I present to you my gallimaufries. 1. Super Bowl Sunday It was unusually warm here, even for coastal Carolina, so I spent the afternoon reading in our hammock overlooking the salt marsh. It was delicious, both the weather and the reading, even well into the evening. This was taken at dusk, my favorite time of […]
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Things I Love About Island Living: #2
I love the ever-present nature of boats on an island, in expected places and in unexpected ones.
Short, Over 21 & Thrice Birthed: The Conclusion
Short, Over 21 & Thrice Birthed: Part One Midnight that night found me, wine glass in hand, on wikiHow and YouTube, researching how to walk a runway. WikiHow suggested walking “almost in the same fashion a horse would while doing trotting leg extensions.†Seriously? Then it explained, “It’s hard to describe but easy to do.†[…]
Short, Over 21 & Thrice Birthed: Part One
I need to establish three things before I begin this story: I’m short, I’m over 21, and I’ve thrice birthed. Just so we’re clear here. So, late one afternoon last fall, one of my neighbors knocked on my door and said she had a totally serious question to ask me. “Okay,†I answered, naturally […]
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Oh, How The Not-So-Mighty Have Fallen And Other Stuff
I promise you, I started out the week strong, strong, strong. And in my defense, I’ve done 20 to 35 minutes of light cardio and 10 to 15 minutes of toning, light weights and abdominal work every day since the New Health Regime took over. I plan to continue to increase this, by the way, […]
Things I Love About Island Living: #1
As I’m going about my life here on our island, I sometimes see anew things that struck me when I first moved here from Chicago. So, I thought I’d share some of these from time to time, to give you a brief glimpse of some of the many things I love about life on an […]