I love the almost inexplicable way in which all paths lead, in the end to home and to the sea.
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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 […]
Gallimaufries
I present to you my gallimaufries. 1. Super Bowl Sunday It was unusually warm here, even for coastal Carolina, so I spent the afternoon reading in our hammock overlooking the salt marsh. It was delicious, both the weather and the reading, even well into the evening. This was taken at dusk, my favorite time of […]
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.†[…]