To start with the beginning of this story, start here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, Part XI, Part XII, and Part XIII. I thought he was joking at first. Why that house? I struggled to remember its layout and its […]
moving to an island
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part I
In the next few days, I’ll be posting Part XIV of our story of how we moved from the Chicago area to a small island off the Carolina coast. Due in part to unanticipated “challenges” that severely impacted my time, it’s been two years since I last posted a part of this story. When the […]
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part XIII
If you are new to this tale, you may want to start here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, Part XI, and Part XII. The next four months were interesting. We took several trips to what would be our new island, […]
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part XII
If you’re new to this story, you may want to start here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, and Part XI. I put the baby down, sat down, and cried while I told LCB my sorry tale. (I may have also […]
The Other Side of Crazy: Relocating to an Island
So, you want to drop everything and move to an island? Let me guess: your friends, privately or otherwise, think you are nuts contemplating something that only ever works out in the movies. At this point, what you do have is a really good job right where you are and what you don’t have is […]
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part XI
If you are new to this story, you may want to pour yourself a glass of wine and start here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, and Part X. This is the part of the story that’s hard to tell. I want to […]
