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Poster from the 1992 movie, Captain Ron
March 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Captain Ron movie: finding humour when life imitates ‘art’

March 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dead poets reveal sailing experience

February 7, 2015July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hair cut and new glasses — ready for sailing!

February 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cleaning house: regaining focus

Sam Shepherd washes Nicole Kidman's hair in the movie, Dead Calm.
January 27, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing hair: getting gritty, not girly

Activity display of knot tying at the Canadian Children's Museum in Gatineau/Ottawa
January 26, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Knot now – an ode to the unicorns amongst us

Inscription on our upright piano.
January 23, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Downsizing while keeping the upright piano

January 19, 2015July 19, 2026Lorraine Escher

Removing Rats on a Sailboat: How they Get Aboard

January 17, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Teaching the kids to heel

January 10, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Self-doubt and the sexy sailing hook

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