Tonight will mark our first supermoon on our new island. This time, we’ll be watching it make its way over the salt marsh instead of over the ocean as we’ve watched it in years past. Today, for some reason, the thought of the supermoon keeps bringing me back to the first night we spent in […]
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When It Comes To Chocolate
We interrupt the regularly scheduled Island Mom programming to bring you the following public service announcement: I’ve found another chocolate recipe, one that combines my love of chocolate with… (dramatic drum roll here) my love of chocolate chip cookie dough. Actually, I found it awhile back, but She-Who-Is-Slow-To-Implement finally got around to making it last […]
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Peter Pan & The World Of Preschool Imagination
As I’ve mentioned earlier, my daughter has an affinity for all things Peter Pan, including his ride at Disney World and the pixie dust so generously sprinkled by his good friend Tinker Bell. Therefore, I was greatly interested when she told me, a few weeks ago on the way home from preschool, that she […]
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Watch Out For ‘Em Chiggers!
We came to our island initially because we wanted a beach, and a warm one at that. But, as many of you have probably also experienced when you moved to new areas, a whole host of things came to my attention, particularly in those first weeks and months after moving, that I have since grown […]
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Truth In Blogging
I have to confess that I have no idea how photographers manage to orchestrate most of the shots of models you see on the internet and in print. Really, I don’t know how they possibly do it, even with the best of technology and things like rampant airbrushing at their disposal. Last Saturday, I wrote […]
Impromptu Dress, Anyone?
When I first moved from Chicago to a small island with a fraction of a percent of the shopping options that had previously been available to me, through much experience, I learned the ups and downs of ordering clothing online. Over time, I like to think I’ve developed somewhat of an eye for ascertaining how […]