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Goodbye, 2012

Original Post: August 2011 _________________________________________ When I spoke of my childhood memories of the Jersey Shore I was remembering our visits toΒ Seaside Heights, an amusement-filled length of boardwalk that stretches into the Atlantic ocean. I hadn’t been there since I was a little girl and was happy to see that Read more…


The Calm Before the Storm

Happy, safe, and warm… and foolishly skeptical of the much-discussed impending storm, Hurricane Sandy. This is moments before all the cats were stowed for a trip to higher ground. I thought it unnecessary at first but… I was kind of wrong. I needed to use up the sliced mango in Read more…


The Storm: Hurricane Sandy Hits

The water came… The lights went out… The basement was flooded, but not like the neighbors (over 4 feet of water). This was because of the pitch of the house. The car became the phone charger… I was on food duty. Lights out in the grocery storm. People were panicked Read more…