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Tourist Tolerance
Locals are sometimes a little less tolerant of visitors than we should be. * I get sorely irritated about being woken up by screeching and popping fireworks (illegal fireworks, mind you) at midnight, and sometimes I fly into a little fit of road rage when someone with Ohio plates slams on the brakes in front of me... Read More
On the arts scene...
Maybe it's so much water, maybe it's so much nature, maybe it's that feeling of living on the edge ... whatever IT is, something about the Outer Banks inspires creativity. * Here on the Outer Banks, artists are everywhere, whether they're working professionally or just enjoying the creative process for themselves...... Read More
Summer, you rock.
I'm pretty happy all the time, but I am happiest in the summer. * I love the heat, I love the freedom from routines, I love the clothes (or lack thereof), I love the garden food (the tomatoes and corn and blueberries and watermelons), I love the long days, of course, and all the swimming and the blonde highlights in... Read More
Making a plan
I don't envy those people who are trying to decide what to do on their one-week Outer Banks vacation. I live here all year and I have trouble making a plan in the summer. * It's like standing in the cereal aisle in the grocery store - too many choices and you go numb with indecision. * Maybe I can help you narrow the... Read More
If the Kids Are Happy, Everybody's Happy...
Whew! What a wild July 4 weekend. If one more car had driven over one of our bridges, I think our little sandbar would have sunk. * Now that we've all survived July 4 weekend intact, there's only one question - what's next? * Let the good times keep rolling...If you can get them out of the ocean, you have a lot of... Read More