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Begonias in front of one of our planters just before they were planted
June 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for our tenants’ visit

May 28, 2015August 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Learning to Sail From Scratch: Our First Six Months

May 23, 2015August 7, 2026Lorraine Escher

Catamaran Trampoline Replacement: Our Trampoline Facelift

May 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

They’re cutting down trees

SV Aphrodite docked in the Florida Keys
May 11, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for a lifestyle change in six weeks

We toyed with Pacific Blue, but eventually picked Dark Blue
April 13, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Adding colour and design pizazz to our catamaran

April 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Getting the dirt on cleaning a used boat

April 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Move date June 30, 2015

Hiring a skipper comparison: Poster from the 1992 movie, Captain Ron
March 24, 2015August 13, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hiring a Skipper: Learning to Sail Like Captain Ron

Revised planning spreadsheet, budgeting information is intentionally blacked out
March 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Planning and budgeting for sail boat refits

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