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the winds told us to stay here today. we took some time to go over lists of things to do for cricket before we leave her for the winter : (
pam dutifully wrote them out so we wouldn't forget (i truly appreciate her gift of organization!). we also dreamt together of improvements to be made for cricket... hard to beleive this ol' boat has any room for improvement, but sure enough we're finding a few things that would make her even more of a joy to sail and live aboard! : )
we also took owen for a dinghy ride in the rain on jiminny, and a nice long walk through the beautiful buildings of the hampton's v.a., and the university of hampton. beautiful place! we stopped downtown for lunch, and got totally poured upon. we were glad to have our rain gear and our umbrellas! owen was particularly glad to have umbrellas! he also learned how to ride in the little canvas duluth pack on my back. he was quite a cute sight to see, with his head poked out the top, and his curious eyes looking at this and that, all the while under the protection of our big blue and white umbrella! his eyes slowly went to half mast, then he cuddled down for a little snooze on his walking human's back. i wished i were him, but was glad to be me! (wouldn't be great to have friendly giants!?) i loved walking in the rain under an umbrella as a little kid, and i still do!
it's nice now to be dry inside cricket, with the oil lamp burning warmly, enya playing softly, and a warm cup of irish coffee in front of me.
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