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Zach Aboard · 3d ago

the barnacle and the darting fish

Zach and I have this joke. Basically he is always right at my side, like physically next to me. Sometimes I don't realize he is at my side and I end up accidentally knocking him with my elbow or stepping on him. "My little barnacle," I often declare. "You need to give mama some space." Maybe Naia he
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Zach Aboard · 5d ago

rocks and books and loud music

Since he was old enough to toddle around the marina, Zach has been slowly but steadily excavating this place. Some kids are train kids or car kids... my boy is a digger. We took him to Mexico when he was 2 and he brought his trusty blue shovel and spent hours picking away through the rubble, unearth
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Zach Aboard · 1W ago

ode to the dock cart

It's just a small fiberglass tub with wheels, but it's truly like my mother's helper. Anyone who lives on a boat understands the necessity of a good dock cart. They wait for you like loyal dogs, lined up hopefully near the parking area or the foot of your docks.The boy knows that whenever we park th
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Zach Aboard · 2W ago

an egg is...

My boy is quite the tracker. Seriously, he is always the first one to spot hidden wildlife, find a new set of tracks,  nab the perfect shell, or find a small lost something in a large field. He loves gathering wild edibles and bringing them home to make tea or something. He is constantly coming home
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Zach Aboard · 2W ago

check out that floor

Finally... after talking about it for about 7 years now.... finally we have new floors in the boat! The material is called Plynyl and it's a woven vinyl that comes in wall to wall (what we have) and glue down tiles. It's easy to clean, non-slip, flexible for all those funky boat floor imperfections
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Zach Aboard · 3W ago

Indigena - book giveaway

This is my friend Cindy. See how she's glowing? That's because not only is she an amazing all around human being, but she also just published her first book.Indigena is a novel celebrating the spirit of Cinco de Mayo. Gringos often only know that Cinco de Mayo is a time for cheap cervesas and mucho
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Zach Aboard · 3W ago

lukey's boat is painted...

That song... it won't leave my brain. It started with the little Music Together class we take Naia to and this was the song she latched on to and sang and asked to hear over and over again. "Lukey's boat is painted green a-ha, me boys." Do you know it? No? Here have a listen to a far cooler version
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