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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
See ya, June
Everybody I've been talking to lately is a little freaked at how fast the summer is flying by - me included. * On Wednesday we'll say goodbye to June Sweet June and start making plans for the Fourth of July. * I know that the less you do the slower time goes, but that's not really working for us this summer. We've... Read More