Fun Photo Friday – Cozy Time for Ella

Mint Sun Tea – The Rhythm of Mother Nature

I’m not going to lie, there was a time early this spring when I briefly thought that the summer garden might not happen this year.  Literally, just might not grow.  Of course that was but a moment and I trust the natural rhythm of life too much to really have believed it, however, it was […]

The Galley Mouse

 

Just a Whiff of One of My Favorite People

For years, a visit to the rustic fishing village of Stonington, Maine required a walk down Main Street to the Purple Fish, a little publicized, but revered little gallery run by Jan and Evelyn Kok.  When we shared with our guests the not-to-miss sites of Stonington, these two people and their gallery were always top […]

What Should We Name Her?

Last fall, the wood stove that we inherited when we bought the Riggin 18 years ago, died.  Admittedly, it was a slow death, complete with many repairs and upgrades, but once the stove was out of position, like a soldier out of step with the rest of his/her unit, the flaws became more evident.  The […]

Happy Chinese New Year – The Year of the Ram and, well, Fiber

We are feeling sheepish – but not in the bashful sense, rather in the fiber way.  In celebration of the wonderful sheep that give us fiber for all of our knitting projects, the Schooner J. & E. Riggin launches a year-long giveaway of gorgeous yarn.  It’s the year of the ram (or the goat or […]

Fun Photo Friday – Men in Skirts (or Curtains)

The curtains needed replacing.  They’d served us well, done their 10-year duty in the galley and needed to be switched out.  As I’m working on the switch, this is what happens on deck…

Remember the Time… – Race Week Fun 2014

The actual race started out well and then drifted to a lumpy sea at the end, but man did we have fun. The entertainment began the night before with the small boat races. There were two categories- rowing and sailing.  Oh, and a prize for the crew members who made the biggest fools of themselves.  […]

Canning Pear Nectar

This fall, I was the surprised recipient of a beautiful bushel of pears from what we think is a Seckle Pear tree. That gift, however, did not come co-bundled with an abundance of time. I was determined that this gift would not sit too long while I put it off until the pears were passed […]

Sailing Our Tiny Schooner

Because our fall was so incredibly warm, we were able to take Iolaire, our cute new schooner, out for a test drive before we put her away for the winter.  The day was our last gorgeous, warm, fall day.  At first when she heeled, I had this instinctive reaction of a little clench in my […]