Published Articles

RVing Articles 
The ESCAPEES Magazine 
At the helm.  Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), March / April 2001, pp. 10-13. (This is a sometimes humorous comparison of living full-time in a motorhome with living aboard a sailboat. In addition, a collage of four photos—two of our Nonsuch and two of our Airstream—were used on the cover.) 

Serendipity at Cross Creek.  (Visiting Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ home in Florida. Ms. Rawlings wrote “The Yearling.”)  Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), November / December 2001, pp. 68-71.

Before and After.  (Recounting September 11, 2001, from the perspective of an American in Dresden, Germany.) Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), September / October 2002, pp. 45-47.

Confessions of a Migrant Couch Potato.  (How I fell in love with...my walking poles!)Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), November / December 2002, pp. 26-28. 

Outrageous Key West.  Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), March / April 2003, pp. 54-57. 

The Wimps Guide to RVing in Mexico.  Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), September / October 2003, pp. 32-35.  

Migital Albums for the Seriously Storage-Impaired. Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), November / December 2003, pp. 20-22.  
Click the link to read the article: Migital Albums (Escapee Magazine).pdf

Slim Down in the Galley.  Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), January / February 2004, pp. 72-73.

12 Reasons to Go on a Spree (without the RV). (A summer spent in Paris.)  Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), November / December 2005, pp. 52-54
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Snap a Photo — Send a Postcard. Escapees ("Sharing the RV Lifestyle"), May / June 2006, pp. 26-28. 

Purchased Photo:  Our motorhome, with a backdrop of the Canadian Rockies, in the Escapee advertising brochure.

Cover Photo: Our motorhome going through a “tight spot” in the mountains of South Dakota. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”) March / April 2008.

Deming Luna Mimbres Museum. An “SKP Stop.”  Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”) September / October 2009, p. 80.

Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center.  An “SKP Stop.”  Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”) January / February 2010, p. 83.

Viewpoint photo, for theme of “Sweethearts.”  Two Mexican children. “The little boy looks like he’s suffering from a case of puppy love, and the young girl is trying not to let on that she notices or cares.”  Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”) January / February 2010, p. 49.

Viewpoint photo, for theme of “Unusual RVs.”  Young man in his “boaterhome. “Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), March/April 2010, p. 49.

Use Your Old Television Space for a Computer/TV Combo,  Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), March/April 2010, pp. 18 - 21.

Viewpoint photo, for theme of “Unusual RVs.”  Colorful Argosy parked at a rest stop in the Smoky Mountains.  “Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), May/June 2010, p. 28.

Vista del Lago, The Story of Liquid Gold in California. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), May/June 2010, pp. 82 - 83.

Tortilla Flat —(A destination, not a menu item!) An SKP Stop.   Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), September/October 2010, p. 81.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research. An SKP Stop. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), May/June 2012, pp. 80 - 81.

The Salvador Dali Museum. An SKP Stop. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), September/October 2012, pp. 76 - 77.

The Howard Bros. Miniature Circus.  An SKP Stop. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), November/December, 2012, pp. 76-77.

The Walter Anderson Museum of Art.  An SKP Stop. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), January/February 2013, pp. 82-82.

Katrina Tree Sculptures, Biloxi MIssissippi An SKP Stop. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), March/April 2013, p. 91.

Viewpoint photo, for theme of “In the Sand”  Trees etched in the sand by Mother Nature at Coronado Beach, San Diego, California.  “Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), May/June 2014, p. 91.

Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas.  An SKP Stop. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), September/October 2014, pp. 77-78.

Silent Wings Museum, Lubock, Texas. An SKP Stop. Escapees (“Sharing the RV Lifestyle”), November/December 2014, pp. 75-76.


The Blue Beret (the Official Publication of the Recreational Vehicle Club of Airstream Owners)
A collage using four photographs of our motorhome in scenic locations on the cover of the September 2003 issue. 


Family Motor Coaching Magazine (FMCA)
Let’s Take the Grandkids to New York City.  Family Motor Coaching, July 2004, pp. 102-110.

Walking Smarter, Not Harder.  Family Motor Coaching, November 2006, pp. 72-79.  

“Migital” Albums.  Family Motor Coaching, September 2007, pp. 76-79.
Click the link to read the article: Migital_Albums (FMCA Magazine).pdf  

Digital Postcards (including Animated Cards).   Family Motor Coaching, December 2010, pp.75-77. Click the link to read the article: Digital Postcards (FMCA e-mail).pdf


Boating Articles

LATITUDES & ATTITUDES Magazine 
A Little Uptight. Included as an anecdote in "You Think That Was Dumb!” September / October 2001.

