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Day 6: Grenada to Carriacou, Caribbean Island

February 17, 2020May 22, 2020Grenada, Caribbean Island, Memory, Personal, Photography, Sailing, Traveling2 Comments

So this is now my 6th day on Lady Natalie. The 43 foot Sailboat of Dave’s he also is running Sailabration Cruising. You too could be here one day if you are interested in sailing. I can’t believe look I am sailing today again…Looks like Annabelle had some fun with my camera.

This morning we left Halifax Harbor one of my absolute fave spot…

looks good to sail to Carriacou today. So I am on the helm for about I think it was close to 2-3 hours. Loved every moment of it. Such a totally different experience from Lace Simcoe to Ocean sailing. On a bigger sailboat too, sailboat duel helm wheal instead of a tiller…

After several hours on helm Look at what we got into next… .

3-4 meter Swells coming from 2 different directions Now…
“Waves and seas are described by the height from trough to crest; swell also is described by the direction it’s coming from.
” SO if I am correct we had waves and swells coming from 2 directions, hitting each other ?
Am I correct with this thought.?

Big swells are diminishing a little but not by much.. Look at our Annabelle she took the helm… So cool..impressed… I wish I would have too.

Arrived at Sandy Beach.. and anchored for tonight.. Smiles I keep on saying this is “PARADIES” this is for sure…what till I show you …tortoise waters all around us….

Day 5 Grenada, Caribbean Island

February 13, 2020May 25, 2020Grenada, Caribbean Island, Life, Memory, Passion, Photography, Pictures, SailingLeave a Comment

We are really enjoying this special coffee every morning. Thank You

Our morning views have alwys been so refreshing and peaceful. Today is the first morning though that we are enjoying looking out to the open sea.

Heading in to port quickly to fuel up and get water and some food too.

*Docket at Grenada Yacht Club* in morning before heading out to Sea

We are off to sail across to Carriacou today, a 30 mile sail. So excited to see this. My first time going out in to the open ocean water. Yes we always have land in sight.. but jut not close by..

After we sailed for several hours the Kapt’n noticed that the horizon is starting to not be there anymore. Or lets say not as distinct as sky to water was earlier on, a storm was coming in. And we have still more then half to sail to Carriacou… time to go back and anchor at Halifax Harbor. The weather is turning and we don’t want to head into this storm.

Glad we did turn Lady Natalie around… Because we would not have been able to experience this so romantic island. With totally black sand…

Our anchorage for tonight after turning back from an attempted passage from Grenada to Carriacou. … I can’t wait to show you some of the moments here….

Day 3 in Grenada, Caribbean Island

February 6, 2020May 7, 2020Information, Life, Memory, Nature, Passion, Personal, Photography, SailingLeave a Comment

The Sunset coming over the hills with moon still right in sight too. It’s Saturday morning Jan. 11th. 2020 now… coffee being served. So special.

Today is another beautiful day.. morning sunrise with rooster waking us up still at Clarke’s Court Boatyard and Marina. Today we are having our 3rd crew member Clinton arrive in later afternoon too. Annabelle is going scuba diving and we are going to walk over to Hog Island.

The walk there from the marina is about 60 minutes or more. Well maybe even faster except I took lots of pictures as you may know… the views of the bay and the forest is so lush and a bit thorny here and there. Cactus and Termite nest here and there.

Look at this perfect spot on Hog Island….So picture perfect. And the water as clear as it can be, Turquoise! I could not resist going swimming looking for shells in the water. Diving to see the joy of clear water and sand under water…

The Roger’s Barefoot Beach Bar is a must visit opens usually at 4 pm. bring cash.. with hammocks all over the area.. one definitely could dream away here. Look at what Sean put together for me.. he was so proud to make the earrings from part of the necklace he made for me. Special treasure in my eyes. Thank You

Back in time for welcoming Clinton our 3rd crew… our Crew is now complete. Kapt’n Dave, Annabelle, Clinton and myself.

Supper at Adrift Restaurant & Bar tonight with sailing friends. Jorge and Marianne

Day 2 in Grenada, Carribean Island

February 5, 2020April 30, 2020Life, Memory, Nature, Passion, Personal, Photography, Traveling4 Comments

First night sleeping ever on a sailboat. Very different for sure. I heard lots of swish, wosh, swish, wosh…waves. Then some sheets here and there knocking on the mast I think… Now here is the best part… The Rooster. Totally one sound to not forget. He was every where we went. Smiles… just like they have dogs rooming free with no owner ever in sight.

