I love beachy things. I have a friend who has a shop on the mainland right near the bridge to our island. In her shop are all sorts of beach-themed things, things you never knew you desperately wanted. When I grow up, I want to be her. And, I want to move every single thing in her […]
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Mother’s Weekend
Hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day! In a move that has earned him enough brownie points to fill the universe, my middle child came home from school on Friday and announced that it was going to be Mother’s Weekend. Okay, so I was obviously game. Therefore, after a family meeting, we decided to spend […]
Latin #3
Latin root #3: TANG, TACT, TIG Meaning: touch Words: 1. Tangible (adj) (-ible = able, having power): capable of being touched, touchable The tangible effects of living at the beach include sand in your fingernails, your hair, your teeth (oh, yes), and just about everywhere. Of course, if you regularly do this for fun, what […]
My Rusty Life
When you live by the ocean, rust is prolific. There’s rust on my vents. There’s rust on my son’s bike that’s only four months old. Rust is all that’s left of this handle. Obviously, all the beach chairs are laden with rust.  Check out the propane tank on my grill. That one’s only a […]
The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy
In one of the great mysteries of my universe, I only encountered this book, originally published in 1972, quite recently. Despite the fact that Pat Conroy is obviously a well-known author, despite the fact that I’ve read some of his other works, despite the fact that he is, like me, a former high school teacher, […]
Our Broken Boogie Board Collection
We have an obscene amount of broken boogie boards at our house. Tragically, the above picture is only a portion of what we have. I found several other broken boards in storage today, but there’s a large box on top of them that would have to be moved by someone significantly more ambitious than I’ll […]