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Powerful Thanks, Frank Stick, Live Music and Chocolate
I was in mid-sentence Tuesday night when the writing of this blog was interrupted by a power outage. Pop, zip, crackle and the room went dark save for the battery-fed glow of my laptop. With the north wind whistling around the windows, an icy rain/snow mixture pelting down and a level of darkness we moderns only... Read More
Winter Is No Excuse!
Well, here we are, folks, smack dab in the middle of an Outer Banks January where temperatures have recently swung from a frigid 17 degrees on a Wednesday morning back to shirtsleeves on the porch weather by Friday evening. Just as quickly, dark and dreary seasonal grayness can give way to sparkling winter days during... Read More
A Belfry Reborn, Cookie Cravings and Weddings!
It's odd how memory works and how quickly we take for granted that the way a place appears today is the way it has always been. Those new to Outer Banks history often look in astonishment at old navigational maps showing misshapen islands and inlets where none exist today, pitying the ignorant old mariners who had... Read More
A New Year's Wish for 2014
As I write this we have once more arrived at the cusp of a new year. And at this point each year it has become traditional to reflect on the previous year, noting its challenges and its victories, before making our individual statements regarding how we intend to better ourselves in the coming year and how we hope our... Read More
Holiday Feasts, Last Call for Lights and New Year's Festivities
As I've talked with friends and acquaintances over the past few weeks a consensus seemed to develop that 2013 has been a long year, and for some folks, quite a challenging year. But, finally, the holidays have arrived, bringing with them all their glad tidings and good will, and a brand new year full of hopeful... Read More