Looks like we have a job to do before the rest of the crew gets here.

Put the mainsail back on the boom. It needed some repair and now it’s back on the deck to but up again… only thing is it is getting windy… so someone had to hold it down as Dave figured out the best way to do this. Of course with my help.. I would not want it any other way! Making sure it does not lift up before it is ready to sailllll….lol

Ok so what do you think we need now on the sailboat for the week we are here on board? Food and wine. Oh my gosh …Off we go on a grocery bus run. What a hoot! We had 13 people on buss plus driver. ANDDDD ALLL THE FOOOOOOD and drinks and whatever everyone needed to bring back. A new COB for our Lady too. All fit into the bus. You should have seen us all …LOL we all where squished like sardines.

Our second crew has arrived… Annabelle. A little tired after a long flight here.

Annabelle has arrived our second crew member…

Ok now bring all the items we collected back with dinghy to our “Lady Natalie. Ohhh how funny this is it all has to go into fridge somehow. I could not believe what you all stuffed in there.

So special to experience a foll moon on the Island of Grenada. We planed to go to Hogs Island for the Full Moon Party. But with the wind being stronger and in a dinghy. We decided to head over to Adrift Restaurant And Bar right here at Clarke’s Court Boatyard & Marina

**Full Moon Party at Adrift Rest. and Bar with sailing group and fantastic band.**

To Enjoy another great evening of happiness, laughter, smiles, food, drinks, dancing and listening to music… with the full moon so bright in the sky. Only thing is I was playing around taking pictures with a new camera…so my pictures came out a bit fuzzy. Recommend to play around with new items at home before going on a trip.

Needles At Work

August 8, 2019Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting, Knitting Fashion, Passion, Personal, Yarn, Wool, Cotton1 Comment

….after some time not really having my knitting needles in my hand …. Just not sure why that happen. But for past 6 months I have kind of lost my desire for knitting.

Have You ever felt like that? You have a hobby that is your passion, all of a sudden You have no interest in it anymore?

Some of You may say ….Oh no! This is unheard off. My knitting has been part of my daily life.

Well I think this little poncho request has brought back some nice memories of knitting. And how good it feels to be creating something handmade.

From My Heart To Yours

December 29, 2018Canada, Christmas, Country, Holiday Season, Nature, Personal, Photography, Seasons, Weihnachten, Winter Season2 Comments

Oh no, how time has gone by since my last post.

I kind of got side tracked by posting on Facebook. How could I, you may ask? Well it seems to be much easier to do that with my phone.

Yes, I know I can do blog-posts on the phone too. But it seem to be a little more tedious for someone like me that is not so computer oriented. LOL

So we all had the Fall season come and go… see some of my pictures from the fall.

Well guess what, we had minus 17 on November 22nd. A brisk walk through the local park that morning and again at night, so beautiful.

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Then some more snow here and there…gurr with rain right after that.

All snow gone again. What? You say we are in winter? Normal we would be into deep winter with Christmas just past, Guess again!!! Yesterday was December 28th. A usually very cold winter day here in Canada. ..BUT not yesterday!

Believe it or not we had a temperature of “+11” .Yes plus 11 degrees. People where walking around in short sleeves… (not me).Don’t think it have seen that before in my 34 years here in Canada!

So today I woke up to – 9, ladida yes minus 9. very drastic change in temperature. I am So glad we can’t change the weather.

Enjoy the last view days of 2018 and many thanks for stopping by here on my Blog during the past years. I truly hope to be more active in the New Year.

With more posts and KnitswissYarns aswell as pattern releases here and on Ravelry.

Looking forward to seeing You again in 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU

Perfect Water Droplets

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018Fall Season, Flower, Garden, Nature, Photography4 Comments

Probably one of the last nice hot summer evenings outside in my backyard with +28.

Cut the grass put water on some plants. Even racked up the dead grass.

So now enjoying a peaceful evening with a glass of wine and looking for some great pictures.

I have one for sure I absolutely love water droplets on plants. But what about mushrooms growing on a log? Or even a plant we call clover that we don’t need I. The grass or garden. Beautiful too

Have a wonderful evening

Water Droplets

February 25, 2016February 25, 20161, Backyard Flower, Garden, Ice-Pictures, Life, Memory, Nature, Passion, Personal, Photography, Season, Winter Season, Winter-Freeze2 Comments

There is something magical hanging on the branch.

I just love when I see water droplets on branches.

Today they are hanging on all kinds of branches in our backyard.

