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Janice aboard Seaweed,
living the good life afloat...

Trawler life on a nickel budget is possible.
I'm doing it and you can too.

Janice Marois, nautical journalist.
Accredited member of Boat Writers International.

The Memory Lane page
Stories of Yesteryear

Aphorism Alert:  I thought about making a movie for folks my age and calling it "Pumping Rust."

Memory Lane
Stories from yesteryear

~ listed chronologically, as posted ~

1. Prepping - Plastics
2. The Log Book
3. Christmas Aboard 2013
4. Kitchen Clutter
5. Heaters Debunked
6. The Fishing Boat
7. Blue-Water Boats
8. Engine Update (swapping motors is complicated)
9. Gender Guff
10. Shark Changes Plans
11. Boating Changes over the Decades
12. Afternoon Entertainment
13. Glass-bottom Dinghy
14. Cuban Conch Chowder
15. Windlass is Necessary (for me)
16. Holiday Invitations (Christmas 2014)
17. Warranty Paperwork (SeaSense bilge pump)
18. Hiring Expertise
19. Rocky Raccoon Returns
20. Chaos in the Galley
21. On the St. John's River
22. Little Things (hobby afloat)
23. Keeping in Touch with Grandchildren
24. Securing the Microwave
25. Cup-holder Repair
26. Sharing Plants
27. Buying a Big Boat (part 3)
28. Buying a Big Boat Series
29. Upside Down Tomato Plant How-To
30. Scissors in the Galley (baked bacon)
31. Refrigerator Power Requirements (Part 1)
32. Powering the Refrigerator The Complete Series
33. Beckson Plate Fix
34. Red Tide and Forest Fires
35. Washing Dishes and Saving Water
36. Fixing a 24-hour Clock
37. Perfect Eggs - Eggy Timer (no reefer advice)
38. Halloween 2018
39. Red Tide Miracles
40. My Life Afloat Decision (Alz advice too)
41. Mistakes Made - Pick the Right Boat
42. Energy Efficient Christmas Lights
43. Inverters Make AC Power (Part IV)
44. Solar, Batteries and an Inverter
45. Battery Check and Cheater Method
46. Best Choice Washer
47. Running the Hounds by Captain Sid Tracy
48. VHF by my Bunk (spare radio)
49. Mucket the Mallard Drake
50. Microgreens Seeds to Harvest (part 3)
51. Microgreens Aboard Seaweed (series)
52. The Newest
53. Birds bring Happiness
54. Christmas Friends
55. Christmas Memories
56. New Alternator Bracket
57. Hanger Storage
58. Cheesecake (easy no milk/no bake method)
59. Alex Moody's Carafe
60. Seaweed's New Address
61. Barracudas and Ciguatera Toxin
62. Mother's Day Manatees (netbook news)
63. Screen Solution (newest version)
64. Adding an Air-Breeze Wind Generator (#2 in series)
65. And in Conclusion (#6 in series)
66. Power from None to Now (the complete series)
67. Holiday Cards
68. Apple Options
69. Making a Garland
70. Daddy's Bottom Scraper
71. Pancake Memories
72. Watermaker Woes
73. Inverter Friendly Pancake Griddle
74. Estate Sale Book Finds
75. After Hurricane Ian  (part 2)
76. Before and After Hurricane Ian (parts 1 and 2)
77. Marineland of Florida
78. Expensive Tomatoes (comments)
79. Rules for Life
80. Manatee Mob (aka Aggregate)
81.  
82. coming soon

Archive

The Archive holds a chronological list of every item published on my website. It includes a brief synopsis (not just the title) along with the topics covered in each article.

Click on the title and voila: you're there. Enjoy!

Topics of Interest:
You can achieve a simple satisfying life

• Anchorages Nice versus never again

• Becoming Clutter-Free One Week at a Time

• Boat Talk A glossary for nautical neophytes

• Boats Find yours here

• Books On the bookshelf

• Channel Markers of Life Small yet significant

• Characters Interesting folks

• Comfort Decadence aboard

• DVDs and CDs Movie-time and Music aboard Seaweed

• Entertainment Relaxing afloat and Hobbies too

• Fishing* catching dinner - tips and tricks
  *Your hints and fish stories welcome!

• Galley Off-the-grid and not starving

• Gear The good, the bad and the ugly

• Humor Laughter along the waterways

• In the Bilges Repairs and Upgrades

• Locations Where we've been

• Memory Lane Stories from yesteryear

• Money Thriving on very little

• Organizing How to fight clutter

• Pets Aboard Boat life with four paws

• Recipes What's cooking aboard

• Recommendations

• Relationships Cruising partner matters

• Security Be safe, plus the Medicine Locker

• Simplify Less is more

• Sojourners Saloon Boater chronicles

• Unmentionables The head aka bathroom, trash disposal, pests, etc.

• Vignettes Brief notes about life

• Wild Things Nature entertains

• The Writer's Block by guest authors

• YouTube Channel Videos from my world https://www.youtube.com/@JaniceAboardSeaweed

Aphorisms

For years I've been collecting short pithy statements otherwise known as aphorisms. If you're like me and enjoy the weird, go ahead and CLICK!

These are previously posted -- for new, you'll have to come visit again.

My home is not fancy by any means, however you cannot imagine how wonderful it is to come back to her after an expedition on shore.

If I can live this life, why not you too?

Skipper, First Mate extraordinaire

Every gift helps.

The Cruising Kitty is what boaters refer to as spending money. There's never enough aboard Seaweed!

   
My Buddy, and his girlfriend...