Late last night, my hammock bit the dust. Well, technically, you could argue that it’s hanging on to life by a thread. Sorry, I’m not really a fan of puns, but that one was just hanging so thick in the air here that I had to do something with it. This faithful hammock has been […]
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Memorial Day Journey
We woke up yesterday morning to find ourselves still without air conditioning or internet. Inconveniently, our A/C unit went belly up right before Memorial Day weekend, and then Sunday morning, our internet went down. We were working on fixing the problem, of course, but some solutions come faster than others, particularly when it’s a holiday […]
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Coastal Carolina Blueberries
Here in Coastal Carolina, with our abundance of sandy soil, blueberry picking season is in full swing. My first year after moving to the island, I completely missed blueberry season in part because I had been accustomed to much later start dates along the Lake Michigan coast. So, now well-familiar with the timing of the […]
Crab Dip for Breakfast?
Yummmmm. This is some seriously good crab dip. I’m a firm believer in the adage “You have to learn the rules before you can decide how to break them.†I definitely broke the rules this morning. My husband, the creator of the crab dip, will likely want me to point out that this crab dip […]
Beach Changes, Part Two: Composition
Another thing I learned from living on the island is how dramatically the composition of the beach can change. For example, I once assumed beaches had a static sand to shell ratio that was determined solely by locale. Now, I realize how dynamic the shore can be. Some days, the sand is relatively clear of […]
Beach Changes, Part One: Topography
Here’s an interesting thing I discovered after living on the island for a while. The beach changes. For years, my husband and I took a beach vacation every spring, and I just assumed that the way the beach looked while I was there was, for the most part, the way it always looked. This is […]