claudia's surf city

The painting of Claudia's continued (with a contretemps here and there) until we returned to New York, N.Y. There are still two weeks op...

Sorry. Agent Chang was here, and I have been distracted by a very social morning dealing with world affairs and other matters of earth-shatt...

OK, guys, y'all did real good yesterday. Really, too funny and too great to choose between (kudos to "the mountain comes to Mohegan...

The tourist season opened early on Block Island this year—loaded boats last weekend for the one nice day, people wandering around looking fo...

As we left Block Island, the shad was blooming in the rain. A lot of the island was underwater, too, due to neo lakes and extra high tides. ...

Meandering back to New York. Anon.

Is that my truck at the end of the rainbow? No, wait, that's the dog's pot o' gold. On a similar note, the man who won the $258...

The daffodils at the Maze are in full flower. Fortunately, though amazed, we managed not to get lost. Even the Dog Who Sits in My Chair.

Ruca and I brainstorm a subhead for a story now undergoing the editing process.

So which one do you like better?

The sun finally busted through yesterday. I say finally because it is so cold . The firewood is gone, and I don't even want to think abo...

With one house cleaned up and occupied, things seem more manageable. The septic system guy worked all day but, right up to the wire, got his...

Ok, smart guy, caption this!

It's supposed to rain all weekend, when the first renters arrive. But fortunately, besides repairs needed on both septic systems, the on...

Note to the fans: Please don't call me this morning. I am trying to finish a story about these pictures. Thank you. If you want to know ...

What the hay? The Traveling Underpants have shown up in a new location. Or, as the current owners have renamed them (it?), the Traveling U-...

It was really more like dusting with a brush than painting —sorry spiders— and it takes a long time to get in those little crannies and arou...

After the rain and fog yesterday, the north wind started blowing the clouds away this morning. Pretty cold, though. Meanwhile, in the interi...

What to do with leftover peeps. Make puffed peeps! Put in micro- wave. Cook for less than 30 seconds. Or else. Oops. . .

On the way to the mainland for a sonogram. . . As Chris got back on the road to take his carload of females (girl wife, girl baby, girl dog)...