The smell of new kittens When my Hostas start to come up Walking on the Boards and gazing at the Ocean The Sopranos on Sunday evenings Festivals of all kinds, especially Springfest after a cold winter Dolly’s dark chocolate grahams Photographs of old Ocean City Exploring Selbyville shopsBy Sharon Craven
The first cookout of the season Cruisin’ weekend Old TV sitcom reruns Morning talk radio Parents cheering at sporting events Great golf bunker players How Andy Rooney talks A sprawling old tree The pier at the Isle of Wight Nature Park The magazine section at the Newscenter Morning yard sales
The smell of spring’s lilacs A purring lap cat Recognizing friends’ faces in the newspaper Finishing a crossword puzzle Driving with the top down Listening to Motown The Ocean Pines library Walking the boards By JoAnne Donovan
SmilesChildrenThe TruthVolunteersVotersA steamed lobster dinnerPatsy Cline singing any songAttentive waiters/waitressesA good chef/cookHelp from someonePrayers from anyoneAnother day to serve— Jim McGinniss
Frank McCourt’s writingComing across “Violets Are Blue” on televisionSpringfest on a sunny afternoon A weekend without rainThe fine sand found on Ocean City’s beachThe shade of a big treePeople who know how the insides of a computer workShort letters to the editorFixing things The magazine, “Bark”Finding something thought to be lost
Life returning to the Talbot Street PierThe first shower after a good haircutA surprisingly nice sunset on a cloudy dayThe compassion of a parentSharing a bottle of wine with my wifeComing home to excited dogsWatching a kite boarder in the oceanThe ending to the movie “Departed”Driving with all the windows downRecalling my stepfather’s many euphemismsThe… Read more »
Early Spring flowersSneaky Pete’s openingShopping the outletsBig beach towelsCrab CakesOur best friends Long walksSuntansOcean City Home Away From Home— Barbi Altland
The sound of keyboards at work in the newsroomReading the Sunday paper outsideBuds beginning to grow on a treeGetting a good parking spot at the hospitalThat Macky’s is open againThe Boardwalk during the dog walkWinning a door prize at an eventThe flags on the Route 50 BridgeIgnoring the presidential election news for nowA teenager mowing… Read more »
The sound of raindropsWatching my grandson play Little League baseballFresh flowers in the foyerFriday nights at the casinoWriting letters to my elderly auntDriving the speed limitCrossword puzzles Saturday mornings— Dorothy Johnson
When friends visitLeaving pennies behind at the cash registerFat, lazy catsDriving to the Outer BanksPeople who are nuts over SudokuLeaving the cell phone at homeFinding money in a pair of pantsA dog sprawled out on the floorThe magazine, Men’s JournalA day without a U.S. soldier dyingDriving under the Route 50 Bridge