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What's Everybody Doing?
It's one of life's little ironies that the person writing about all the fun stuff there is to do is not the one out there doing them but the one sitting home writing about them while everyone else is out there having fun. So what is everybody else doing? Well, I'm writing this on Sunday night, so I imagine lots of... Read More
Blues, Pirates, Mini-Manis and Elvis
Did anybody else hear the WAVY TV weatherman say that it rained or snowed every weekend from the end of November through February 14? I heard this rumor, but I didn't hear it with my own ears. But anyway, I believe it. I was thrilled to have a warm, outside weekend for once...There's a lot to do this week, so let's... Read More
Much Ado Mid Month
The Outer Banks has come such a long way in the past 20 years. I'm in awe of how many worthwhile events are going on this week...I visited my sister in Kill Devil Hills in February 1989 and I was dumbstruck that practically all the stores, the restaurants and bars, even the McDonald's and some of the gas stations were... Read More
Love and Oysters
It's all about the LOVE on the Outer Banks this week ... Oysters are the food of love, right? Why is that? Now I love oysters, but I can't say they make me feel particularly amorous. They taste good, but after I eat them I'm too busy trying not to think about what I just ate - they are the filters of the sea, after... Read More
Loving February
No more Feb. dread. I've long had a love/hate with Feb., but I'm staying positive this year, focusing on loving this underdog month. Here's my plan ...Thanks to the buddy system, continuing my 6 a.m. runs in the cold, windy dark three times a week * Skinny chai lattes from Front Porch and Morning View * Yoga - it's... Read More