Projects on the boat

Posted by Liz Here's an example of why most days pass by so quickly and we wonder - "what did we do all day?" Before Gypsea's departure in the Fall from Boston to Antigua, one of the many projects on our spreadsheet was to replace and sew on the new leather wheel cover. With all the other stuff on "the list", this got pushed down - - and we saved it for a quiet day. Was only supposed to take 3-4 hours according to the video we watched, but that timeframe was projected by the guy who probably does this 20 times a day. Ed worked on it for the most part with a little help from me here and there - spending most of Wednesday and Thursday, tediously and tenderly sewing away. It required a few separate type of stitches, with the Herringbone stitch being the predominant one. Ed patiently worked away - he really got into a groove and had the process down pat. (Betty, his mom, who was an amazing homemaker - baked, sewed, etc - and would be very proud!)