Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
“I don’t want to go to preschool!” is the last thing Isaac said before bed and the first thing he said when he woke up. It was COSTUME DAY and the Halloween parade Friday morning. Isaac hates costumes. Last year he cried and cried at every mention of wearing a costume, and actually skipped out…
There’s an article that’s been circling on Facebook about teal pumpkins. I figured it was cheesy and skipped it. I accidentally read it in a moment of weakness and surprise! We’re on board. In the story a mom is sad that her kid with severe food allergies gets excited at Halloween but it’s pretty much…
In our embrace of all things fall, we visited the Hunt Club Farm pumpkin patch! Isaac was terrified of horses when he was younger. This year he hopped right on. ELOISE had no fear. She looked totally at home atop the pony. The whole day was great—it was Isaac’s preschool girlfriend Tessa’s birthday party, so…
The following blog is from Capt. Augustus P. Bennett, commodore, Amphibious Squadron Four, speaking on his experience during the fourth day of the Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise Egemen 2015, Oct. 27. As Egemen 2015 comes to a close, the extensive man-hours of exercise planning, beach surveying, current and tidal research, landing zone designation, elevation and terrain…
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group Visits Rota, Spain BY DANIELSCHUMACHER – OCTOBER 19, 2015POSTED IN: EUROPE, NEWS – EUROPE ROTA, Spain – The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) flagship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) pulled into Rota, Spain, for fuel and other supplies Oct. 18, 2015. The Kearsarge ARG/MEU team, comprised of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD…
I like ‘High Times in the Tidewater’ posts because it’s a nice way to recap. It reflects the natural ebb and flow of life…and blogging. Low—I’m reading a gripping book during normal blogging minutes. No posts! High—I have a deadline to upload these pictures because they’re hogging all the space on my phone and I…
Leaves piled up knee deep around our walls and fence last fall. We have three beautiful mature trees overshadowing our house. They do fall like they mean it. Last year the lawn service needed to aerate our lawn but it had to be leaf-free. I had a fussy newborn and a husband at sea,…
