"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> Sorry, I forgot to mention a couple more things. Where the house is we
> have a lot of wild life. I think about the only thing that I haven't seen
> so far in the yard has been deer but they are in the area. So far this
> year - ermine, musk rat, wild rabbits, that wiley rabbit, field mice,
> racoons, skunk, fox, a variety of small birds, and a large variety of
> water fowl. Also we have to drive to our boat slip which is why food is
> packed into a cooler. It's kind of a pain because we have to transfer the
> food to the boat fridge and normally leave the cooler behind except for
> weekend trips. We can cook on board but when the boat is anchored in the
> water instead of docked, it moves a lot so for day trips, I don't cook on
> board. A lot of the places we stop while boating have interesting wild
> animals on shore but sometimes we just swim around the boat without going
> to shore. A lot of the waters we boat on have good fishing too. What
> impresses me the most is how relaxing the lifestyle is. Basically the
> house is a pit stop July and August. I always bring a little extra food
> because DH will come up with "let's just anchor here overnight" sometimes.
> My neighbours are really good that if they notice we didn't come home that
> night, they will water the gardens if needed.
>
> ObFood: I have a chicken roasting in the oven right now. One of my kids
> asked me if I could roast it as the kid had't done one before. Once
> roasted it will be cooled then returned to the kid for deboning. I know
> the kid knows how to do that. I'll have to walk the kid through roasting
> a chicken though. The kid routinely bakes and grills chicken breasts and
> has seen me do roasted chicken a gizillion times but for some reason is
> intimidated by roating a whole chicken! I'll just have to help fix that
> little problem 
Sounds like a beautiful life you have. As far as water goes, we have lived
so close by water, -- you know, like across the street from the beach, or a
water view, etc. DH's family on one side thru the centuries have owned
their own ships and were, of course, the sea captains on them, and a couple
of them were lost at sea -- I have a list of all the ships that they owned
over the years.
When I saw the movie "Perfect Storm" it really brought a lot of this home to
me -- their life at sea and how critical. One or two of the captains did a
lot of cooking and entertaining and even had a restaurant in the late 1800's
nearby the home.
We will never live on the water -- or near the water again -- but we always
say when we're near water when we go to CT, etc. (knowing we won't or can't
afford, etc etc), wouldn't it be nice to live near the water again. When
we're in CT, when we are not in New Haven we are in little places like this
looking for a place to enjoy (9-22-05)
http://tinypic.com/s6ivpz.jpg Yes,
that's me -- I put it here as an encouragement for others to show their
face -- I've seen a few persons' pics here, but not many. I know we all
wish we could look better -- tee hee.
And thanks for the extra paragraphs of your life on the water! It's fun to
read.
Dee Dee