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Thelma’s Place

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

One night, about three years before we moved into this old house, I admitted a patient with a very interesting story to the hospital telemetry unit in which I worked.  She was a frail little woman in her eighties, dehydrated … Continue reading →

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Skimmers, etc.

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

Cool and clear this morning; brisk walk on wide, low-tide beach, nobody else out but a few birds.  In spring and summer the beach is home to a wide variety of shore birds: Sanderlings, Stilts, true Sandpipers, Egrets, Ibis, Great … Continue reading →

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Invaders, etc.

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

Mid-afternoon, sun finally trying to break through.  Spent all morning on medical stuff inland, so it’s good to be back on the windy coast, anticipating a little color in things when these clouds move out. Gray is fine, but it … Continue reading →

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Pieces Parts

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

Wild and raw. Front moving through early with substantial rain and stiff wind from north-northwest. One of those situations when the high temperature for the day occurs at six a.m. then drops all day. Ocean moving like a big white-capped … Continue reading →

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Bad Behavior

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

We’ve taken to carrying plastic bags with us for walks on the beach, to have something to put all the trash in.  The stuff pictured is what wouldn’t fit in the bags on one thirty-minute walk. Some days are worse … Continue reading →

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The Cats

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

We each brought a cat to this house on Skinny Island after, as John Lennon once quipped, “The separation didn’t work out.” Meemaw’s Melba, a two-year old tabby, used to the wide driveways and lush lawns of suburbia; and Cecil, … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning . . .

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

I moved in here before we were actually the owners of this place.  We were worried it might not pass the bank inspection prior to closing; it had stood vacant for quite some time, and we thought we needed to … Continue reading →

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Spanish Bean Soup

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

    Blame it on the rain today.  Nothing but writing and cooking going on.  To that end, here’s the recipe for Papa’s Famous Spanish Bean Soup, great for a rainy day, or whatever the weather, based on the old … Continue reading →

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Some Locals

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

This little section of Skinny Island is not without its interesting folks and characters, present company excluded.  The ones I can attest to have either passed in front of the house, were seen on the beach, or encountered on walks … Continue reading →

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Rain, etc.

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

A melancholy Monday rain that promises to be around all day.  Fine.  We’ll just go with that.  It’s good to let go and embrace it.  On days like this my attention turns from a preoccupation with the ocean to the … Continue reading →

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