Fish and ships

No surprise by now my interest in boats.

This was my attempt, at 13 or 14, to shape

a half-tonner out of pine. She's a little chunky

in the mid-section and the keel may be a bit

too thick, but good effort. The mast might appear

a touch short and the shrouds are detached

and fouled. Reminds me of Grimalkin, a little.

This E-scow was rasped and planed by memory ,

and I do believe I did a bang-up job on it.

My only regret was not being able to put a crown

on the deck for authenticity. Oh well.

The crown jewel. This must have been fashioned

in the late 40's. My dad shaped this

Jersey Speed Skiff at 829, no doubt.

Back in his day, these were THE fast boats on the

water. Never mind scarabs and cigarettes and bajas.

The Jersey Skiffs were the bees' knees.

Apparently this little beauty was painted

powder blue at one time. I think I'd like to be

cremated with this when the time comes.

It seems like half of the time my wife eats at Masa,

I'm at work. She is a thoughtful person, however,

and brought me home a spicy tuna roll.

(Our plate) I love her an awful lot