How inappropriate to call this planet “Earth†when it is clearly “Ocean.” Arthur C. Clarke For other thoughts, you may want to check out #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, and #14.
Author: Island Mom
Girl Meets West #8: Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top
If you are just starting this tale, you may want to read part #1, part #2, part #3, part #4, part #5, part #6, and part #7 first. That way, I can introduce you to my slightly more rational side first. *** Oh, my friends. You have not tasted of the fullness that the culinary […]
A Thanks and a Year in Review
First, I would be most remiss not to thank all of you who have spent some of your precious time in 2015 huddled over your phones and your computers, your coffee cups and your wine glasses in hand (sometimes simultaneously perhaps), reading stuff written by some mom that lives on an island. Bless you. I […]
Merry Christmas to All!
As it was foretold hundreds of years before the birth that changed everything: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.†Isaiah 9:2 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!
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Christmastime in Chicago
I grew up in the Midwest, so I was bred to love the look of fresh snow, whether it’s clinging to branches in woods thick with evergreens or blanketing the rooftops of a city burgeoning with Christmas. And to this day, few things leave me as awestruck as the sight of snow falling from a […]
Beach-Themed Christmas Ornaments for 2015
Over the last several months, I’ve stocked up on beach-themed ornaments at some of the local shops on both our islands, and as tradition dictates, I’m sharing them with you. I love Christmas décor that combines traditional Christmas colors with white-white backdrops, so of course I loved this ornament. For the more whimsical ornament connoisseur, […]