SOMEWHERE, ANYWHERE ON A BEACH and Mango-Jicama Salsa

 Rosemary Beach I hope you don’t mind that I’m sharing some beach poetry with you.  Sometimes others can say it better than I. Oh, to be lying, On a beach, Somewhere, With sand in my toes, And the wind, In my hair. And only the sound, Of the seagulls, On high, On a...

KATYBUG, THE HIGH-FLYING “TRAPEZE” ARTIST!

Okay, so we were eating burgers atat Pier Park in Panama City late Saturday afternoon prior to a promised train ride and putt putt round for Perfect Boy. While waiting for everyone else to finish eating, Perfect Girl and I decided to go outside of the restaurant to...

I SAW FROM A BEACH and Pineapple-Key Lime Cake

I really enjoy teaching about poetry; unfortunately, I am not a very good poet myself even though I aspire to be.  In the meantime, I will just continue to enjoy the talent of others.  This one by Thomas Moore is one of my favorites. I Saw From the Beach by Thomas...

LIFE IS BETTER AT THE BEACH

I’ve always known for myself that I seem to completely relax when I am at the beach more than I do anywhere else.  It is an almost instantaneous peacefulness that comes over me as soon as I am within breathing distance of the salt air and begin to feel the sea breezes...

BEACH CHAIRS and Crab and Shrimp Nachos

Beach Chairs Sitting on the beach chairswatching the setting sunholding hands and reminiscinghow it all begunSitting on the beach chairswatching the ships out on the seaholding hands and smilingtogether we’re meant to be Sitting on the beach chairswatching...

SAND IN MY SHOES and Seafood Enchilado

It’s almost beach time! We will be joining Perfect Daughter and her family for several days at Rosemary Beach. That means, of course, some very special Nana and Oo Hoo time with Perfect Boy and Perfect Girl. Perfect Daughter spent lots of her childhood days on the...