The Adventures of Shatoosh and Pashmina Children Books

27 July 2008
Last year I decided that I would put all my favorite stories into two Children Books for my new grand niece, Georgia Dollarhide. Volume 1 focuses on The Delta and Volume 2 is on the Columbia River. I illustrated them in simple drawings, as I am not an artist. This whole project turned out really wonderful, however Georgia can't read yet, so I'll have to wait a while to get her feedback. This year another Dollarhide baby is in the cooker, so I will have to make him/her? a copy. I am in the process of scanning both volumes into my computer. Please let me know, if anyone desires a copy.

My Fabulous Crew- Too Tall Tom

26 July 2008

He used to own an Albin, Skol and we were dock mates at Oxbow Marina on the Georgiana Slough. Boy, did we have lots of fun messing with our little boats. Too Tall Tom hauled Shatoosh from California for me on his trailer in 2003. He is one special guy. He had backups for everything. I couldn't decide to call him Too Tall Tom or Back-Up Billy.

My Fabulous Crew- Cruising Miss Daisy

26July 2008

Daisy wasn't much of a crew dog, but she did get excited one day on the Georgiana Slough when we ran across a herd of sheep. Her sheepdog instincts kicked in, but the temperature was 103 and she decided she would rather go back to the motel and sit in the air conditioning.

My Fabulous Crew- Georgia

26 July2006

Georgia(on the right) crewed for me 20+ years ago in Tacoma. We were members of the Tacoma Women's Sailing Association. She and Verna crewed when we moved Sabra to Orcas Island in the San Juans in 1985. I remember leaving about 0500 on a -2.5 ft ebbing tide. We made Orcas in one day. A record time! While I was in the Delta she crewed again and my fondest memory was us bellying up to the bar at Al The Wops in the China Town of Locke to get a lemonade.The bartender was throwing dollars on the ceiling and making them stick. The local TV network news interviewed us. Our famous claim to fame. There is nothing like the Delta.

My Fabulous Crew- Skipper

26 July 2008

A recent crew person, is Skipper. When she joins me I am the Skipper and she is the crew. Sometimes it does get confusing. We had a ball eating blackberries in Martin Slough, hanging out at the CRYA out station dock at Walker Isl., hiking around Coon Isl and finding ice cream cones at the dock in St. Helens. She apprenticed as a ships'wright in her youth, so was eying all the wood work on Shatoosh. We laughed the whole week.

My Fabulous Crew- Nancy

26 July 2008

Nancy is a kick! Here she is washing her hair over the side of Shatoosh as we are tied up in Ole Town Sacramento. We'd been on the water for several days so we had to clean up for an evening at the fancy restaurant. Another ole army buddy from Palm Springs.

My Fabulous Crew- Conrad and Juanita

26 July 2008

Conrad and Juanita own the Cheryl Lee, which they built in their backyard. I met them at Oxbow Marina and we became fast friends. They have had a tremendous impact on my life in the Delta. They fiberglassed my cabin top, with my minor assistance, he fabricated a unique folding system for my bench seat, converting it into a
" Murphy type bed" for easy access to my engine and they were the primary reason I am cruising the Columbia River today. They had spent many years cruising it and thought I would Love it. I am forever grateful to them. We shared many striper meals and hung out in the evenings in their flybridge watching all the barn owls go hunting at night. Once they trailered the Cheryl Lee up to Puget Sound and I explored the south sound with them. I really miss them.