Ich finde es immer sehr schoen Wasser Tropfen an den Zweigen hängen zu sehen…

Heute gibt es viel davon in unserem Garten.

Glistening Sunshine in the Big Icy Mess

December 26, 2013January 8, 2014Christmas, Events, Holiday Season, Information, Knitting Blog, Life, Nature, Personal, Photography, Seasons, Thoughts, Town, Weihnachten, Winter3 Comments

An Icy Mess we could say. So many people without power and this after 5 days of frizzing cold temperature. Now overnight a good 5 to 10cm layer of snow on top of all this ice. More weight on the branches too…

I remember as a kid growing up back home. Our home is close to a train track and sometimes when we had an ice store and the train power lines where covers in ice. As a kid it was quite something to see the train go by then and all the sparks and crackles from the ice as the train went by. memories to keep….

Well yesterday morning the temperature measured MINUS 22 burrrrr!!!. Kind of unbelievable how solid the ice is on all the branches. But if you could feel the cold….

However this is a really nice time to go out and take lots of pictures. One does not get to have that many opportunities for this kind of sparkle and sunshine…unless you live in the Alps in Switzerland. Breathtaking views when the sun shines into the ice and snow.

Ein eisige Wueste könnten wir sagen. So viele Menschen ohne Strom, und dies nach 5 Tagen ice kalten Temperaturen. Über Nacht dazu noch gute 5 bis 10 cm Neuschnee. Mehr Gewicht auf die Zweige …

Ich erinnere mich an meine Kinderzeit zuhause. Mein Elternhause ist in der Nähe einer Bahnstrecke und manchmal, wenn wir ein Eisregen hatten und die Stromleitungen der Bahn mit Eis bedeck waren. Wenn der Zug vorbei fuhr….das Funkeln uns Sparkel der Leitungen… Als Kind war es schon etwas zum sehen – Erinnerungen zum Behalten ….

Tree full of ice hanging very low over the walk way

Nun, gestern Morgen die Temperaturn waren bei uns MINUS 22 Burrrrr!. Unglaublich, wie dick das Eis ist auf alle Bäumen. Aber wenn man die Kälte fühlen ….dan ist es kein Wunder.

Doch trotzdem ist es eine schöne Zeit für Fotos. All das Glitzern wenn die Sonne in all das Eis scheint…So etwas sieht man nicht viel bei uns. Ja in den Alpen in der Schweiz kommt das schon öfters vor. Atemberaubende Ausblickten, wenn die Sonne in das Eis und und Schnee scheint.

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Growing Icicles – My New Curtains

February 2, 2011February 7, 2011Bilingual, Country, Knitting Blog, Life, Nature, Photography, Seasons, Winter2 Comments

What a treat this is for the kids…Young and Old.

Their itching to knock the Icicles off….but now they are so big and getting longer every day that even the older kids are fascinated seeing this. I wonder how long I am able to keep them there before someone can’t resist. Smile…..perhaps the Spring will knock it of for me. But that for sure is not today with this winter storm we are having here since last night.

Was für eine “Jucken” ist dies für … Jung und Alt.

Es juckt die Eiszapfen abschlagen …. aber jetzt sind sie so groß und wachsen immer mehr jeden Tag, dass auch die älteren Kinder fasziniert sind diese zu sehen. Ich frage mich doch, wie lange ich in der Lage bin die Eiszapfen unberührt dort zu halten, bis jemand es nicht widerstehen kann und sie abschlägt. Lächeln ….. vielleicht wird der Frühling diese von mir nehemen. Aber das ist sicher nicht Heute mit diesem Wintersturm den wir seit der letzten Nacht haben.

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Fiery Clouds in the Sky

October 5, 2010October 5, 2010Bilingual, Country, Events, Life, Nature, Personal, Photography, Thoughts3 Comments

I like taking pictures of clouds and all kids of bugs amongst lots of other fun things. But one day in September the clouds and the sun gave me this fiery picture. Yes I did play with my camera setting too.

I love taking pictures and just see what will be the results of the different settings. I thought it was kind of fun with the both homes and chimneys framing the sky.

Mir gefallen die Bilder von Wolken sowie auch von Käfern und Insekten, unterallen auch von vielen anderen lustigen Dingen. Doch eines Tages im September zeigten die Wolken und die Sonne ein schönes feuriges Bild. Ja, ich habe mit meiner Kamera etwas mit geholfen. Habe mit der Einstellung herumgespielt.

Mir hat das besonders gut gefallen wie der Himmel eingeramt wurde mit den zwei Häuser und die Kamine.