She of Little Willpower

I have to start out by saying that it would be dull if I posted photos of us working, which consumes most of our time. These are the highlights of what happens the rest of the time!

Our neighbours on the dock have two sons. One is aspiring to be a bartender so we got to test his product this week. Impressive presentation and tasty too!

Also stopped to visit Michael, The Pan Man who makes steel pan drums by hand. The boys next door are taking lessons.

A hike to the beach again this morning. Due to space restraints I told myself I'd only pick up blue glass or anything really skookum....Didn't work - how can I leave those little gems behind? Photos of things I can't take 'home': This photo is a beautiful crab shell. It is almond season so the beach was covered in shiny red almond 'pods'.

Too hot for Art? ARt who?

Turns out that one other person is reading my blog (thanks BFB!)! So now I feel I should post something new. :-)

The days in Grenada are flying by now, with long lists of work to be done on the boat and a few leisure to-do's. I haven't been to one of the many waterfalls here yet. Been so busy that I haven't done any journaling either. (photo:uninspired stalled page)

Saturday night we went out for dinner on the lightship Vastra Banken at Le Phare Bleu marina. We'd been there in June and it was fantastic. This time was no different. Mark, the chef, does an amazing job and the service is excellent!

Photo: Dinner out - Västra Banken lightship

http://www.lepharebleu.com/en/dining.html

Took the dinghy around to Grand Anse Beach. Gorgeous! Long empty beach of superfine sand; warm turquoise water. (Sorry!)

Noteworthy in the "work" department this week: I winched Michel up the 100 ft mast so he could clean, inspect, de-rust. Always great photos from up there.

Morning walk & beachcombing

I had to hike over the hill for my reward of walking on the beach. The beach has changed but there is still a LOT of seaglass!

I have a problem. :-)

Last Hurrah

Being the Great Procrastinator that I am, I managed to finally get my UV light box (a fabulous job by brother Dave) working. From Mom's Jam room (come Semi-darkroom), to the laundry area I had some decent results. My photo of them isn't the best though.

Then...a short but sweet stop in TO and area for friends and food. Girls Night In, and the most amazing sushi out.

Back to the hot south - Grenada again. Taking "the good with the bad" as Mrs. Ross used to say - the dolphins on our bow definitely make up for the sweltering heat and missing family & friends. Magical!

Artist, Crafter, Gypsy, Sailor, Homeless?

Salt of the Earth Craft Fair:

Sarah (Sarah Branch Pottery), Linda and

Nicole (L'Oiseau Vert)

Tobago Cays

I've been reading "Artful Blogging" magazine which has inspired me to wake up THE BLOG. After Italy...what was I to write? What would be the point of continuing the blog? My life is a confusing mix of sailing around the Caribbean (sound of background violins) and spending time with friends and family in Canada.

Art or Travel? Can it be both?

What inspires me most about the articles in Artful Blogging is the sense of community that the bloggers find. Being of No Fixed Address - I find this appealing. So why not!? The trick will be to find time and wifi.

Andiamo!

A New Year

And then Parigi

The end of my semester in Florence was madness and suddenly I find myself in Paris.   And I still LOVE Paris!  It was my ART tour as on previous visits the weather was too spectacular to go inside.  The D'Orsay was fantastic.  The Louvre - crazy.  Saw some incredible art (yes, including the Mona Lisa) but was saturated after only 3 hours.  I'm so happy I got to see some of it.  Wandered, ate, photographed and just took it all in.  It's a magical city.