Monthly Archives: January 2009

An Outsider on the Inside: What DOES a Chicken Say?

By lizzy | Published: January 26, 2009
In the words of my Aussie friend Damien, the French really “pecked the eyes out!” of the world during maritime colonialism.  Doing this grand repair in French Polynesia has given me an excellent excuse to stay on this small jewel of the Pacific. From my view, the Tahitian-French lifestyle is a lovely fairytale of fresh [...]
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Use it or Loose It

By lizzy | Published: January 12, 2009
There are days when I just can’t find the motivation to keep working. I look up at the hull and feel totally overwhelmed and hopeless. “It’s never ending…” I think aloud. But then I look left, and see, Ives, my hero of a neighbor who has worked relentlessly from dawn to dusk for 2 weeks [...]
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Round and Round to the Watertight Finish Line

By lizzy | Published: January 5, 2009
I woke the next morning to clear skies and a breeze strong enough to blow out the surf. After a strong cup of coffee, I lowered my bag of epoxy supplies, rollers and brushes, latex gloves, and acetone down to ground level. I was pleased to find my scaffolding from the day before hadn’t yet [...]
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