The last hurricane Florida saw in the month of November was in 1985. The one before that was in 1935. Safe to say a backyard wedding planned for November in Florida will be as stress-free as reordering your favorite soy candle on Amazon, right? It turned out to be one of the hardest things we’ve ever done, but so near...
Many of you were saying no to most things for over a year, pretty much, right? It’s been sky-high bizarre to say the least. The first time I ventured out wearing a mask my heart raced and tears stung. I didn’t feel sorry for myself, nor was I scared, really. It just felt so weird, and sad. But I knew...
Over the space of twelve years one room in our house has had four disconnected personalities. It’s like those stories you read about people reinventing themselves every couple of years. Because of ‘work martyrdom.’ Because a milestone birthday creeps up. Because they are moving toward their authentic self. Often the stories take a madcap turn. They up and quit their...
When my youngest daughter called me during an early morning beach walk with my husband and told me she’s pregnant I said “HOLY SH*T!” in a proper grandma-to-be way. It’s not that I’m not old enough for this, nor that she isn’t ready, but what exhilarating (and expletive-causing) news to receive while at my favorite place on earth. I’m not...
And so, no longer will I hear “You have a pet squirrel?” And then a couple of beats later, “But where does he pee and poop??” That last question may have bothered a member or two of my family, but not me. If the question was asked with anything ranging from mild distaste to flat-out grossed-out incredulity, I just smiled...
You know we’d rather tell you cool places to go in Florida than talk about ourselves. We’re not even comfortable with humble-bragging. But now and then we like to give you updates on our sometimes-bumbling, often-two-stooges efforts at redecorating, and living the beach life, with our two dogs and a squirrel. And now with my youngest daughter living here temporarily...
As a writer and travel blogger my focus has been to bring you info that you can use. Most of us want a quick bottom line – what can I gather from reading this post that will help me in my journey? – not the blow-by-blow of someone else’s experience. Maybe others enjoy hearing “After checking into our hotel we...
While others eschew themey decor, here at the beach we embrace it! Our plan at first was to design a ‘ship-shape’ kids’ bunk room, but after examining our true selves, where “Work Like a Captain, Play Like a Pirate, Swear Like a Sailor” is our motto, ‘shipwrecked’ was just more in keeping with how we live at the beach. Admit...
Today I’m happy to bring you a guest post by my long-time friend, Katy Piotrowski, written after a blast of a weekend together just recently. Enjoy! This site’s author and I first crossed paths in seventh grade language class in Salisbury, Maryland. True to teenage girl form, we stifled giggles at some of the foreign word pronunciations, especially the region...
Some of you will be saying “Aww, how cute!” while others “That is freaking weird” and the rest “Git my gun, that there’s DINNER!” For us, having a squirrel as a pet is the coolest thing ever. I love him. My daughter’s then-boyfriend found him alone, curled into a dog-poo sized ball by the side of...
