Decor

Ok. So I have, on several occasions, mentioned "boat projects". This is what Darryl spends his day working on. I spend my time on, well, domestic chores. Not very interesting or challenging. So I decided to make some new cushions for the boat. Cushions on a boat serve several purposes - the obvious ones being decor and something comfy for your back. The not so obvious one (at least for non boaters) is storage. Our boat cushions are stuffed with toilet paper, paper towels, jackets and dog food. And although they are mostly utilitarian, I still like to use nice fabric to make them and had chosen a lively,colorful, tropical one. Fast forward to putting the cushions on the boat...

Darryl- " that green doesn't match"
Me- "you mean the tiny bit of green on the leaf stem?"
Darryl- "yes. We don't want too many different things going on"

WHAT???? Are you kidding me? We are not exactly a better homes and garden standard. The cluttered chart table alone houses radios, suntan lotion, flashlights, a lantern, fishing tackle, old Captain Tom's ashes and our only bottle of rum. And when the light is right it reflects every colour of the rainbow. Our upper deck has on it four blue water containers, two yellow diesel ones, two red gasoline tanks and a multi coloured deck box. The sail covers, dodger and bimini are varying shades of sun bleached "buttercup". So EXCUUUUUUSE me if a tiny green stem doesn't match. House Beautiful? Maybe not. But when it comes to storing toilet paper, we are number 1!