Published on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 by Katherine This month's photo challenge theme is "Outdoor Activities."  I can't wait to see what everyone has come up with!  It has been a while since I've participated in this challenge and I am so happy to be back. One of the greatest outdoor activities I know is standing in line at the ice cream truck.  But one with "Ice Cream" spelled out in painters tape? 2.  Th...

Published on Monday, June 9, 2014 by Katherine <INSERT SIGH OF RELIEF HERE> In the last month or so, I have spent weeks on intensive spring cleaning, had guests stay at my house, lost my trusty van, rode the light rail to work, finally got my van back, was dissed by extended "family", spent countless hours helping with end of the year school projects, planned for and went to three huge graduation events,�...

Published on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by Katherine The moment they are born, you hold them close.  Only to slowly let them go.  After all, a mother’s job is to raise her children to leave her.  The ultimate sacrifice. These last two weeks I've been quiet online.   However, my life has been anything but that.  The time I’ve been off, I have been preparing for my first bird to leave the nest.  Tonight, offic...

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 Sunday, April 22, 2012 by Katherine Look for more portraits in the ultimate photo challenge by visiting these talented folks: Ziva, Mike WJ, Nicky and Mike, Mo, Nonamedufus, Bryan, Mariann, Malisa, Nora, LaughingMom, Tanya, Elizabeth A., 00dozo, Cheryl, Kristen, Pam, Meleah...

Published on Monday, April 9, 2012 by Katherine Joined by my fellow crazy buddies  Ziva, Mike WJ, Nicky and Mike, Mo, Nonamedufus, Bryan, Mariann, Malisa, Nora, LaughingMom, Tanya, Elizabeth A., 00dozo, Cheryl, Kristen, Pam, Meleah, I have been challenged to post a picture depicting "Waiting." Today's waiting?  Happy yet uneventful hours of the following: Uneventful that is, until we met George. As you c...

Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 by Katherine I was the type that would never step on an ant.  I still won’t.  I rescue any critter that flies or crawls in to my house, and attempt to save neighborhood animals I find in need.  As a child, fishing with my parents always led to me whining, “Ohhhhhh… poor fishie!”  And rescue animals?  Let’s just say I can’t count them on two hands, much less four. ...

Published on Monday, April 11, 2011 by Katherine Last Christmas my mother gave me a Message in a Bottle kit, complete with cork and sealing wax.  My daughter and I couldn’t wait to send our message out to sea.  Where would it end up?  England?  Ireland?  How long would it take before someone discovered it? On April 4 we placed my email address and our city on a pre-printed form that was decorated with pict...

Published on Sunday, April 3, 2011 by Katherine The beach, the beach, the BEACH!  This weekend was our first trip back to Corolla.  It was like being home again.  The peace I feel the moment I smell that ocean air is a gift.  One delivered directly from the man above. The spoils we found on the beach this weekend ranged from a bit of precious sea glass to a live (and now saved) blue crab.  We also found r...

Published on Saturday, September 11, 2010 by Katherine When my mother was packing to leave the beach house on Monday, the renters from the neighboring house stopped her. “Excuse me?  Are you the owner?” “Yes, I am.” “We are early risers.  This morning at about 6 a.m. we saw a reflection on your house that we couldn’t explain.   We took a picture and would like to email it to you.  We looked all a...

Published on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 by Katherine Ahhhh, Earl.  Your name rolls off the tip of my tongue like a salt and vinegar cricket.  You are something I really don’t want but apparently just might taste. Here in Hampton Roads we are watching Hurricane Earl with great interest.  Will it hit us?  Will it not?  And even worse… THE BEACH HOUSE.  My mother’s house in the Outer Banks.  The one with ...

Published on Saturday, July 3, 2010 by Katherine We are back, for better or worse. In the seven days we were at the beach house we could only swim TWO DAYS.  After these two glorious days, the wind came offshore which dropped the ocean temperature TWENTY DEGREES.  Try putting anything but your toes in 53 degree water and YOWSA!  The day the water warmed up we couldn’t swim due to thunder storms.  THEN ...