Today Sean and I cleaned out the last of anything we had saved in storage here in Virginia. My dad had loaned us a large sea container to store the remnants of our past life that was on the back of his 30 acre property. Each time we would return to Virginia we would grab […]
Sean had just finished his last tune from hosting and playing the weekly open mic night at The Sandbar. It was 2:30 in the morning. As I returned to the front bar from the back room, Sean said he had a surprise for me. I was pretty tired at this point and ready to be […]
1. Low country boil. I had never even heard of this meal. But now it’s pretty much a hospitality staple that I am served at least once a month. It’s the easiest way to feed a large group of people very delicious food at one time. Basically in one huge pot you get water boiling […]
Do you ever find that when you talk to someone about an idea you have but has been unclear, suddenly becomes clear? Or a least a few more pieces fall into place. Often times I get a glimpse of an idea, just one piece of a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. A mere fraction of the […]
Wrapped in pink taffeta, tulle, satin and chiffon, two by two they arrived to the American Legion Post 154 for the annual Tybee Prom. The fundraiser was created and continues each year by the dynamic sister duo, Sandy McCloud and Shirley Sessions. Each year the sold out event draws a crazy Tybee crowd. Dancing […]
After securing my camera bag in the pink basket attached to the front of my baby blue Schwinn, I hopped on and pedaled away in my flip flops. Weaving through tourists dragging coolers, wet towels and crying children as they exit the beach, I head toward the southern tip of Tybee. This is about five […]
Several years ago Sean and I both read a book by Timothy Ferriss called the Four Hour Work Week. This was well before we even had a thought of moving out of state. But it did begin to stir within us that there must be another way to live and work. The author challenges the […]
Fourth of July fireworks were never a big draw for me. I guess it’s because I grew up near Washington DC and our family never wanted to fight the crowds, traffic and hassle to go and be a participant. For several years, the Fourth was a family pool party at my parent’s house. That’s what […]
It was late one afternoon, still dreary and cold. The calendar said it was spring, but it didn’t feel like it yet. The grey clouds of depression seemed to hang over our heads, indefinitely. Most of our long time friends that we had through the years had moved away and found other places to carry […]