Our new floating home is an attention hog
But, join me on Thursday for cocktails and a tour!
This will come as no surprise to many of you but getting a 40 year old sailboat live-in ready and ready for sailing is a LOT of work. Whodathunk?
So, no newsletter today because our new home on the water is an attention hog. BUT, she is clean and polished and we are moving on board today come hell or high water (a phrase that has a new, slightly more literal, meaning to me).
At the start of the clean-up/ find-out-what’s-broken-and-fix-it process. Also, see all that beautiful wood? It all needed to be cleaned, treated, and oiled.
By Thursday night, the boat’s galley was move-in ready so I packed up my RV kitchen and moved it all onboard. To my surprise and delight, everything I wanted to bring fit, with room to spare!
If you’re new here, welcome! I’m Rebecca, a cookbook author, recipe developer, and food photographer. You might know me from my recipe websites, Of Batter and Dough and A Little and A Lot.
My husband and I are nomads who divide our time between an RV and a sailboat (the boat is a new addition!), so I write about life on the road and on the water, the incredible places we visit, and the inspiring people we meet along the way.
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And also…..
Join me on Thursday for a tour and a cocktail!
A Sailboat Tour and Cocktails With Robin!
In May, the fabulous Robin Bergdoll showed us how to make a Black Manhattan and a French Gimlet and she’s BACK to show us how to make two new colorful cocktails that are perfect for hot summer evenings!
Before we get to mixing beautiful, colorful cocktails, I’ll give you a quick tour around our new floating home with sails!
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Love watching this transition. We’ve learned so much from life on the road—and I imagine the water will teach a whole new kind of tidy. Sending good vibes from The Tidy RV crew.
Boat projects- never ending. Looks like you've started out brilliantly. Congrats! If the spices don't stay put, I'd recommend putting them in a drawer if you have one available. I can't remember if you're salt water or fresh, but using small ziplock bags will keep the spice from clumping into an unusable rock (esp if cruising on salt water).