- I miss that phone number you used to be able to call to find out what the ACTUAL time is when you go to change the clocks
- my parents
- summer
- Seabreeze tavern
- the intersections formerly known as circles
Delaware Bay towns are decimated by Hurricane Sandy. We are kind of blessed around here with very little storm damage, Except for our little towns...Gandy's Beach, Fortescue, Money Island. It has been on my "bucket list" to spend the night at the Hotel Charlesworth in Fortescue. I may have missed my chance. I am sure that restaurant is just hanging on by a thread on a GOOD day and this is not a good day.
A friend with a house in Gandy's Beach was one of 13 people permitted to go back yesterday only for 2 hours to survey the damage. They have no roads, electric, decks, porches, bulkheads, fronts. Entire town blocked off and forbidden entry. Similar little town of Seabreeze already abandoned by order of the state of New Jersey. I fear the fate of our other towns is going to follow. Or the state will enact new laws which are impossible for the home owners to obey and thus, they will be forced to leave. New Jersey's "other shore" is a bit downtrodden and full of various runs of bugs, but we love it. The greenheads, the horseshoe crabs, the full moon, etc.
Out and about again today. I really need to stay home and pay my bills and call some people but, when you are retired, you always think there is tomorrow. But then tomorrow is all booked up.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Things I love:
- Spring
- Fall
- Listening to MY music
Things I hate:
- People who go out of business and leave a sign up saying - SALE! - STOP IN!
- Summer
- Winter
- Change
I used to fall in love about once every ten years. I think I am WAY overdue, by about 12 years!
Next week, I am renting a place at the beach. It has been on my list of things to do for about 40 years. So many places....so little time! I always think: "But I could just DRIVE down here. It is only an hour away." With the current price of gas, it might cost as much to DRIVE down every day as it does to RENT a place. And I am ONE hour from SO MANY interesting shore towns. I plan to think about my HISTORY in Ocean City. I had a very interesting life here about almost 40 years ago. Just toured a house rented by a friend of mine. He has a history here going back almost 80 years ago. And he even brought a picture of himself and his parents and his dog in Ocean City when he was five years old. Boy, does he have ME beat! I will have to keep an eye out as I keep hearing about more and more people who have connections to this town.
- Spring
- Fall
- Listening to MY music
Things I hate:
- People who go out of business and leave a sign up saying - SALE! - STOP IN!
- Summer
- Winter
- Change
I used to fall in love about once every ten years. I think I am WAY overdue, by about 12 years!
Next week, I am renting a place at the beach. It has been on my list of things to do for about 40 years. So many places....so little time! I always think: "But I could just DRIVE down here. It is only an hour away." With the current price of gas, it might cost as much to DRIVE down every day as it does to RENT a place. And I am ONE hour from SO MANY interesting shore towns. I plan to think about my HISTORY in Ocean City. I had a very interesting life here about almost 40 years ago. Just toured a house rented by a friend of mine. He has a history here going back almost 80 years ago. And he even brought a picture of himself and his parents and his dog in Ocean City when he was five years old. Boy, does he have ME beat! I will have to keep an eye out as I keep hearing about more and more people who have connections to this town.
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