Gone to sea with me hearties.

Somewhere on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, circa 1977, when my biggest brother had a 'fro, taken by my dad from the dinghy.  This isn't the picture I was looking for to post but it'll have to do.

Yesterday evening we left for the coast, first for a night in Portland with Shannon and Jessica, then a night on the Oregon coast near Newport to meet up with an old friend of C's from St. Louis, then the weekend near Eugene at the Northwest World Reggae Festival (turn up the volume here) with C's sister and her family, and then C gets a ride back home while the boys and I head north to B.C. to meet my parents for a few days or so of sailing along the coast.

It seems we'll be at home little more than we'll be out of town over the next few months. It has the potential to be a bit of a whirlwind, maybe we need to install a revolving door, but I'm going to try to not get overwhelmed and squeeze some blogging in when I can.  The house is already a disaster wish so many unfished projects but what else is new?  I've just got to walk away, collapse into the car, and face it all when we return.  Oy. 

Only a handful of certainties:  Sock knitting.  Book reading (Swallows & Amazons).  Pirate play.  Sandy, salty bodies.  Solid family time.  Blackberries. 

Possibly even some yarn dyeing on the road. And we might even time it right to get to go to the Fiber Arts Festival in Gibson's Landing.

Be back in a couple of weeks or so.

Sockpal:  If you've sent my socks, I'm sorry that I'll be gone when the arrive.  It pains me, too.  If they're not done, well, then you lucked out because now you've got another couple of weeks leeway!  I always forget, anyways, during these sock exhanges that someone out there is knitting for me, too.  When I showed the ones I'd knit to a friend the other day and told her I was getting ready to send them off, she exclaimed, "Oh!  That means that you'll be getting a pair in the mail soon, too!"  Seriously, I'd forgotten all about that part and got all excited.  Guess I'll have to wait.

Comments

[melody]

Sounds like a great whirlwind end to the summer. It must be so cool to read Swallows and Amazons while sailing... I love those books.

[Siew]

Hey - I'm in Gibsons. Do come to the FAF if you get a chance. Its really lovely and great. Don't know if you've been to Gibsons before but drop a line if you'd like to get a home grown perspective!

[Felicia]

I must show your blog to my husband. He is loves the Swallows and Amazons books and is building his own boat :)

[Lizz]

Hey! Maybe we'll run in to you guys at the festival! It's been so cool here in Oregon this summer, currenlty in the 70s. Have Fun!

[Amber]

Have fun on your travels through my region here on the coast! I used to live in Eugene---what a fun place...

[imolly]

i like your blog. :)

[Mindy]

Hope your time 'at sea' is recuperative and pleasant, but gosh, we miss you. I've lurked forever, but the Whirlpool range issue has driven me to write at last. Please don't settle for anything less than a replacement...your family, your home and (unless you have a fire hydrant right outside your door) your land are all at risk. A letter to Whirlpool w/a CC: to your state's attorney general will probably help. Don't be nice about this anymore. Grrrr.