There are no words to describe the feelings that rose up when I stepped onto Antarctica. It was so vast, […]
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Anticipation
I think I am beginning to vibrate. Pure, unadulterated anticipation. I have been absent from this site for a few […]
Edward Bransfield Commemorative Tartan- End of Stage 1 (I hope)
When I last wrote about “The Tartan” I had just begun to wind the warp onto the warping board. If […]
Getting Started- Edward Bransfield Commemorative Tartan
When I returned from my trip to Antarctica, I wanted to weave a tartan similar to the one that had […]
Refusing to Grow Old
I don’t look my age. I never have. When I was 13, the waiter at a high class restaurant suggested […]
Cerro Alarkan Nature Reserve
Tierra del Fuego. Ushuaia, Argentina. Somehow all the geography classes failed to impress upon me the beauty of such a […]
Observe the World: Antarctica
Observe the white. For it is not just white. Observe the land. For it is not empty. Observe […]
Remembering Edward Bransfield
I knew nothing about Edward Bransfield when I boarded the Island Sky in Ushuaia, Argentina. Nothing. I knew that Antarctica […]
Antarctica, Tartans, and OMG!!!!
Sometimes life just sorta points you in the right direction and then you are where you never thought you would […]
RUSH: Minke! Minke!
There were times that I was sure the boat would list to starboard. The call of “Whale” would draw interest. […]
