tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111655805504027258.post2138434245981143731..comments2011-12-13T02:04:41.697-08:00Comments on artist adrift: weather reportAlison Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09768315542282472901noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111655805504027258.post-21442888002930050902008-10-05T07:23:00.000-07:002008-10-05T07:23:00.000-07:00Elain wow, only 26 days to go! I hope you have a...Elain<BR/> wow, only 26 days to go! I hope you have a wonderful time and I look forward to hearing about your experiences a lot. You should consider starting a blog as a medium for your wonderful work. It's pretty easy and a good way for prospective buyers to see your paintings.Alison Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768315542282472901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111655805504027258.post-66828951286129138172008-10-03T17:23:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:23:00.000-07:00hi there... i was so glad to get your email.. i ha...hi there... i was so glad to get your email.. i had forgotten about the blog, and i was looking forward to following your travels..I have been dutifully painting away in my sketchbook, and counting down the days til i leave (26) for the Marquesas... i don't have a blog, but will keep you informed... I know how important those notes from home are when one is far away in strange and wonderful places...elainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733547572635344419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111655805504027258.post-64297687127590899522008-10-02T12:04:00.000-07:002008-10-02T12:04:00.000-07:00Charlie we'll look into that before we get gimball...Charlie<BR/> we'll look into that before we get gimball-y again. Sleep well!!Alison Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768315542282472901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111655805504027258.post-3332215076211595712008-10-02T09:26:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:26:00.000-07:00Gimbal ConfessionOK. I woke up in a cold sweat la...Gimbal Confession<BR/><BR/>OK. I woke up in a cold sweat last night after I read your gimbaled-life blog. So I’ve got to get this off my chest. Three years ago when Terri Lynn and I sailed with you, I fixed the broken gimbal joint on the bow side of the stove. I had to use spare parts at hand and a few thick volumes of Robert Burns to prop the thing up. Burns did his job well, but I did not. The spare parts is used involved washers and nuts that were not made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel. That repair is probably festering corrosion down there in the dark underbelly of the galley. And I fear that it will break one day as you careen down-swell in a near gale and there will be a terrible soup consplosion, with horrific burns to the galley mates. You will not be able to cook for days until the seas subside and allow a level cooking surface and so you will all starve to death somewhere off the coast of Baja. This would make me fell really bad. Please crawl under there and fix that thing so I can rest easy.<BR/><BR/>Love Charlescharliegristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463581537569904975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111655805504027258.post-11622141530588039952008-10-01T11:20:00.000-07:002008-10-01T11:20:00.000-07:00Frances thanks for keeping in touch re. comments. ...Frances<BR/> thanks for keeping in touch re. comments. I understand now (as a novice blogger) how satisfying it is to hear from readers! Internet still intermittent for us--have to go to an internet cafe. It's hot here, but the sea is clear and cool. We're slowly finding our place here--got second hand bikes yesterday--feels like so much freedom! Now, I'm off to your blog...Alison Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768315542282472901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111655805504027258.post-59918586939291916862008-09-28T18:52:00.000-07:002008-09-28T18:52:00.000-07:00OH, Alison, I soooo would have been fetal during t...OH, Alison, I soooo would have been fetal during that wave action! Sounds as if you weathered it (if you'll excuse the verb/pun) very well and feel a bit strengthened by the experience, reassured that you'll be able to cope with what the longer Pacific crossing may throw at you. Back here on Protection, watching the sailboats play in the bit of wind with the backdrop of low marine cloud/fog behind them -- that strange fall phenomenon where wind and fog somehow coexist within several kilometres -- I thought of you and wondered what waters you were in. Hugs. Missing you. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com