table-top washing machine. If it will do a set of sheets, like it claims, we'll be able to do most of our laundry right on the boat! Susan thanks for the Garmin Chart-plotter. Andrea and Jordan thank you for all the other wonderful things (they gave us the washing machine)! Now all I have to do is install everything or find a place on the boat to store it. Life is good!
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence  S/V  Elle & I

Merry Christmas!

Very Merry and a Happy, Healthy New Year. We'll see you on the water in our floating home the S/V Elle & I in just 5 months! Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Elaine & Lawrence

Pneumonia, a few months, & retire

For the second time in my life, I got pneumonia. I'm better now, but for a few weeks I was not a happy camper. We have 5 1/2 months till we plan to be living on the boat. First we get to spend Christmas with our son and his family. We still have a lot of packing to do in the house. It's going to get really busy from here till June.
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence  S/V Elle & I