Today’s been all manner of blah weather thus far. As in, blah like this. Mixed with a little bit of this. In my world, blah weather leads to unrelated blathering. So you’ve been warned. Yes, the weather leaves something to be desired today. Yesterday was similar, and Saturday was not that far removed from today […]
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Latin #10
Root: SON, SONUS Meaning: sound Words: 1. resonate (v) (re- = again, renew): ongoing sound, with intensity When LCB came home after a business dinner of overindulgence a couple of weeks ago and suggested we both reduce our caloric intake for a while (thanks, babe, for the underlying assumption there), I was game until he […]
A Soulful Question About Food Samples
Here’s my soulful question of the day: If the grocery store offers free samples of food items, how many samples is it acceptable to take? I was under the impression that one sample per item per person is appropriate. I thought the store basically offers samples to customers so that they can try things they […]
Converations Overheard On The Island
In my experience living on an island, the stories people tell and the exchanges people have here are often different than most of the ones I remember from living “off-island.†Islands tend to be filled with destination movers, or people who move there for the place itself, instead of moving for jobs or family. This […]
Thriving Sea Oats
I moved to the beach for the ocean, the waves, the sand, the sun and the lifestyle those things bring with them. After I arrived, I also grew to love many things I had little noticed before. Dune grass in general and sea oats in particular are chief among those things. The golden yellow stalks […]
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Lazy Sunday Afternoon
After spending the better part of Saturday organizing my husband’s office with him and attempting step 1 of a 12-step organizational plan for the small people’s toys designed to keep the crazy in me at bay a little longer, we were wiped. So on Sunday, finally coming to terms with the fact that it’s so […]