Published on Friday, January 13, 2012 by Katherine You may remember the last time I talked about my refrigerator.   How many of you have ever found blood in your fridge?  Blood that is pooling beneath a mystery bag of meat? This week my refrigerator runneth over.  Behold exhibit A. I can’t tell you who put these skulls in my refrigerator or why.  But I can tell you where they ended up.  Outside for a photo...

Published on Sunday, January 8, 2012 by Katherine While sitting on the shores of Crane Lake at Suffolk’s Lone Star Lakes, it is hard to believe the ocean’s salty water once covered the area.  The story is almost unbelievable. Thirty-five million years ago, a two-mile-wide asteroid plummeted to the earth.  Its impact caused a series of tsunamis that carried the ocean’s water to inland areas that were once dry...

Published on Monday, January 2, 2012 by Katherine Mine, hands down, came from my brother.  It was unique.  It was personal.  It was well thought out.  It was COOL. Imagine pulling one of these things at a time out of a box.  Above?  Catnip, lemon balm and chamomile for infusions.  I also got two tea dippers, one for me and one for my daughter.  But even better?  A HAND WRITTEN page explaining each.  The ...

Published on Monday, November 21, 2011 by Katherine First of all, I miss everyone!  School, BAH.  I have no time at night to get things done, much less enjoy my favorite blogs.  I’m hoping this long weekend will let me indulge.  I can’t wait to see what you are writing about! Speaking of indulgence, I was blessed to have some beach time this weekend in nearly 70 degree weather.  HEAVEN.  While walking I fo...

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Published on Thursday, September 1, 2011 by Katherine Light Rail has come to Hampton Roads, to the tune of THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS.  The beginning of the line?  Just beyond my neighborhood.  As we watched the construction of this mass transit wonder, our neighborhood collectively thought, “What the….?” What will it do to the neighborhood?  The traffic?  The quiet? For the first week, all...

Published on Sunday, July 24, 2011 by Katherine The trouble with crabs is you have to kill them.  There is no pretty way about the matter, whether you steam them live or tear off the back for a more instant demise.  The trouble with crabs is you have to kill them. This past Friday morning began like all other summer mornings.  I got up early and prepared myself for work.  After a long busy day, I came home and...

Published on Saturday, July 9, 2011 by Katherine Blue crabs.  I won’t kill ‘em, but I’ll sure eat ‘em!  Lately, the boys have been going with the neighbors to collect crabs from a trap at one of their homes. I have not witnessed what comes next.  Some people boil crabs live, some steam them… but this family?  They rip the back off the crab.  My oldest says it is instant and much more humane than boil...

Published on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 by Katherine [caption id="attachment_3947" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="I joined a gym..."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_3948" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="and then I drank some coffee (thank you Wes!)..."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_3949" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="and then my son caught a piece of gum surf fishing (no, REAL...

Published on Sunday, June 12, 2011 by Katherine When we reach the top of the beach stairs we can always judge the quality of the water by the people on the beach.  Arms up means icy temperatures.  Waves filled with riders means warm and wonderful.  No one swimming means jellyfish, 50-degree water or blue crab larvae. This Saturday revealed a few people in the shore break but no one further out.  “It must b...

Published on Saturday, May 28, 2011 by Katherine How many of you have regurgitated mouse bones on the table?  Raise your hands… anyone?   No?   Am I really the only one? What could be cooler than dissecting owl pellets?  That is exactly what my daughter was able to do this week.  She couldn’t wait to show me all of her treasures. As I unloaded the car, she sat busily setting up her display for me.  Mou...

Published on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 by Katherine The surprise wasn’t that we had a bad storm.  Rather, it was the fact that it came out of nowhere. Just after 4:00 I looked out of my window, noticing it had suddenly gotten dark.  Expecting to see a cloud covering the sun, I was stunned to see something quite different.  The neighborhood across the street seemed to be in turmoil while my area was dark but sti...