[Rhodes22-list] helllo test

[Mary Lou Troy]

Just a quick Google search and there it was.

Alex,
I knew Greenville wasn't far from New Bern. We had a nice but very brief 
visit in the fall - got to Washington and Beaufort.

While Fred is retired I'm still putting in 40 a week -  for 2005 anyway. I 
do get a fair amount of time off which we mostly spend sailing though the 
daughter in NC is due to have my first grandchild in February so there may 
be a few more trips to NC in our future.

Mary Lou

p.s. that doesn't look like too many boats to me. There's the big boat for 
cruising, the middle boat for daysailing with a few people, the little boat 
for daysailing, the 2 windsurfers because sharing is tough and the tender. 
Of course that assumes that you actually get some use out of them - or hope to.


At 11:01 AM 1/6/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>
>How'd you dig up the press clip? Interesting that you could find it.
>
>Greenville is only an hour away from our place. Fall is hurricane season, 
>so you might want to come in the spring for best weather.  You might want 
>to extend the next stay and find your way south and force us to go sailing 
>one day. I've got that standing offer to Rummy, but he's been a no show. I 
>guess he's not interested in going up on my roof like I think I got him to 
>promise?? He's been here once and told me he'd bring his wife with him, 
>but I guess he's too busy sailing down in SC.
>
>Nice to see you're still on the list and Fred is "retiredK", so you can 
>come and go as you please...... like we used to be.
>
>Alex
>Kizmet
>Blewdaze
>Noname Five
>two windsurfers
>Avon Dingyy..................................I have just got to sell some 
>things off, getting as bad as Rummy in collecting boats and stuff.
>
>
>
>Mary Lou Troy wrote:
>
>>Well, well, well......once a Rhodies always a Rhodie <grin> and I see you 
>>still have Blewdaze <double grin>
>>
>>Glad to see you back. Fred and I were wondering how goes everything, 
>>especially last fall when we were down in NC for a really brief visit to 
>>my daughter in Greenville. Sounds like the canvas biz is keeping you busy 
>>and out of trouble but be carefull how you define success (hint: more 
>>money and more work isn't necessarily it!) though the award must have 
>>been very gratifying. Here's a quote for all the other Rhodies here:
>>
>>"Mariner Canvas Company wins award Mariner Canvas Company, of New Bern, 
>>received an award from the Virginia-Carolinas Canvas Products Association 
>>of the Industrial Fabrics Association International.
>>
>>Alex Bell and Pamela Vana received a first-place award for their entry in 
>>the Marine Exterior Canvas category of the Professional Work Photo 
>>Contest at it annual convention in Virginia Beach, Va.
>>
>>The award was given for their work on a 34-foot sailboat and was given in 
>>recognition of workmanship, creativity, design, functionality and style."
>>
>>  from the New Bern Sun Journal.
>>
>>Congratulations!! I'd love to see your winning photo (s).
>>
>>Fred's retired from the 40 hr/week job and into a new career booking 
>>music for a local theater. The business expenses are a bonus as I expect 
>>they are in the sailing industry. Hope you really do find time for 
>>sailing. A 6-month backlog doesn't sound too bad - one of the local 
>>canvas guys to Rock Hall was up close to a year a while back.
>>
>>Best wishes.
>>
>>Mary Lou (and Fred)
>>1991 Rhodes 22  Fretless
>>Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD
>>
>>
>>
>>At 12:24 AM 1/5/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>>Anne, Rik, Steve,
>>>
>>>Yep, alive and well. Pamela and I are still doing the canvas biz, and 
>>>it's become all consuming. We won several awards this year for our work
>>>The business has a 6 month backlog of business, and we'll be making 
>>>money any day now.
>>>
>>>Pamela had the flu in late Nov and it lasted about 10 days, With that 
>>>behind her, we're now back to normal. We're looking forward to a short 
>>>winter and early spring so we can go sailing. Mater of fact, at 73 and 
>>>sunny, today was a good one for that but we had some other things to do. 
>>>As usual. Looks like we will have a week of unseasonably warm weather 
>>>before winter comes back. Rummy's probably sailing these days in SC. We 
>>>haven't heard from him lately. My cell phone went missing, and after we 
>>>found it, it doesn't work. That is a problem cause all the phone numbers 
>>>are gone...
>>>
>>>See ya later,
>>>
>>>Alex
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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