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In the summer of 1977, my best friend, whom my family and I affectionately called “Pamela P. Poopsie-Pie,” and I were frolicking in the ocean on a spectacularly sunny, August day. Suddenly, we noticed our curmudgeon of a neighbor, charging down the seawall stairs and frantically flailing his arms like a wild person.  We were decidedly not bright beyond our years, but we knew enough to know that old Ollie was signaling us to get out of the water, FAST.  So, we hopped on our rubber raft and began to paddle-in, fairly certain that Ollie was going to “rip-into us” for...

Way back in The Stone Age, when I attended college, my cronies and I used to take a lot of pictures.  Only it was vastly different than it is now.  It required work. We had to traipse around with a bulky camera all night, and to hope that we remembered to turn the flash on.  There was ‘red eye’ galore, and there were many wasted snapshots of the floor or the ceiling.  What’s more, we had to send the film away to be developed, and it would sometimes be weeks before we’d have the actual pictures in hand. We often laugh...

We're not going to lie. Saying goodbye to the magic yellow school bus last week had us "shaking in our flip-flops."  How on earth were we going to keep these kids entertained, and off of their respective mobile devices? We absolutely lived in fear of the addictive qualities of the "f" word - FORTNITE. What could we do to survive and win the summer battle, with funds still available in our bank accounts, and with children whom we can honestly say we enjoyed spending the summer with? Enter beach games.  Our children's borderline obsession to Fortnite and other video games...

In honor of Father's Day weekend, we thought we would post one of our favorite essays, "Once More to the Lake."  This classic, beautiful, essay was written by the great E.B. White, of Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig fame.  It encapsulates so many things that we love: summer, family traditions, vacations, fishing, and father/son relationships.  Although E.B. White is a celebrated author, we have found that many people (even the college english majors), have never heard of it, or read the essay.  It's funny, we first read this piece when we were in our twenties, carefree and exuberant;...

We thought we'd put together a Spring "Bucket List," to accompany our fabulous bucket hats.  Here is our list so far.  Do you have any great bucket list items to add? We'd love to hear from you!  1.)  Book those paddle board lessons.  Plan a summer camping trip, even though you've never camped a day in your life.  Learn to play golf.  Life is short. Get started on the good stuff.  Embrace the unknown!   2.) Spend time outdoors! Bask in nature.  The pure air will invigorate you.  3.) Besides being a terrific workout, and an amazing stress reliever, riding...