Noni by email. 'Love your thoughts Lou and the way you pulled together different parts of your life to give depth about your response to how a boat box can pull together former and much larger in physical size experiences in your relationship to boats! Thanks so much. And I like the way you included pics from other days around boats. '
Love your story and your writing Lou. The history, the significance of “the boat box” to your true nautical soul is so comforting and a pleasure to read, to understand who you are. “Never to be defeated” no challenge too great but an experience to be had. “Rightaway” with you till it wasn’t, but your memories tucked away in the boat box to be treasured and released when you are. How apt. Thanks for the read Lou. .
Better be 20 in the 70ties than 70 in the twenties”! Love it. And yes you took me with you on boat memories. I sailed, never confidently, I rowed crew and found my DNA. You know we have better stories now than we had then (the 70ties). Finding your boat box is beautiful especially for what it can be used!
Great writing. Could this be a personal sailing novel? I also was taught rowing on the same boat but was considered hopeless so only happened a few times. Remember the stories you shared - wasn’t I an addition at the Boat Show? I remember the catamaran surfing - never been so scared in my life. Fabulous way to share your special memories. I will be interested who keeps the box!!
Bittersweet Lou. Amazing memories, you are a survivor.
A fitting end, let’s hope it’s the beginning for an amazing history for the box, I would love to think the box has a fitting and full history in 100 years time, starting with you!
Beautiful piece on how objects can hold entire lifetimes. The way the Boat Box connects all those decades of boating is really something. I've had similar moments where a smell or texture unlocks a whole cascade of memmories, and linseed oil bringing back boatyards is such a specific sensory detail. The full-circle nature of starting with a dinghy and ending with that same simplicity feels intentionally poetic.
Wonderful story about these chapters in your life. Adventurer Lou aptly named. great image of your dingy in the water. As for the ashes in the Boat box. "Who pays the ferryman"
Noni by email. 'Love your thoughts Lou and the way you pulled together different parts of your life to give depth about your response to how a boat box can pull together former and much larger in physical size experiences in your relationship to boats! Thanks so much. And I like the way you included pics from other days around boats. '
Love your story and your writing Lou. The history, the significance of “the boat box” to your true nautical soul is so comforting and a pleasure to read, to understand who you are. “Never to be defeated” no challenge too great but an experience to be had. “Rightaway” with you till it wasn’t, but your memories tucked away in the boat box to be treasured and released when you are. How apt. Thanks for the read Lou. .
Thank you Claire for your thoughts.
Better be 20 in the 70ties than 70 in the twenties”! Love it. And yes you took me with you on boat memories. I sailed, never confidently, I rowed crew and found my DNA. You know we have better stories now than we had then (the 70ties). Finding your boat box is beautiful especially for what it can be used!
Great writing. Lovely. Great story, too. Great life. Nicely done.
Thanks Mark.
Great writing. Could this be a personal sailing novel? I also was taught rowing on the same boat but was considered hopeless so only happened a few times. Remember the stories you shared - wasn’t I an addition at the Boat Show? I remember the catamaran surfing - never been so scared in my life. Fabulous way to share your special memories. I will be interested who keeps the box!!
I’m thinking that is a no-brainer! 😏
Beautiful writing Lou. I had no idea you did all that boating stuff in the early days. Your adventuring is amazing & continues!
Thanks Jen. Good there was some surprises. 😊
Bittersweet Lou. Amazing memories, you are a survivor.
A fitting end, let’s hope it’s the beginning for an amazing history for the box, I would love to think the box has a fitting and full history in 100 years time, starting with you!
There’s a novel in that.
Now there’s a thought!
Wonderful memories, Louise! What an abundant life you‘ve lived so far and still do! ❤️
Thanks Caro. Such different memories to life in Stuttgart. 😁
Another winner Lou. Loved it; I was there with you!
Thanks Meg. Sydney Harbour would have been special. 😏
Beautiful piece on how objects can hold entire lifetimes. The way the Boat Box connects all those decades of boating is really something. I've had similar moments where a smell or texture unlocks a whole cascade of memmories, and linseed oil bringing back boatyards is such a specific sensory detail. The full-circle nature of starting with a dinghy and ending with that same simplicity feels intentionally poetic.
I liked the synchronicity too. The 8’ punto at the beginning and end of my boating life, mainly occurred because of financial constraints. 😏
Wonderful story about these chapters in your life. Adventurer Lou aptly named. great image of your dingy in the water. As for the ashes in the Boat box. "Who pays the ferryman"
Thanks Linda. The Boat Box will need a coin as well. 😊
Wonderful story and memories Lou. Beautiful writing.
Thanks Lee.
Karla by email: What a beautiful piece of writing Lou - poignant and raw - your writing allows me to ‘get you’ and I love what I ‘get’ .
We did all that stuff in the 70s and didn’t think twice about it. It’s now, on reflection, we see how special it was. 😁