As I suggested in my last post, a more appropriate title for this post might be: How the Small People Spent Twenty Unbridled Minutes. In summary, responding to a paternal request to clear some of the sand from the push off the deck stairs, they spent the time obediently running, rolling, and leaping down the […]
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My View from the Deck: Part One
Y’all, last week, we spent a few days back on our old island, the one I still consider my home island. It’s been a long time since we’ve been back, so I found myself looking afresh at my once-regular views. I also have a new camera, and She-Who-Is-Challenged-Even-By-Autofocus spent much the weekend ranting about her […]
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A New Sky over the Salt Marsh: Here Comes the Curve Ball
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, […]
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Christmas 2012 Children’s Books
Last year, I shared with you a few of my favorite children’s Christmas books. This year, I decided to add some of our family’s recent finds to the list. Miscellaneous information here: I just stepped away from my computer for a moment after writing the above, and when I returned, I found that LCB had […]
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I’m Anticipating Being Shunned
The concert we attended earlier this week started out as a normal school Christmas concert. You know, three kids, two parents, and one stuffy nose. All seemed as it should be. The stuffy nose belonged to Baby-girl. She came home from school earlier that day sounding a little congested, but she didn’t have a fever […]