RANDOM OBJECTS

I was looking through the cache of stuff that we'll be taking on the boat. It's a cache painstakingly culled from an entire household of belongings. A sampling:

--Four Christmas stockings (we're hoping the kids can spend a few holidays with us)
--A sewing kit
--A neck pillow
--Queen-size memory foam mattress topper
--Two beach blankets with corner spikes
--Two beach towels
--Three soft-side coolers
--A binder of clipped recipes
--A small bag of even smaller Christmas ornaments
--Two sketch pads
--Rain jackets
--Origami paper
--Five nylon grocery bags
--Four quick-drying bath towels
--First aid kit (a starter)
--Two water-resistant wallets
--A memory foam pillow
--A portable grill
--an apron
--Navigation supplies
--A bottle of Presidential 2003 Vintage Port (priorities)
--A waterproof bag
--Some velcro
--Two wool blankets
--A splicing kit
--Your mom
--A crossstitch kit
--Some old charts
--Several children's books
--Trivial Pursuit cards
--Rummikub
--Sketching supplies
--A magnifying glass
--A yoga mat
--Several dictionaries (yeah, that should be pared down)
--A sextant
--Some books
--Decks of cards
--A hand-cranked blender
--A very small stuffed rabbit with very large feet

UPDATE:
--Someone is still threatening to make an offer on the house. Hollow threat, so far. New people looking tomorrow.
--We continue to get inquiries about the business and have prospects in several stages of moving forward.
--We're gearing up at the wine shop for another summer season. We hope to run really lean and boost our cruising kitty.
--I have a few new projects to undertake on Isabella -- starting soon
--I'm bidding on some freelance writing to test those waters
--Submitted an article to Living Aboard magazine today. Will let you know what happens with that.