What do food, stories, and a sailboat galley have in common? They all can be used to share and to encourage creativity, determination, simplicity, and happiness. This book gives totally practical ways to express a joy that can bind life together: Learning to do the most with less and identifying what the correct “less” is to achieve the desired “more”.

This book shares our story; it is written mostly in rhyme,
Two ordinary people, the first year, of our lifetime.
I’ve been encouraged to compile, and write to fill in,
Poems composed for Alex, with some anecdotes written.

Alexandra and Robert, are our real names, and yes,
Our love story is unique and romantic, I confess,
It is a story of honesty, kindness, gratitude, and love,
Of words from the heart, that I am very proud of.