There’s a great deal of fishing going on this time of year on the coast. Most mornings, I wake up to at least one fishing boat not that far out from shore. They’re a thing of beauty, I think, with their gear fully extended, the sunlight reflecting off the white of the boats. Sometimes, in […]
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A Carolina Cold Spell
We sure had us a cold spell here in the Carolinas over the weekend. It got down into the 60s during the day, which, lest you laugh at me, is remarkably cold for the coast this time of year. We went back to do a little more clean up at our old house, and, not […]
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I Blame My Bad Parenting On A Lack Of Coffee
I didn’t have coffee yesterday until mid-morning, and as a result, I committed bad parenting multiple times, all in the space of an hour. I blame the coffee’s absence. As the small people breakfasted, I remembered that my first grader was supposed to bring something in for what I guess could be called “Show and […]
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Another Weekend At The Beach
We went home again this last weekend. I have to tell you, and I apologize for the recurring theme here, but the water and air temperatures Saturday and Sunday were every kind of perfect. In case you are wondering, this is the best time of year to visit coastal Carolina. I highly recommend it. However, […]
I’m Spending Saturday Night Inventing A Rocking Beach Chair
I have this problem. My favorite chair in all the world is this one. All the wear and tear on this one is from love. Well, and salt water. But my favorite place in the world to sit is here. Sadly, the rocking chair does not work especially well on the beach. I don’t know […]
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part IV
The phone rang, and rang, and rang. And then we got voicemail, so we left a message. Later we received a return call, and the realtor promised to forward us listing information on the properties we had found. The listing information never arrived. We waited, hoping we’d get a packet in the mail, or an […]