Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

Lincoln in the Bardo Review

I was excited about this book when it was released in 2017. Everybody was talking about it. I reserved it at my library and waited about 3 months for it to be available.

100 Books

Last year I was impressed that I was able to read 40 books. This year I hoped to double it and read 80 books. By halfway through the year I realized that I

Replaced Wood

There have been several hurricanes that hit the NC coast in the past years that almost every stairway over the dunes down to the beach has had the bottom section replaced. The Surf

The Best Sleep

I wake up several times during the night and I am usually able to get back to sleep. I woke up around 6:15 in my beach cabin and it was still dark.

Beach Christmas

The holiday lights on the poles in beach towns are more than just snowflakes. There were seahorses, sand dollars, seastars, lighthouses and even a pirate or two.