Monthly Archives: December 2015
Buyin Some Land
About ten years ago, I had the following conversation with an Anguillan carpenter who repaired half of my falling-down fence. After several hours of work, he drove off to get more wood, but he never returned. The concrete lower wall that once held the upper lattice fence is still standing strong to this day, but […]
“Buying A Sailboat”
I’ve bought and sold a lot of things in my life. Cars, homes, furniture and well, just about anything else that can be bought and sold. I’ve bought online, in stores, at yard-sales and at markets. It’s my humble but experienced opinion that buying old stuff is pretty much the same no matter what it […]