Here on the islands, this time of year is a favorite for many of the locals, in large part because it still feels much like summer, but the crowds are gone. We have the islands mostly to ourselves, y’all. (Not that we don’t love you: we do. But we prefer not to wait in line […]
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Things I Love About Island Living: #13
I love that I am everywhere reminded of the beauty of light on water.
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Because Not Every Day Can Be a Ten & Not Everyone Can Live by a Dairy Queen
This last summer, I was having a conversation with a fellow mother in the school parking lot. We were talking about our children and their excitement or decided lack thereof about going back to school. While both of my boys would gladly never darken the doors of an educational institution again (or so they say […]
Seeking Successive Autumns?
Our bird from last week has returned twice now, each time staying longer than the time before. The last time, I stood a mere five feet away and took pictures while he watched, sizing me up. Even when LCB and the neighbors showed up and my flash went rogue, he remained. I think he’s an […]
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Coffee with Christine: The Elusive Nature of Profundity
For a while today, I thought I was going to come home from teaching and wax profound, what with all the profundity swirling through my head as I taught. Then, I came home and listened to “Trucker’s Hitch,†the new song by Ylvis, and all I could think about is how my life would have […]
Thoughts on the Sea #10
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Lord Byron For other thoughts, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9.