will i would like to know when the fun starts . we went sailing today moderate wind calm . well i have a problem with the rudder i like going in circles not good on a boat can't figure out what i did wrong maybe a little heavy on steering. but that was the least of it one of the side stays snapped and we thought the mast was going i did all the right things bert took the rudder and i went up to see what happened the turnbuckles came loss so bert and i were changing places when the boom swung as i was ducking but i didn't duck fast enough and now i know why its called a boom blood all over the deck and me but i stayed calm just glad i wasn't it the sea bert got a rag and asked if i was ok said yes and that i could hold the boat in the wind until he fixed the problem very brave of me with blood all over the place. we got the problem fixed and then was able to get back to the harbor. i cleaned up blood all over my legs and face and walked home annouced myself as injuryed kate said it looked like a mosquite bite i checked the mirror and she was right but i am swollen and will probably get a black eye. someday it maybe fun but when is the big question.

sorry i haven't blogged lately but the boat has claimed me . I have been working non stop for three weeks i really thought this project would be easy boy was i wrong it has been hard physical labor but we may get the boat in next week. We are going to step the mast tomorrow all these new terms.It is amazing how your friends disappear after offering to help but they will show up again when everything is done but they will find out that i am captain and they are not allowed on my boat. I get my first bill from the chandler on monday i have a feelings its a whooper because Madame Michelle who does the billing said to me today I must see your boat it must be beautiful because you have bought so many things. I hope they have a chair ready for me on monday.

well I did it I bought a sail boat and we are now in the process of getting it ready for the season which means stripping it naked and rebuilding it. My workers assure me this is necessary and will last ten years. The most interesting thing about owning a boat is the treatment you get when people learn you are a captain of a boat they almost salute. So now I am Madam Captaine. I must admit i rather like it. The french love paperwork and believe everything you do must be a challenge but for some reason if you are Madam Captaine things move faster.The other day i went to get a moble phone for the boat and the girl was telling me i needed a copy of a phone bill but since my phone is listed under my landlords name and then i pay them there was no way i could get one until i mentioned i needed it for my boat" oh madam captaine no problem" and i had the phone.
so what ever it works.

i'm a Capitan of my very own sailboat! i'm a wreck.

continuation of bra story....Well, finally today I put one of the new bras on, since we were going to Cannes so I could gamble (more on that later). So, $100 bra on with more lace than most wedding gowns, I was off to Cannes...I felt different all day. Why did I feel different? I looked down and realized I had points! It was a revelation! I felt 25! So I think it was a good investment. Signing off in "uplifted" spirits!

p.s. I'll let you know what happens when I wear the "slip" (undies)!

i was dragged kicking and screaming to the bra shop by Maria and my daughter Kate. they were determined to "uplift" me, so in I go to the magic room lined with bras of every hue, shape and size. with the tape-measure lady advancing on me, she measured me and pulled out a bra from the box and told me to try it on. into the cubicle, tried it on and then had to present myself half-naked to the ladies..."Voila!" four more bras of incredible beauty and color were pulled out, back to the room i went to try on another. pulled back the curtain, presented myself half-naked again to the gathering audience of bra-worshippers. it was definately a thumbs up, or more accurately a 'tits up' experience! so after the ahhs and ooohs, i decided on two bras and one slip (undies) of incredible beauty, but on my way out i had to slip a 3-pack of white nipple-hugger undies in for old time's sake. since the bras had no prices marked on them, i knew i was in trouble. and as they pulled the chair out for me to sit down in, i realized i had spent more on two bras and one pair of undies in one day than i had in ten years of underwear buying. but now i know why the French woman always has that dirty little smile on her face!

greetings from mom i am in the new age of communications. well kate is here and so far we haven't killed each other. and guess what the dog loves me. tom will relate to that.well this is my first entry and my heart is beating a little fast so will rest now.