Snowy Sunday: Winter Fashion
It’s another frigid, snowy day in Jersey, but I’m toasty warm in my new down coat. Eddie Bauer down-filled coat. Toasty warm. What are you wearing to keep warm? Or (and I AM jealous) what are you...
View ArticleWeather Challenges. Life Challenges.
My husband Mike and I just returned from a trip to sunny San Diego, CA. I fell in love with this pocket city filled with friendly people. And if you give me a second I will tell you all about its...
View ArticleSpring Gardening: Woman versus Bunny
After more than 20 hours of annual spring garden bed cleanup … and I’m not finished yet … I decided to reward myself and officially plant my spring vegetable garden. Yesterday afternoon I tucked in...
View ArticleRoad Trip: Hampton Lake, S.C. or Bust
My new adventures typically begin in a car (unless they begin with a wild animal in my own backyard). And this adventure is no different. My husband Mike and I decided we would drive the 13-plus hours...
View ArticleProtecting My Skin from the South Carolina Sunshine
A great sunscreen is critical to my well being here in South Carolina. Since my husband Mike and I are thinking about relocating to Hampton Lake in Bluffton, S.C. I know it’s critical that I find a new...
View ArticleBirds, Birdfeeders and Snow
It started in the morning, about 3 hours before it was anticipated. The fat flakes fell all through the day and into the night. The snow piled up against our front door. The wind blew more snow against...
View ArticleSnow Rollers in Northern New Jersey
Have you ever heard of snow rollers? My Aunt Shirley and Uncle Chester live in Ohio; for the first time ever, they had snow rollers in their yard after a snowstorm. My Aunt said it took them a little...
View ArticleFlying the Friendly Skies
The fun began last Thursday morning when my alarm sounded at 5 AM. I was off to fly the friendly skies to Dayton, Ohio and the long-awaited (two years!) Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop (EBWW). I’ve...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Living: Ice! Snow!
Wearing my Dad’s old jacket…the only warm coat I had! One of the reasons my husband Mike and I relocated from New Jersey to South Carolina was for better weather: N.J. winters are cold, snowy and icy....
View ArticleIce, Ice, Baby! Weather in South Carolina
Last night I knew that Bluffton, South Carolina, heck the entire state, was going to be hit with freezing temperatures. So I did what I do: I wheeled my three fruit trees into the garage along with...
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