The waves crashed and made merry noise just one hundred yards from the second level screened porch where we gathered. Giggling women around a table snacking on whatever everyone grabbed from their house for an impromptu party. My friend Kerriann came to visit on Tybee for a few days during spring break. It seemed like […]
Somehow as I have gotten older, on most days, I feel younger than I ever have. Maybe it was because during my twenties and thirties I was either pregnant or nursing babies…a lot of them. That does have a tendency to take its toll on one’s physical and mental health. My high school friends had […]
Warm sunshine spread across the island like golden sweet honey being poured out as a rich indulgent gift to everyone who felt it. Locals began to gather at the area we call “down front”. Groups of four dressed in outlandish costumes to identify themselves as a team. Each team represented a restaurant, bar, family or […]
I have been wanting to write about last weekend, but I needed a week of sleep to recover from it to be able to write about it. Here is just a quick recap of last Saturday… The only thing Sean wanted for Christmas was tickets to see Dropkick Murphy’s. Atlanta was just one of the […]
Today is March Fourth. The only day of the year that is a command…to March Forth. For many people this is just another day…but not for the McNally clan. This is a holiday to be celebrated with exuberance! Years and years ago, this family celebration holiday was created by my mother-in-law (though we say mother-in-love) […]
Only ten short weeks ago, I met some new friends that had recently moved to Tybee. Kelly and Eric started talking to me one night when Sean was playing at the Sandbar. Kelly had been following pictures I shared on Instagram in the months prior to our meeting. She too is a nature photographer and […]
With only had one day to spend in Nassau, Bahamas, we were determined to make the most of it. Disembarking the ship could start at noon and everyone was required to return no later than 11pm. Other cruisers, discussed their plans for the day. Excursions like snorkeling, boating, water parks, drinking at Señor Frogs and […]
My heart was nearly pounding outside of my chest. Trembling hands, sweaty palms… you got it, the whole picture. I was terrified. Surrounded by a room full of people, I did not know. I was there to take a test. Not just any test, but a math test. The pressure of this test was to […]
Growing up, I was the only girl in a family full of boys. I have only one brother, Trip, but on my mom’s side of the family, I have three male cousins. We’re all one year apart, like stair steps with me at the bottom, Trip at the top and Roddy, Richie, and Rusty between […]
It was time for me to emerge from my cocoon of quilts and wool whether I wanted to or not. Layering sweaters and scarves for the wedding ceremony that was taking place on the North Beach of Tybee. In the spring and summer, I usually wear a light cotton printed sundress or pastel capri’s to […]