
- 262 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Boats in my Blood
About this book
In April of 2022, Howard Johnson decided to write a book about his life. Investigation and study revealed that everything that happened to him was unusual and unique compared to all friends and family of similar seventy-seven years, starting with being a war baby and parents with unusual backgrounds, families, strong morals, hard work ethics, and strong personal values. He found many forgotten blessings spread all throughout his years that led to particular advantages compared to many others he knows, such as dancing, singing, love of music, artistry, reading, writing, strong imagination, hard work, and a generous, friendly nature. Appreciation for designs of all kinds led to the collecting of just about everything. Cars, boats, wood, iron, metal--you name it, he collected it. His parents taught him to organize well so he could find what he was looking for quickly and easily.
Good looks, good health, good fitness are all essential for a good life. His parents taught him everything from refinishing furniture to the importance of going to church, to painting a truck. His father taught him the appreciation of boats. He has a collection of wooden boats now, and people say it is the largest and nicest collection in the entire country. For eight months now, he has studied his life to write this book, and the life he has lived is just amazing. Now Howard is looking forward to sharing the stories of his life with all his readers in hopes to capture your imagination of what his life was really like.
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Table of contents
- Title
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- My Parents
- Mount Washington, Baltimore Suburb
- Elementary School
- Then in Seventh Grade
- Realizations from Writing This Book!
- Childhood
- Weekend Boating
- Polio
- Sports
- Bikes
- Dad
- Sled
- Dirt Pile
- Edgewood
- Olga and Nannie and the Geographics
- Books
- Proctor/Rodgers
- Proctor and Gamble
- Repair/Refinishing
- Family Boats
- Pump Out
- Ice
- Activities
- Fun
- Overnight
- Adventures
- Mother
- Casting Patterns
- Dad’s
- Work
- Middleton and Meads
- At Home
- Blair
- Church
- CYO
- Scouts
- Model Planes
- Leda
- Lakeland
- Severn River
- Mr. Kittenger/Rick
- Driving
- ’56 Ford
- Lionels
- Motorbike
- Mother Sick
- Death
- Mother’s Love
- Colleen
- Dad
- Washburn’s
- Stude
- Mrs. Washburn
- OC Summer of ’62
- Diamond Ring
- Sadicks
- Ryan’s Gifts
- Mahani Kai
- Phil Link
- VW Camper
- USA Trip
- Smith Farm/Hamilton
- Dyson/Owens
- Christiansted/Three Cheers
- Dyson and Spronk
- Catamaran/Big Trip
- School Bus
- House Sale and Auction
- Money for Taruma
- Peter’s Shed
- Construction
- Louis St. Bernard
- Land
- Hobie
- Camping/Meal Boat
- Island
- Roland
- Roland’s Party with Champagne and Caviar
- Dungeon
- Jail
- Roland Helps
- Peter Spronk/Assembly
- Maho
- Taruma
- Load of Luggage
- Work
- Boatbuilding
- Tall Ships
- Passing Away
- Dancing
- D’Vibe and Conga
- Medical Examination
- Values
- Seven Deadly Sins
- My Father Said
- Return to Smith Farm
- Synopsis
- Gift from God
- Arena
- 1940 Chris-Craft
- Arnie’s Boat
- ACBS
- Bench Repair
- Antique and Classic Boat Society
- Library
- Upper Marlboro
- Toolshed
- Barn Restoration
- Valerie Yarashus
- Smith Farm
- Neighborhood Children
- Valerie’s Family
- We All Had a Great Time!
- Letters
- April 19, 1974
- Previously Published Articles
- The Taruma: A Big Cat Built to Prowl the West Indies
- Profile of a Member
- Boats in My Blood
- The Antique Doctor
- A Deal with God
- Howard Johnson’s Special Collection
- My Mother
- Newlywed Game
- Prop Talk Person
- Hang Those Tools
- Name That Boat
- Prop Talk Hurry Home
- Chesapeake Classic
- CBM: Oldtimeworld
- Rudder: Oldtimeworld 1&2
- Grand Girls Raceboat
- Old-Time Fishing Trip
- Abraham’s Family Story
- Stuffing Box Stories
- Fish Love My Boat
- Sharpening
- Gas Tank Restoration
- Varnishing Secrets
- The Hickman Sea Sleds
- Trailer Tips
- Fall Run
- Cruiser Crazy
- Classic Flying Boats