I know how lucky we are to own the home that we do on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod. (Holmes Coffin House.) It is well-situated in the Historic District of Edgartown. We walk to almost everything. But getting to the island can be challenging, particularly this season,…
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Suprise Me
Island Life
Prompted By Boats
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I know how lucky we are to own the home that we do on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod. (Holmes Coffin House.) It is well-situated in the Historic District of Edgartown. We walk to almost everything. But getting to the island can be challenging, particularly this season,…
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Travel as a 6-yr old girl
Prompted By Travel
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Hello, I Love You, Won’t You Tell Me Your Name?
Prompted By Senior Moments
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There's always the Google machine.
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Spare Me The Quaintness
Prompted By Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Hostels
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I’ll take a clean, business-like, functioning, reliable, no nostalgia Hilton Garden Inn anytime/anywhere.
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Who’ll Stop the Rain?
Prompted By Weather
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When I was little, Susan and the Rain was one of my favorite books. Of course it was partly because my name is Susan, but also because I hated the rain. Here’s how it starts: Susan Amantha Cottonwood was a little girl who was always good – when the sun…
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Hello, Darkness
Prompted By Attention Span
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What We Didn’t Eat
Prompted By Acquired Tastes
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Half of what’s in our fridge today, I hadn’t even heard of in 1965!
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Work Parking Problems
Prompted By Parking
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What a Cute Kid
Prompted By Temptation
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Time stopped. We stepped out.