Daily Archives: April 9, 2015

Oven’s In The Cockpit

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Yup, another project we’ve been wanting to do is redo the propane fitting on the back of the oven so it will gimbal properly. The fitting broke a couple years ago in Tonga and I installed a straight one because I couldn’t find a 90 degree angle. The result was the oven/stove worked fine, but at fairly high angle of heel, the fitting banged the cabinet. Found a 90 degree one, so today the oven is in the cockpit getting a new fitting and a cleaning. I actually didn’t think I would ever take this thing out, but it was actually fairly easy. Now getting it back in…

Had to rotate it 90 degrees to get it to fit out the companionway, but did it with inches to spare

Now Ann can get behind it to clean. First time we’ve been able to reach back here.

Without an oven, we could put in a new nav station.

Gone Quilting! (By Ann)

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I am sure that after reading about all of the ugly jobs Bob has been doing you are wondering what I have been doing. The answer is lots of little things that are not as horrible to do but necessary. We are 80% provisioned, our hull is sparkly clean and our stainless could blind you.
But today I got to go quilting. There is a new quilt store in Whangarei just across the river from us. For $5 you can bring your machine and sew all day and “talk shop”. So tempting, but my machine is the wrong voltage so how can I do this? Enter Janette, friend from Riddlesden.
Janette offered me the use of her sewing machine. Lovely idea. But I came up with a better idea…what if I just come quilt at your house, Janette, and enjoy your company! And so the plan was set…I spent the day at Ridelesden (one of my favorite places in Whangarei) with the wonderful company of Janette and Margaret and made a quilt for a new baby in Fiji. I am smiling!

Margaret and Janette display the finished product!

Happy Birthday (still) To Me

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Ann went to our good friends Janette and Alistair’s house today to do some quilting. Janette’s good friend Margaret was also there and the day will be the subject of another blog, but I just wanted to post my lovely birthday present from Janette and Alistair.

My present, a lovely antique biscuit tin. It has chocolates in it, but the tin is so lovely!