Yesterday, I wrote about how my boys were all about the climb. This morning, I woke up to find this scattered across my island. By my island, in this case, I mean the one in my kitchen. Yes, the one where we do a large portion of our food prep. Try not to think too […]
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All About The Climb
I spent a good part of Saturday inside, cleaning walls. It was a most delightful task, except for the wall part and the cleaning part. Oh, and the part where I had to remain inside on a gorgeous fall day, to my complete annoyance, in order to clean the aforementioned walls. Sunday, therefore, I was […]
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part VII
We waited, and eventually got our answer from the owner. He wanted full asking price and not a penny less. This just didn’t quite sit well with us. We had never been impulsive buyers, never getting our hearts set on one thing, house or otherwise, to the point of ignoring the price. And while the […]
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Halloween On A New Island
Interestingly enough, Halloween presents a challenge for many island kids, or more accurately, for many island parents. The challenge is where exactly to go trick-or-treating. Islands tend to include high percentages of second-home owners, so many of the houses, especially when Halloween falls on a weeknight, are empty. In addition, some islands have small gated […]
An October Island Morning
You gotta love yesterday morning on the ocean: Wishing everyone a happy Halloween, filled with low-caloric dark chocolate!
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Today In Numbers
1. We woke up on the island that we still think of as our home to weather most yucky. 2. Since it was yucky, my eldest stayed dry and surfed via video games instead. 3. Then, around noon, the heavens opened up and poured forth this. 4. In the afternoon, we had an appointment that […]