Our first fall in Carolina, while we were renting a home on one island and trying to determine which of the islands in the Carolinas to settle on more permanently, we took a series of day and overnight trips to different islands, gathering relocation information. One weekend early on, we scored a hotel deal on […]
Island Life
Because There’s So Much To Say about Swimwear
So, it turns out I have more to say about swimwear. Yes, I thought I had basically said all there is to say two years ago with my post on mothering in a swimsuit. But then, I got an email from my friend Victoria S. Secret, purveyor of most things I’d never wear on account […]
Thoughts on the Sea #5
In the February 2013 edition of Coastal Living, in an article entitled “Why the Beach Makes Us Happy,†Barry Yeoman wrote that “the most pleasurable sounds have predictable wave patterns, middling to low pitches, soft volumes, and harmonic frequencies at regular intervals-all characteristics of the ocean’s rhythms.†The most pleasurable sounds? Hmm. Yeah, that’s about […]
The Colors of the Sea
Long ago, LCB resigned himself to my insatiable penchant for the sea. Now, for instance, when I mention other islands and beaches we could explore on some future vacation, his eyes roll, but LCB is, generally speaking, resigned to a fate I remind him he once willfully chose before God and man when he married […]
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Full-on Summer: Part Five
I always hate questions that ask you to definitively pinpoint your favorite thing in a designated category, like your favorite restaurant or book or color. I could spend the rest of my life contemplating those questions and still not feel entirely confident of my answer. Because, what if I’m torn between multiple options or what […]
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July! I don’t know about your July 4th festivities, but I really think I’m going to run outside in a minute and yell “Freedom!!!†across the salt marsh in my very best Braveheart voice. On this Independence Day, my deepest gratitude goes to all the many William Wallaces of these United States […]