Sorry, y’all. It’s been one of those weeks. You know those weeks you have when you have a cough that keeps you up at night, when you have a you-have-to-leave-your-home-and-look-presentable event every night of the week, when you have to finish grading all your students’ research papers and writing all your exams, when you have […]
coastal life
Sides of Suspension
About three years ago, shortly after Thanksgiving, I wrote a post called Suspension. We had moved to a new island a few months earlier and had just been back for a visit to our old island, so I wrote about our feelings of being suspended between the two islands, of living “half in the old […]
An Island Mom Christmas Giveaway!
They say Christmas is the season of giving, so far be it from me to argue. Thus, in celebration of this holiday season, and as a way of sharing a little bit of the coastal Carolinas with y’all, I’m giving away holiday linens from one of my favorite coastal Carolina companies, Lowcountry Linens. Their beautiful […]
Things I Love About Island Living: #14
I love that there are so many, many opportunities to just be alone by the sea. For other things to love about island living, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, and #13. And shortly, I’ll be introducing a giveaway just in time for Christmas. I’ll give you a […]
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About the Wave
For some, it’s about the anticipation of the waves to come. For others, it’s about what the waves leave behind. And then there are those who believe in the end, it’s about letting the wave take you as far as it can.
October on the Coast
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 […]