Dockmaster Office

 Our (baby) boat is docked at the Key West Yacht Club since June 2020 and we are just so happy with it there. It has just the right amount of professionalism that we are confident the boat is safe and  it also has a big dollop of Key West quirk and charm - that every time I go there I smile.

This is where we met with the dockmaster to discuss the boat dock.

Spotted yesterday, this is a fun new sign in place now!

Isn't it cute?!

Anchor down

After the success of our last boat picnic, we decided to do it all over again yesterday.

Went out to the crab traps and had a bumper day! Six claws in total.  One giant one, four great ones, and one good one.  Delighted!

To celebrate the haul, we boated back in towards the dock.  Anchored down about 5 minutes away and enjoyed the chats, some sushi and prosecco. Fabulous and relaxing.  And fun!

Another Pigsy sold!

 

This little Pigsy went to market.  

And now resides with it's buyer in Singapore!

Adorable blog post!

My twin sister Enid (of RenovatingLPA blog) was recently a guest blogger for Pigsy.  I think she wrote the most adorable and helpful post.  Enid as you might know is a librarian.  Her post is all about suggestions of things to do to introduce your child to art.  A bonus is she also gives her Top 10 suggestions of books for children.  It is a practical blog post - with helpful ideas for you and your little one(s) - to help keep them entertained, and learning, at the same time.  Enid is a an awesome librarian, I used to love visiting her in all the libraries she has worked in over the years and see her interact with people and talking books. Particularly with young people and children.  I do hope you enjoy her guest blog!

**Read her post here!**

Final crabs of the season??

 There is a change in crabbing and I guess it is a sign that the season is coming to an end.  While the quantity of crabs are there (in the trap) they are all very small so on each trip out now we are getting just one or two claws of legal size.  The halycyon days of 32 big claws and a party for 8 people seem very distant now!  

But! We still managed to have a little small gathering with our "across the street" neighbours yesterday. We had 9 claws which meant three each as F preferred not to eat and stuck to meat and cheese.

Oh! And devilled eggs.  Which reminds me, look at this double yolk egg I got yesterday.  Apparently it means an older hen (like humans: the chances of twins going up when a woman is older).

First time I've ever seen one of these!

After all those yummy claws we had a dessert of key lime pie and then a dip in the pool - fun and chats for the evening. A fabulous evening as always with a lovely couple.

I shall keep you updated on whether this is the end of season or not. We are hoping for one more meal of just ourselves and go out with a bang! Maybe a bottle of prosecco thrown in too for good measure ;)

I'm on a boat

 When someone says to you that we are going crabbing on the little tiny boat and then having a picnic, you don't ask details and (excuse the pun) you just go with the flow. And this is the outcome:

Sunday afternoon

 

Fun afternoon yesterday.  We went somewhere new (Pepe's!) and treated ourselves to an Afternoon Tea of Raw and Baked Oysters (we got two rounds of their medley of three different ones).  And of course a couple of beers and a cocktail or two for me :)

We had a lovely time.  It won't be an every Sunday thing but we will definitely be back. The oysters were fabulous and Pepe's was a fun cute little place - and sitting outside we felt safe etc from covid.