Last week, I wrote this little post about…well, the joys of both work and pleasure and, well…just read here, because I’m fast discovering I’m inept at paraphrasing myself. I now submit to you the epilogue, a.k.a. What Really Happens When I Listen to My Own Malarkey. I’ve promise truth in blogging once or twice before, […]
Island Life
This Week’s Sky over the Salt Marsh
Monday’s sunrise preceded a midweek afternoon fog, which cleared and left behind a lingering sunset. Then, Friday morning, amid the packing of bags and the herding of small people, I caught a trace of pink reflecting off the glass, and I opened my doors to find this. Tonight, watching the sunset, I started thinking about […]
Thoughts on the Sea #2
“The castle of Cair Paravel on its little hill towered up above them; before them were the sands, with rocks and little pools of salt water, and seaweed, and the smell of the sea and long miles of bluish-green waves breaking for ever and ever on the beach. And oh, the cry of the seagulls! […]
The Man I Love (Don’t Expect Romance Here)
A little over a week ago, I ended up in the doctor’s office, trying to eradicate a persistent sinus infection. LCB, feeling gallant, had offered to drive me despite the fact that, while sick, I was still fully capable of getting my sorry little self a few miles down the road. It was a sweet gesture, […]
When the Last Light Fades
The best moment of the day is  the moment when the last light fades from the sky, that moment of suspension before night falls upon us.
Thoughts on the Sea #1
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.† Antoine de Saint-Exupery