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Writers Conference on Cape Cod

Posted on February 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

So, I have obviously been a tad AWOL over the past few weeks. A family loss, work and a blizzards have kicked my butt (I would like to note that I PREDICTED the snow in SEPTEMBER . . . SEE HERE!) HOWEVER, I never stop writing or reading AND I have read some insanely awesome […]

GUEST BLOG: Beach + Kid = Torture? Maybe not . . .

Posted on July 26, 2012 2 Comments

Beach Babies Survival 101 by Amy Elizabeth (GUEST BLOGGER) http://www.capecodmommies.com/ Living on Cape Cod and having children means a mom needs to become a beach pro and quick! My first few trips to the beach with my son, while still under age 1, were definitely learning experience. I would pack way to much or not enough. My first […]

Digital Campfires and Tweeted S’mores

Posted on July 22, 2012 4 Comments

I suspect camping is quite different now-a-days then it was even five years ago. Granted, I have only been REALLY camping for the past two years (anti-roughing it with my Jayco X20E trailer), but when we go, our electronic devices and laptops come with us. Is such techno-heavy camping a good thing? Dare I say […]

Defining a Well-Lived Life

Posted on July 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

In April, my grandfather, an Iwo Jima Marine and truly gentle soul, died. I was asked by the family to write his obituary and when I was done I realized, without doubt, that his was the definition of a well-lived life. It was a cathartic writing experience for me and led me to realize that […]