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Season Kickoffs
Here it is already, Memorial Day weekend, the big season kickoff in all its glory, the unofficial start to the summer season. * And the goings on befit the occasion. This is a week of kickoffs and launchings...The Lost Colony kicks off its 73rd season on Friday, May 28 at 8 p.m. If you haven't seen this show in a... Read More
What Am I Missing?
As you read this, I'll be living large in the City of Lights. That's right, Paris. I've headed off-island for a taste of international culture and pain au chocolat. I'm trading in my SUV for the Metro and my view of the Roanoke Sound for a view of the Seine... The only problem with my leaving the Outer Banks for the... Read More
Diggin' It
I'm really digging May right now. May on the Outer Banks means visitors but no crowds (I was able to get across the Bypass on my bike twice this weekend without waiting and get an window-side table at Nags Head Pier on Sunday morning without waiting), warm but not hot weather (windows still open), rising water temps (... Read More
Busy, Busy
When someone asks you how you are, do you ever answer, "Busy"? * I'm guilty. But, as a friend reminded me the other day, busy-ness is not a badge of honor and it does not make us happy. * My friend forwarded me an email explaining that one of the main causes of unhappiness among mothers is busy-ness. * The author made... Read More
Why I Love Hatteras
Just got back from a trip to Hatteras Island and my head is filled with such memorable images: Bodie Island Lighthouse wrapped up in scaffolding and a bonnet looking like a giant Q-tip; a dredge firing a stream of sand out of Oregon Inlet; hundreds of colorful kites bouncing over the sound in Waves and Avon; the... Read More