One of the best ways to celebrate summer
“Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need – a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing”. Jerome K. Jerom “Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog)”
Would it be just perfect to celebrate the first week of summer sailing in our best summer sailing outfits while reading this fabulous book…? Yes of course it would be a nice, only bit more summer weather around here please!
From the top: Boat toy from lauri, Rainbow Springs, Florida — 1961, Sailor Stripes and Tulips from Flickr, Mobile of small Nordic Viking Boats, vintage boy outfit , Folk Art Oil Tanker and Folk Art Oil Tanker Model (both last links via: http://kickcanandconkers.blogspot.com)
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12 Comments
what a happy post
I love sailing and boats
and that tankermodel, just grand
and, come on sun
shine, SHINE
Love it!
XXX
this captures the dreaminess of summer. and I love the bit about what is needed on the boat of life!!
Dear Patrice….Thank you. Summer is a good reason to be very happy….
Dear Tali….Thank you…:-)
Dear Marchi…..Thanks! His book is pure joy, mix with his sharp and ironic sense of humor just perfect!
i’m in love with neptun…
and want to invite you to the next drawing challenge, i’m the host and the word is BODY! hope to see you… julia
Dear Julia…Thank! and Thanks for the invitation. It is a changeling subject….! However, count me in…
i love this. i need to get me some nautically inspired threads and into a boat quick!
This is beautiful! Thanks for including some of my finds. My husband has just obtained his boat licence so with a bit of luck well be enjoying some time out at sea this Summer, early in the morning before it’s too hot
Dear Rachel…thank you.
Dear Deb- Thank you, and off course you included! …:-)
Wow- you are going to sail this summer -now I’m too jealous
and by the way – be a little genteel with summer weather, after all here is raining for the last week…:-(
timeless.
and i seem to remember having 3 men in that boat, somewhere, in a moving box. they may have to linger right in there for a few summers onwards….
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Dear Woolf- its old timer isn’t it?…But like a real old timer is always relevant..:-)
Hi Hagar,beautiful post! Love the boat..the first one and the “Larry’s gulf” !!