Explore. Dream. Discover… Change!

 “Every day we have an opportunity to create a living masterpiece.”      – Michael Gervais How to change? That is the question. Then what happens?  That is the next question… I have recently discovered the podcasts of Michael Gervais and his brainchild, “Finding Mastery”. The discussions he has with the people in his pod-cast forum are inspiring and…

Kipling, Lear and Rey en route to Biscayne Bay…

When the cabin port-holes are dark and green Because of the seas outside ; When the ship goes wop (with a wiggle between) And the steward falls into the soup-tureen, And the trunks begin to slide ; When Nursey lies on the floor in a heap, And Mummy tells you to let her sleep, And…

Love Changes Everything

“How our lives turn and turn. Things come that we never would have predicted for ourselves or even guessed at. And yet they change us forever.”    – Paula McLain, Circling the Sun We are acutely aware that our nomadic living/learning life is no longer an experiment – we want to continue travel-schooling and adventuring F O…

Gearing Up for New Adventures on Land and Sea

This summer has been so peaceful; beautiful weather, nearly always a calm breeze. We have picnic-ed, beached, played loads of baseball and watched outdoor movies.  Lovely.  Summer family time has been full and plenty. As July rolls into August I am starting to organize myself for school and our upcoming travel. The curriculums that I…

Boats and Birthdays

“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.” — Madeleine L’Engle Turning 48 this year was mostly peaceful, full of natural beauty and much joy!  We left Coconut Grove and anchored off Key Biscayne on birthday eve.  Tony and I watched the sunset from the bow…

Leaving the Dock: Miami

“That’s the way things come clear – all of the sudden. Then you realize how obvious they have been all along.” – Madeleine L’Engle Tony and I wanted our kids to have a relationship with the sea, and with this we have all benefitted greatly.  What we are learning about life, each-other, and ourselves transcends…

Recharging our Batteries.

Arriving home from two months in Europe was sooo nice.   No matter where one has been or how long gone, there is nothing quite like sleeping in your own bed. But there was no rest for the weary here, as we had only a short two weeks to get ready to move to Florida…