Karen on August 17th, 2010

[This is a re-run of a post from last year.  Today is the 41st anniversary of Hurricane Camille.]
August of 1969 could be described as a month of turmoil and rebellion.  The Vietnam War was in full swing, provoking protests in the streets and heated disagreements at the dinner table.  The infamous Charles Manson cult [...]

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Karen on June 1st, 2010

I discovered my angel child, Nathan, has a wicked streak. A couple of months ago, he came home from school and confessed he had gotten into a bit of trouble.  The Vice-Principal at Bayou View Elementary (Gulfport, Mississippi) is a super nice guy named Mr. Allen.  Nathan thinks the world of him; he happily reports [...]

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Karen on May 29th, 2010

As if Hurricane Katrina were not enough, it looks like our beautiful Gulf Coast will take another terrible blow due to the BP oil spill.  Everywhere you go on the coast–from restaurants, businesses, beaches–people are talking about the possibility that our way of life, our livelihoods, our futures may be irreparably harmed by this ecological [...]

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Karen on April 2nd, 2010

I guess I get it from my mother. She always made fabulous custom Easter baskets for my brother and me.  They were filled with chocolates and candy and a few little surprises; and they were wrapped up in pastel colored netting with handmade bows and curly ribbons.
So I have to keep up the [...]

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Karen on September 6th, 2009

As we rolled down Highway 90 on the beach in Gulfport, dodging debris and manuevering broken and missing stretches of road, we saw slab after slab where once beautiful beachfront houses stood.  Out of nowhere, we came across this salvagable home.  The owners have since restored it.  With so much permanent loss, it is a [...]

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