As we walked back from the beach on Tangier Island last week, I spotted this magnificent rooster. He sat on the front porch railing of a small white house, watching the road as if he owned it. Suddenly, he fluffed out his feathers in a rather disturbing way. After another minute, he crowed, letting usContinue reading “Photo Friday: Cock of the Walk”
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Cornwall Question Mark
The United Kingdom released its revised pandemic travel restrictions today, and they don’t help us at all! We’re planning an October trip to Britain — specifically southern Wales, Cornwall, and a few other spots in southwestern England. When we booked, we knew the U.K. had travel restrictions in place, requiring Americans to quarantine for tenContinue reading “Cornwall Question Mark”
Friday Five: Over the Summer Hill
What sign marks the end of the summer for you? It used to be Labor Day, because my son always started back to school the next day. Now that he’s in college, he’ll start earlier, so I guess it’s the now the third week of August that marks the end of the season in myContinue reading “Friday Five: Over the Summer Hill”
Island Adventure: the Kindness of Strangers
Last week we visited Tangier Island, Virginia, in the Chesapeake Bay. I’ll write another post about our time on the island once I have my photos uploaded. But right now, I want to write about car trouble. The plan was for my mother to drive up to our house last Tuesday morning. That afternoon, weContinue reading “Island Adventure: the Kindness of Strangers”
Back to the Mainland
We are home! We left town Wednesday, way later than planned, and spent the weekend on an island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. In the past four days we faced a tropical storm, car trouble, shuttered restaurants, speeding golf carts, really bad wifi and cell service, and a deplorable lack of vegetables. WeContinue reading “Back to the Mainland”
Photo Friday: On the Bay
This week’s featured photo was taken a few days ago, on a ferry out on the Chesapeake Bay, heading toward Tangier Island. Somewhere to the south, a tropical storm was whirling toward us, but on the Chesapeake Bay, it was a beautiful day. Stay tuned for more about the tropical storm….
Wordless Wednesday: Wahoo-Wah!
Throwback Thursday: Foamhenge
I just came across this old photo of my son, taken in 2007 when he was five years old. You can see the mysterious ancient standing stones of Stonehenge behind him…. No, not really. I took this photo in Natural Bridge, Virginia. The Stonehenge you see is actually made of Styrofoam. So, inevitably, it isContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Foamhenge”
Roller Coaster Redux
My son asked if we could go to Busch Gardens theme park this summer. In general, I’m not into theme parks, but I actually enjoyed Busch Gardens the last time we were there, because it’s beautifully maintained and has things to do besides rides. I get sick on rides. Then Facebook reminded me of thisContinue reading “Roller Coaster Redux”
Progress Report
A few days ago I drove up to Maryland to meet my friend Lawrence, my collaborator on the book I’m writing, which is meant to be the first of a series of science fiction novels for teens. The book is set in the same universe as a long list of books and stories he hasContinue reading “Progress Report”
