I got up at 4:30am last Sunday to make my 6:55 flight to Fort Myers. I really hate those early flights. Sunrise at the beach is a beautiful thing. Sunrise at the airport, I can do without. I changed my tune when I landed in the Sunshine State, which was at a balmy 73 degrees. …
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Ginnie’s birthday was last week, and we took a quick trip to Chincoteague to see the ponies and sit on the beach on Assateague Island. We also did a LOT of bike riding, much to the disappointment of these ducks who were quite taken with our bicycles.

Although my sisters and I have all moved South, my dad and most of my aunts, uncles, and cousins still live in Philadelphia where our ancestors first settled when they came to the United States from Ireland, England, Wales, and Germany. My dad loves to tell me stories about his childhood, so when I was…
