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Begonias in front of one of our planters just before they were planted

June 4, 2015September 14, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing to Move Aboard: Getting Our House Ready for Tenants

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

Creating Curb Appeal in A Forest: a Child walks down a path in a forested property in Carp, Ontario

May 19, 2015September 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Creating Curb Appeal in a Forest: A 5-Acre Woodland Retreat

SV Aphrodite docked in the Florida Keys

May 11, 2015September 8, 2026Lorraine Escher

Downsizing Before Moving Aboard: 6 Weeks to Make It Happen

Catamaran color scheme: We toyed with Pacific Blue, but eventually picked Dark Blue

April 13, 2015September 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

Choosing a Catamaran Color Scheme for SV Aphrodite

Cleaning a Used Boat

April 4, 2015September 17, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cleaning a Used Boat, Sanctimoniously: What to Expect

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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