claudia's surf city

 Another 98 Riverside Drive family member will not be with us this Thanksgiving. I got the following message from Tony's daughter Ali...

 They had been shooting a movie in Madison, Ga., and when I got there about a month ago, Barrett took me to see one of the sets they'd...

Actually, it's more like Pastors Without Boundaries, a church in which you are welcome no matter where you may fall in the anima...

I'm home. Back in the Apartment of No Regrets! Very grateful to be here and be done with closing up houses for another year. The wall ...

 The storm was over. The sun set, the full moon rose, and all was calm on Block Island—except at the bars. And islanders got ready to heav...

This is why the ferry isn't running—the wind is in the wrong quarter and there are big waves over the breakwater. Actually a couple ca...

Sorry. You can pretty much expect lots of weather news for the next four days, so if you are not interested, give me a pass. I can't h...

The clock stopped—battery, but why replace before winter?—so now it's always quarter of naptime. Which is just as well, because a majo...

Flip kicks back on the Sofa of Shame. Photo by Pam  Alas, the beautiful sofa was springing leaks. I had patched it, investigated the cos...

My style is not high style. Y'all know that. However, I attempted to put it into words for the latest and third issue of "Ideas o...

Hannah was all over the place this week, from Block Island to the set of WPRI's "Executive Suite" program. Listen in at 13:1...

There have been many miles, states and people since I last posted. Sorry. However, about to hit a period of solitude (maybe?) and play cat...

 It was great to get to Jan's rustic palace and see the improvements she has made to the place. Like, can you even believe these ru...

 The Junk Food Extravaganza was held in honor of Camilla's birthday on Friday, kicking off a weekend of water play. Chris jumped off t...

 There must be a catalogue where you can buy your fiberglass steeple, because there are identical ones all over around here. Just buy one,...

 I apologize for not writing in more frequently and also for the extremely unflattering pix of my new/old neighbors. What I want to show i...

 This is the Grand Gulp,  I mean, Gulf. The good picture, above, is by Frank Martin. It is supposed to have geological significance, bu...

Through the windshield, as I go the last mile to Thomasville. As my time here draws shorter—about two week left—I am more drawn to the lan...

  This is apparently a thing now. And yes, today is the first day of school. Guess which one is going to be teacher...

Someone told me they opened up the two culverts under the slab, but however that may be, plenty of water is still going over it. In other...