My husband bringing me tea in the morning Sitting on my back porch sipping tea with my husband A gentle breeze wafting through an open window on a spring day The hum of a fan on a warm summer night Visiting a pumpkin patch on a crisp, clear autumn day Hanging out with my husband,… Read more »
Giving gift cards Students shopping for back-to-school clothes What Cal Ripken has done since retiring Live racing at Ocean Downs Quick trips to the grocery store Little League World Series games Those salad spritzers you can get at the grocery store Tourists in jorts (jean shorts) on the beach Living here Seeing Jeff Thaler reading… Read more »
A good movie on TV A good book, while sitting on the balcony listening to the ocean My dad’s brick at the firefighters memorial Old lighthouses Marty’s Playland at night Watching the crowd on the Boardwalk My dog snuggling up to me Fresh clean sheets A great flea market The first smell and view of… Read more »
Sleeping on sheets the first night after a wash Vanilla Creme Brulee Crushed ice out of a refrigerator Leftovers for lunch the day after A breeze on a hot day A pork chop cooked on the grill How Erik Bedard pitches Little kids in Crocs M.R. Ducks on a summer afternoon No line for the… Read more »
The outside bar at Harborside Completing a home improvement project Local asparagus in the spring Local corn in the summer A night when the Nats and O’s both win Thrasher’s French Fries and Boog’s BBQ for lunch Servicemen who show up on time The way the lawn looks after mowing Finding a bargain on EBay… Read more »
Traveling by boat around Ocean City Opening a door for a lady When a woman opens a door for me Baseball players who give a ball to a kid That football season is approaching Being sore the day after a workout Brown mulch on a flower bed The occasional rainy Sunday Weeping willow trees Brushing… Read more »
Beach weddingsPeople who type fast without looking at the keysReading on the beach The “Show Us Your Shots” photos on our websiteMaking par on the first holeA sunrise over a cornfieldRemembering how Len Bias played basketballThe Marina Deck’s breadOld Saturday Night Live episodesNo backups at the bank drive-thruCold watermelon on a hot day
The smell of the ocean in the early morningDinner at the Cactus CaféPeople who stop to talk to our dogsAir-conditioningSuccessfully completely sudokuLooking for shells with our grandchildrenThe grand finale of a fireworks displayPrivate citizens picking up trash off the BoardwalkDaylillies along a country roadCompetent, reliable contractorsCruising in our ’62 convertible Corvette
When locals win money in the big fishing tournaments Eating at the Greek Festival Finding a surprise in the mail When people call and say we should not print this or that Sunflowers in a front yard Cooler air after a big storm How the beach patrol deals with lost kids Sleeping through a thunderstorm… Read more »
Getting out of bed before the alarm sounds Eating lunch in a wet bathing suit The ice cream at Chesapeake Bay Farms Assateague on a summer morning Getting corn on the cob at the farmers markets Everything at Smoker’s Waking up cold in the middle of the night A house with a flagpole in the… Read more »