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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 Vignettes page
Brief notes about life

Aphorism Alert:  Mrs. Snow had lived forty years, and for fifteen of those years she had been too busy wishing things were different to find much time to enjoy things as they were. Pollyanna by Eleanor Hodgman Porter.

Vignettes
Brief notes about life

~ listed chronologically, as posted ~

These are short sketches of things I think... some will eventually be full length articles.  And others, well, I'm still blushing!

1. Hatteras/Krogen demographic

2. Fish Training 101

3. Looking for Catamarans

4. Why Be Normal

5. How Do Osprey Land?

6. Boat Presents

7. Blowing Bubbles

8. Hunting Nowadays

9. Music in the Morning

10. Kindle Reads

11. Engine Update (swapping motors is complicated)

12. After Easter (pot luck idea)

13. Shark Changes Plans

14. Dolphin Visits

15. Some Crabbers are Perverse

16. Deal Breaker (galley gear in thrift store)

17. Boat Buying with your New Partner

18. Boating Changes over the Decades

19. Afternoon Entertainment

20. Apple versus Microsoft

21. Room for Improvement

22. Romanticism versus Reality

23. Flares Expire (my solution)

24. Flavored Coffees (economical versions)

25. Soloist Dinner Dilemmas

26. Birds on Boats

27. Spook-tacular circa 2014

28. Sewing Kit Saves Time

29. Warm Fuzzies (winter bedding)

30. Dolphin Moment

31. Toasting English Muffins on a Heater

32. Silent Lessons

33. Boat Shoes Inside

34. Command in the Galley

35. Barn Swallows (Kindle critique)

36. Rocky Raccoon

37. Songbird in Water

38. Antique Speedboat (ID sought)

39. Blackberries

40. Non Sequitur on Boating

41. StarBoard Stops

42. Appearances Can Deceive

43. Stone-Wave Sticks

44. A New Calder's (2015, 4th Edition)

45. Locker Latch Alignment

46. Backing Plate Concerns

47. Garbage Bag Solution

48. Foaming Soap Dispenser (how to)

49. Pet ID Tags

50. Anhingas

51. Fighting Inertia regarding Boat Gear

52. Waterproof 8 Gauge Butt Connectors (make your own)

53. Christina O. (Aristotle Onassis' yacht)

54. Fool Me Once...

55. Time Flies by Peggie Hall, Head Mistress

56. Freezer Ice Bag

57. Chicken Leg Quarters (canning times and quantities)

58. Fried Chicken

59. Buy and Install Levels

60. The Birds (ordering iced coffee)

61. Hiring a Diver

62. Storing Nuts, Bolts and Screws

63. Relief at a Dental Clinic

64. Toy Bails Dinghy

65. Pan Scrubber Fail

66. Bolt Sizing Primer

67. August Update

68. Sea Fever on Gutenberg

69. MIA in the Abyss

70. Fast Window Curtains (a thrift store recycle)

71. All's Well aboard Seaweed

72. Seaweed's Dryer Bar

73. Dish Towels

74. Magnifier

75. Book Store - Haslam's in St. Pete

76. Pilothouse Window Opener Sought

77. Repairing Veneer

78. The Hammer (beachcombing finds) by Guest author Cheryl on Island Time

79. Stowing Halloween and Thanksgiving Decor

80. Removing Blood Stains

81. Credit Card Compromised

82. New Flares

83. Bilge Oil and Water Removal

84. Shaft Key Alert

85. Matt's Loss (sad news)

86. Witch Hazel

87. Pancake Memories

88.  

89. 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 Movie-time aboard Seaweed

• Entertainment Relaxing afloat

• 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

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

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