Shavings in my Brassiere #12
Tim, Linda and Taz
Taz really was a sweet little dog. Few people ever knew that. Though I’m unsure how he got his name, he...
Shavings in My Brassiere #11
Restoration
Still knowing nothing other than I wanted to start, my first boat restoration was pulled off entirely by committee. My community committee. ...
Shavings in my brassiere: #10
LaPush
Entering the Quillayute River on a good day must be difficult. I'm just guessing of course, because I've never gone in on a good...
Shavings in my brassiere: #9
Sag Harbor
Unable to find our size and styles of brassieres in Port Townsend, Kashmira and I started a yearly tradition. We’d meet in downtown...
Shavings in my brassiere: #8
Boat Midwifery
(In honor of the launching of the Western Flyer, we thought this appropriate as the next installment of Diana's wonderful tales. - The...
Shavings in my brassiere #7
ABC - Always Be Careful
There's a particular sound a high powered industrial power tool makes when the material being cut changes from wood to...
Shavings in my brassiere #6
My Abortion
Of course I got pregnant the first time I did it. So young, I knew nothing about sex nor what it might bring...
Shavings in my brassiere #5
ANOTHER USE FOR IT
I worked for a fella many years ago who had a small sailboat and a small budget. It needed a lot of...
When I was a Secret Agent
Many years ago and far, far away, (southwest Florida in 1982, to be exact), I was living and working in a marina fifteen miles...
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The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Photo of Tom Robbins by Dan Wallen. Used with permission of University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections MPH1272
When I was the editor of the...
Spider Sticks
A spider stick is any handy light branch or stem which you have stripped of its leaves and twigs, cut to three feet or...
So Long, Pygmy Kayaks
More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...
Love in the Time of Covid
March 15, 2020, message from the Port Townsend School District:
We are looking forward to seeing students at school on Monday so teachers and students can...
On the hard: Thea Foss
From Classic Yachts to Fish Packers: Their Stories
Movie Stars, Depth Charges and Tugboat Annie: The Story of the Thea Foss
I still can't think of...
