The name of our blog

A very, very long time ago (it seems like a lifetime ago!), my poet husband wrote a collection of poems dedicated to me. The collection is titled "Spyglass & Sextant" after a poem of the same name. I thought it was an appropriate title, particularly since our big adventure on the other side of the world was the impetus to the blog...

Spyglass & Sextant

I like sharing the same boat with you.
It doesn't matter if the tide is high or low;
we float at the same level,
always above the surface.
Your nearness comforts me,
your touch strengthens me.
With you beside me
I feel we can conquor any peril of this ocean.

If you want me to, I'll bait your hook.
I'll give you half my sandwich, too.
We'll swap seafaring tales
and fish stories and share a laugh.
If you need some space
there's two ends of the boat,
and when you're ready
you always know where you can find me.
I'm here for you,
to put my arm around you when you need it,
to ward off the chill from the winds on the water.

Co-captains of our own vessel--
me with my sextant, you with your spyglass--
we've got everything we need
when you're here with me.
You consult the charts while I read the water
and we'll treasure hunt for pirate gold
to complement our coffers.
Just for fun we can look at the sun to tell time.
For any other knowledge
we'll just hold hands and gaze upward at the stars.