cocktails, island style, stories & beautiful blue water
Mercy, it is HOT!! The summer heat wave continues unabated, but at least we are not still in a drought. The lakes are full again, we can water lawns and gardens, and the pools are open for business. At least there are options to escape the heat. Thank the Lord for air conditioning and novels by Mary Kay Andrews! Here’s… Read More
Finding a new writer to read – and better yet, a whole series of books – is like finding a great sale on the very thing you needed and didn’t even know it, a chance to make new friends and go to new places, and a treasure hunt – all rolled into one. My personal high water mark for this… Read More
From the Mark Twain short story The Stolen White Elephant – He took a pen and some paper, “Now – name of the elephant?” “Hassan Ben Ali Ben Selim Abdallah Mohammed Moise Alhammal Jamsetjejeebhoy Dhuleep Sultan Ebu Bhudpoor.” “Very well. Given name?” “Jumbo.” At this point I laughed out loud. As I was in the waiting area of a doctor’s… Read More
The tiki bar is open! It’s a very rare blue moon full moon New Year’s Eve. This is a night calling for tiki style if there ever was one. I’m still hobbling around, so things take more effort and time – and patience has never been one of my virtues. Last bluwaterlife posting was a bit of tiki history. With… Read More
Here are three reads that go well together…on three topics that always interest me…pirates, Caribbean history, and map making. I enjoyed reading the two pirate books back to back – one non-fiction and one fiction. Empire of Blue Water is a lot of Caribbean history with a little fictional narrative; slow in spots (especially the first chapter) but very, very… Read More
Anyone who has spent time around boats on the ocean or just likes a good story well told will enjoy learning about Linda Greenlaw and reading The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey. I read it in the fall of 2000, and it has a place on my favorites shelf. I’ve posted the review and info from the writer’s website… Read More
Travis McGee is a boat bum. He is authentic blue water, from his boat shoes to his deep water tan. He likes jazz and gin. He lives on The Busted Flush – a custom 52’ houseboat won in a poker game – docked at Slip F18 Bahia Mar Marina, Fort Lauderdale, FL. (latitude 26N 6’ 51.22” longitude -80W 6’ 29.58”)…. Read More