Easy Eggs Benedict with Lime Hollandaise. Latitudes & Attitudes ("The Cruising Lifestyle"), July / August 2002, p. 136.

There's This Place: Marathon(g), FL. Latitudes & Attitudes ("The Cruising Lifestyle"), March / April 2003, pp. 134 –136.

There's This Place: Outrageous Key West. Latitudes & Attitudes ("The Cruising Lifestyle"), October 2003, pp. 48 – 53.

There's This Place: Island Hopping in the Chesapeake. Latitudes & Attitudes ("The Cruising Lifestyle"), (issue date not found in my portfolio), pp. 63 - 69.


LIVING ABOARD Magazine
Sailing and Lubbing It! — Our schizophrenic lifestyle of sailing and RVing). Living Aboard, September / October 2002, pp. 16 – 40.

New York! New York! Cruisin’ the Big Apple. Living Aboard, September / October 2003, pp. 18 – 23.  (My photo showing the deck of the Cheshire Cat as we sailed under the Brooklyn Bridge was used as the magazine cover. This story was the featured article.)

Technology Happens!  Used as the "Off the Chart" feature. Living Aboard, May / June 2003, pp. 47 and 53.

Why We Chose a Dinghy-Tow. Living Aboard, March / April 2003, pp. 26 - 27.

"Migital" Photo Albums for the Seriously Storage-Impaired. Living Aboard, November / December 2003, pp. 34 - 37.  (Editor corrected misprinted figure in next issue.)

Placemat Drapes. Included in "What Works," Living Aboard, May / June 2004, p. 14.

Living Aboard in Luxury — about a big-ship cruise. Living Aboard, November / December 2004, pp. 20 – 23.

Slim Down in the Galley —Tips for coping with a skinny galley. Living Aboard, January / February 2004, pp. 20 – 21.

Digital Postcards — Snap a Photo and Send a Card in 10 Easy Steps. Living Aboard, November / December 2005, pp. 23 and 30.

Are We Having Fun Yet? Living Aboard, November / December 2006, pp. 32 and 33.

14 Reasons to Go from Living Aboard to Living Abroad.  Living Aboard, November / December 2006, pp. 34 - 37.

Nonsuch—The Best Boat You’ve Never Heard of (reference on cover). There’s Nonsuch Like It. Living Aboard, May / June 2007, pp. 21 - 23 and 30 - 31.

Island Time. Living Aboard, July / August 2007, pp. 21 - 23 and
30 - 39.

A Life Vest for Your Boat Hook (using a lobster-pot buoy). Featured in “What Works,” Living Aboard, January/February 2008, p. 12. 

Teaching an Old Rope New Tricks (Crocheting vs. coiling extra dockline). Featured in “What Works,” Living Aboard, January/February 2008, p. 13.

The Not-At-All-Dismal Swamp. Living Aboard.  March/April 2008, pp. 31 - 35.

Another Leak!  (Humor featured in “Off the Chart”)  Living Aboard, September/October 2008, p 51 (cont’d p. 49).

The Third Cup. (A Thanksgiving story)  Living Aboard, November/December, 2008, pp. 40 - 41.

A Well-Kept Secret – Capers Island, South Carolina. Living Aboard, January/February 2009, pp. 36 - 39. (My close-up photo of a sand dollar was used on the cover; this story was the featured article.)

A Typical Day Aboard the Cheshire Cat. (Reprint of anecdote used in the book “The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life” second edition, 2007.) Living Aboard, March/April 2009, pp. 19-21. 

Cover Photo: Our granddaughter at the helm of the Cheshire Cat. Living Aboard, November/December 2009.


GOOD OLD BOAT
Placemat Drapes. Featured in “Quick and Easy Projects” Good Old Boat, The Sailing Magazine for the Rest of Us, January/February 2008, p. 76.

Call me "Broomhilda." (Why I like a dirt-cheap broom for cleaning the deck). Good Old Boat, The Sailing Magazine for the Rest of Us, September/October 2008, p. 80.


WATERWAY GUIDE 
Boneyard Beach.  (Pssst. There’s this spooky place called Capers Island).  Waterway Guide magazine, Spring/Summer 2008, pp. 41 to 44.  (Editor projected that it would be condensed and  included in the next edition of the Waterway Guide book for that area,



BOOK:  The New Retirement:  The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your LIfe; revised (second) edition. Jan Cullinane and Cathy Fitzgerald, 2007.  A typical day aboard the Cheshire Cat is in the chapter: Niche Retirement Lifestyles, pp. 289 – 293.   (This anecdote was later published as a reprint in Living Aboard magazine.)

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