Journalist Cynthia Barnett came to our local independent bookstore, Story & Song, to discuss her new book, The Sound of the Sea. She...

I love a good plan and recently my dog, Leah, helped me see that there is more to a successful plan than reaching short term goals. ...

Dad was a gentle soul with a love for travel and food, who was thoughtful and giving, and the best letter writer I have ever known. I’ve...

It hardly seems possible that the dog that most influenced my life and helped raise my two boys has been gone for ten years. When I...

You may have assumed from the title that my social life has gone up a notch. In fact, that is not the subject of this blog, but rather...

"Never let a good baby go to waste" was one of Mom’s expressions, usually said right before she scooped up an infant in her arms and...

The day my second grandson was born, his dad, my firstborn, called the house to inform the gathered family members. After assurances...

Our local print paper, The Fernandina Beach News-Leader, recently published one of my stories. I instinctively clipped it for Mom, the...

Spring is arriving already in Northeast Florida. As I check on the emerging amaryllis, snip sprigs of lush parsley, catch the scent of...

Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island (Jacksonville, Florida) was my last nature adventure destination of 2020 and turned out to be a...

One of the things I love about living on Amelia Island is that people are friendly and caring. I’m especially fond of my neighborhood,...

This will be a Thanksgiving like no other. Hand sanitizer on the buffet table seems like a terrible intrusion, but these are strange...

Not much about the last eight months has been predictable except that nothing will be predictable for a while. Plans have been torched,...

I have fallen away from reading during this Covid season, and my writing has likewise been sketchy. My ability to concentrate is reduced...

There is no reason you can't have fun AND be safe. You don't have to go far for an adventure!

One of my best childhood toys was a real mailbox installed on a short post next to the sandbox. I loved playing postman and delivering...

Thoughts while wandering through Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Walk in a cemetery without worry about social distancing or crowds, enjoy a bit of history, honor veterans, and appreciate the art.