Shady Dealings

Shady Harbor Marina, N 42 27 W73 47

(07/29/05) Not much has been happening here so I’ve been lax in writing.

Tuesday Libby brought Katelyn and Victoria, our two youngest granddaughters for a visit. Katelyn is 6 and Victoria is 4. There was no wind so we couldn’t sail. Instead we swam in the marina pool. After that we had to scratch a bit to find things to keep them from getting bored. I tried telling bedtime stories, but every story I knew they already heard.

In the end I found the key. It was so simple. We have a so-called sun shower. It is a plastic bag that you fill with water, and then haul up in the air above your head. A hose and a shower head hang down. I let the girls squirt water on the deck then scrub it with the broom. That was all they needed to keep happy.

Yesterday Glen Kaatz and Pete Lemme came down for an evening sail after work. There was no wind, but we did motor to Schodack creek to look for the eagles. Sure enough we saw one of the bald eagles. Of course the real purpose was to show off Tarwathie. Ithink they were suitably impressed.