1. Like my multipurpose tablecloth? My son needed to decorate a shoebox for Valentine’s Day, so I bought a 97-cent tablecloth to use a piece of to wrap around the box. When we finished, it just seemed a shame to waste the rest of it, so we breakfasted atop the remains, politely ignoring the missing […]
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Things I Love About Island Living: #3
I love the almost inexplicable way in which all paths lead, in the end to home and to the sea.
Greek #7: Astr, Astron
Root: ASTR, ASTRON Meaning: star Words: astronaut (n) (nau = ship or sailor): literally, a star sailor As a teenager with highly-sophisticated tastes in film, one of my favorite 80s movies was Space Camp, where several teenagers attending a summer space camp are accidentally launched into space (a highly-implausible plot one can only accept without […]
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part IX
If you are new to An Island Mom, you may want to begin here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII. Part IX I tore the envelope off our door and opened it. Inside, it stated that the sellers of the other house had received another […]
Things I Love About Island Living: #2
I love the ever-present nature of boats on an island, in expected places and in unexpected ones.
Short, Over 21 & Thrice Birthed: The Conclusion
Short, Over 21 & Thrice Birthed: Part One Midnight that night found me, wine glass in hand, on wikiHow and YouTube, researching how to walk a runway. WikiHow suggested walking “almost in the same fashion a horse would while doing trotting leg extensions.†Seriously? Then it explained, “It’s hard to describe but easy to do.†[…]