It's a warm day on the 14th of January, but we only have one more of those left before the cold weather sets in again. The good news is that this month is half over, and by the end of February the cold cycle should be finished with spring and warmer weather on the way.

It takes me a little longer, but I finally have found the method for putting pictures on my blog. When we were in Chelsea, I had many pictures on my pc, but now I have almost none on this laptop, so I had to scrounge a bit. Of course, I could just take a few more pictures, put them into the computer and post one or two to my blog. I'll get around to that.

Each day we find new areas of consideration on our home/boat. This morning I found a new "soft spot" at the galley sink, a small area where water can easily get into and stay. It's only a small supporting piece of wood, but it will have to be removed and replaced. No big deal. I'm also studying diligently several electrical books to see if I can get a better grasp on our electrical systems on board. I'm making progress, but it is slow.

Many boaters complain about cooking on board. We have no real substantive complaints though there are certain restrictions because we only have 110/120 aboard. We are able to cook all of our favorite meals be they stove top or oven or both. Ex: This morning Anne prepared a gorgeous lobster fritatta (using leftover lobster from two days ago) plus tomato and hash browns (from scratch). Last night we split a small chicken and roasted it for our dinner, then Anne made an apple crumble with pecans. That's not bad eating folks! We're fortunate that we both can cook, so when Anne is busy with her work (a lot of the time) I jump in and do the cooking many times either chinese or spanish. Of course, we have very limited space, so mainly we have to shop day by day so our spaces don't get too jammed full of food.

In a couple weeks we'll head back up to Canada to take care of some business. Hopefully, we will not freeze our tails off while there, but we'll accept what happens as we always have. Meanwhile, I'm scoouting out golf courses in this area, and I'll go out for a round as soon as the new cold front decides to leave.