Published on Saturday, December 13, 2014 by Katherine Remember me? I ‘m still here! It has just been a whirlwind, as I’m sure it has been with all of you. Holidays… Bah! Last weekend was our final visit to Corolla until spring of next year.  This is almost a time of mourning for me. Leaving home is hard. Leaving the only place where you truly find peace is even harder. Saturday there was a cover of fog across ...

Published on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 by Katherine … to Grandmother’s house, we gooooooo!  Indeed, tomorrow after work I’ll be packing my bags and heading to Corolla.  To Grandma’s house!  Technically, there are some woods.  And we will cross a few rivers.  But we’ll be taking a car rather than a horse drawn sleigh.  I’m just sayin. I took Friday off, leaving me with three full days at the beach h...

Published on Friday, November 2, 2012 by Katherine Day Two, Nablapomada.  I mean… wait, let me copy and paste.  NaBloPoMo.  Oh what the heck… “The November 30-day Writing Challenge thing.”  Yea, that! The suggested topic?  It’s too easy to pass up. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Corolla, NC.  My mother’s beach house.  It is where my heart lives no matter where I am.  It is my esc...

Published on Monday, June 18, 2012 by Katherine Day 18 of the Blog Writing Challenge brings the subject, “Setting Sail.” When I turn my car towards Corolla, I feel like I am setting sail.  There is a sense of calm that washes over me the closer I get to my mother’s Outer Banks home. For thirty years, these stairs have greeted us.  We have carried so much up these wooden steps.  Suitcases, coolers, babi...

Published on Saturday, April 7, 2012 by Katherine   Corolla, North Carolina Do you think the moon gazes in to the ocean, pondering its splendor in nature's briny mirror?   ...

Published on Monday, October 26, 2009 by Katherine This weekend we were blessed with a “last hoorah” trip to Corolla.  Basketball is around the corner, taking up every Saturday and Sunday.  We didn’t care that Saturday was going to be rainy and cold.  After all, it is the BEACH HOUSE!  No stress, no germs, nothing but time.  Time to leave worries behind and to concentrate on getting better. To our GREAT ...