Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

From Dream To Dream – Panama Canal – [12/30/2013]

One day I’ll fly away Leave all this to yesterday Why live life from dream to dream? And dread the day…when dreaming ends? In the midst of everything else that’s been going on ‘off page’ I nearly completely lost sight … Continue reading

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Daydreams of the Wild – At Sea – [12/29/2013]

Amongst my current batch of reading is a book entitled Women in the Wild. I’ve been eying it for a few seasons now, but I’ve never picked it up – mostly because I don’t really read non-fiction. But it came … Continue reading

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All That Keeps You Sane – At Sea – [12/29/2013]

The wise woman does what she knows If it’s fighting she fights If it’s sewing, she sews When the tension inside overflows and goes too far […] Grab a needle, grab a thimble if it’s all that keeps you sane … Continue reading

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Sunrise, Sunset – Costa Rica – [12/28/2013]

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly sunset comes out here. One moment the sun is blazing just above the horizon, the next it has dropped line a coin into a penny candy machine and the sky has gone … Continue reading

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A Crewmember’s Prayer – Puerto Caldera – [12/28/2013]

Don’t let them in don’t let them see Be the good girl you always have to be Conceal don’t feel, don’t let them know.. Should any of you ever choose to go on a cruise, whatever the line, whatever the … Continue reading

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Salt Touched – Corinto, Nicaragua – [12/27/2013]

It is not to any house, but to this beach that I have bonded. I belong alongside this rocky inlet with its salt tides, its pine tiered green islands, its gulls who remember us even when we’ve forgotten ourselves – … Continue reading

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Fast Track – Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala – [12/26/2013]

It’s hard to believe that I’ve already been here nearly two weeks. It’s gone so fast. Of course, that could be because of the new job duties, which keep my days so much busier that by the time you turn … Continue reading

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Yuletide Brings Us All Together – At Sea – [12/25/2013]

Christmas future is far away Christmas past is past Christmas present is here today Bringing joy that will last No matter how many times I do it, I don’t think I’ll ever fully get used to Christmas ship-side. There’s part … Continue reading

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Welcome Christmas – At Sea – [12/24/2013]

If a poor rehearsal is the omen of a good show, I should have known that tonight’s Christmas Concert would go spectacularly – because honestly our rehearsal (which took place at nearly midnight yesterday evening) was one of the most … Continue reading

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Without Ribbons – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – [12/23/2013]

It’s so hard to believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve…it’s so easy to lose track of the days out here. Besides, as I know I’ve said before – Christmas out here doesn’t really …feel …like Christmas. Christmas ship-side is all … Continue reading

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