Lezlie's World

 It definitely feels like fall, with the acorns falling from my big oak tree. I read where a mature oak tree can produce up to 10,000 acorns...

I have always wanted a room designated for sewing. My dream has come true. My table is finished, and I've already put it to use. My brot...

  In December 2007, I first stepped onto Capt. Eric Kellen's sailboat, s/v Escapades, and fell in love with sailing. I started sailing o...

 FINALLY! I splashed Gdnuff. She was built on the back porch of my mother's house, which sits next to a park with water. They call it a ...

When I received the plans for the boat, I didn't pay much attention to the sail. And when it was time to build the sail, I just sent the...

 The weather turned cold and wet, so I turned my living room into a sail loft. I wanted to use dacron for the sail. I sent Sailrite the sail...

The plans for the Spindrift call for an aluminum mast. I have always liked the wooden mast and have made them for the other boats I have bui...