Grey Skies Still
It is a short, post summer season visit to the beach with grey skies; still, it is a four-day holiday weekend and we are happy to be here, finding time to celebrate. We didn’t know if this would work, but Read More …
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Kids and the Beach
Summer to me is always the best part of the year. No school for the kids and the beach just begging you to come and visit. …and linger. It is – however – much easier to look at the beautiful, Read More …
Summer and Cotton Candy
Summer and cotton candy just go together… Like: Hot dogs and baseball games Beer and pretzels Kids and mud puddles Swings and smiles Thunderstorms followed by rainbows Neighborhood walks and ice cream cones Family visits and happiness Vacation and beaches Read More …
Holiday Schedule
Does your workplace follow a strict holiday schedule? Do you set official days you are closed, or do you follow a standard weekly schedule with just the national (aka bank) holiday days off – the days when no one comes Read More …
In The Dark
Some things are better when seen in the dark. Moonflowers. Twinkle lights. Hibiscus blooming in late summer. Glow sticks. Cityscapes. Jack-o-lanterns. The moon. Big screen movies – in theater or at a drive in. Ghosts. Neon lights. Romantic, candle lit Read More …
Still Pretty Great
Some days don’t go the way you want them to go. No matter what happens, most of them are still pretty great. Also, if completely depends on your perspective. I don’t mean to sound like life, for anyone, is perfect. Read More …
Horses Wild
We learn to play card games at an early age – at least we used to. Today, would the kids even understand it if we joked around and laid down a pair of cards and yelled “horses wild!” They don’t Read More …
Sunday Sunsets
We all probably enjoy Sunday sunsets, especially at the start of a vacation, in the most comfortable wooden chairs we can find outside. Ironically, Adirondack chairs are found all over the place, in areas far south of the mountain range Read More …
To Be Special
All in all, the summer – the days we live – do not have to be special to be perfect. They just have to be. Spent together. Labor Day is a day meant to rest, to take a break and Read More …
Old Summer Memories
We our own favorite old summer memories. Some of us, remember having watermelon seed spitting contests – certainly harder today with seedless watermelons! Some of us remember finding fireflies and making a lantern – then setting them free. Some of Read More …