Archive for June 2017

     There’s something about some beings that sets them apart–something that catches the eye and says I’m special-you’ve never met something like me before and never will again.     It happens rarely, I guess that’s what makes it special–makes it dear, rich and sweet–makes it the answer to some dormant question.     There was…

     Yesterday I was doing my daily walk–early AM, I mean EARLY,  and I came upon a pair of sunglasses. This is not unusual, I find stuff all the time as I walk (hats, glasses, knives,etc) so I thought, I’ll give them to one of my friends. Well, lo and behold one of my…

QUOTE:”How the holy and the profane mix in the light of day…is sometimes the most beautiful thing in this world…After failure and defeat, a concentration upon certain beauties …can lift the wounded past roundness”–Mark Helprin WRITING TIP: I try to avoid writers who detail their characters idiosyncrasies and never refer to their souls. It’s like…

    For the last few years I’ve been trying to do what every aging person does, stay healthy, stay as fit as possible. It’s the vanitything or the  I can’t believe I’m actually getting older thing. Whatever it is, I do it and I’m putting up the good fight—at least what my pocketbook will…

I am always fascinated by old men and dead men–guess they are the safest (hardy har har) But really. this man pictured above is truly one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever met. His name is Monty and he is 94 years old. He was in World War II and spent most of his…

Yeah, we were rained out once again at the market. Is it going to do this all summer????????? But the good news is!–THE TOWER WILL BE HERE TUESDAY–that is, if it doesn’t rain. Have a wonderful weekend, y’all.  QUOTE: If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story–Orson…

Oh goody, goody, goody! And a couple of jumps for joy! Here is my new baby! It’s almost here.Don’t ya just love the picture of the tower–so ominous. Yep, bad stuff is happening at the tower–oooh.The photographer is Chris Van Atta, a local dude with gobs of talent for seeing what is around him and…

Hallelujah! A day without rain–or at least a morning without rain. Yesterday’s market at Topsail Beach was fantastic! the photo above was taken around 9:20 a little before the market opened. We stayed pretty busy throughout the day and closed at 3 PM. There is a new addition this year, we now have an Italian…