Category: Holidays
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Time and Tide; Father’s Day 2017
It had been one year since we converted our summer getaway into our permanent home. April 2017 brought the return of the Osprey, the Herons, and the Laurel blooms; springtime in Deltaville a prelude to an idyllic summer on the Bay. However, the ravages of winter and the wages of my procrastination had taken a…
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Today’s Thanksgiving
The rain has stopped for now. The skies across the Tidewater have cleared. Yesterday, in the drizzle the leaves were dull and drab. Today the sun, frantically highlighting each color in every tree, in a battle against time. Here bright orange and yellow, there a snap of red and the Sweet Gum with a brushstroke…
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A Christmas Story Redux- 2009
Christmas 2009 There are some very proud moments for a father. The birth of your child is one. Last Friday I enjoyed another. My oldest, my baby girl graduated from Virginia Tech. I know all you Cavaliers out there are wondering why I would be proud of that, but she did it in three and…