Tag: Beach

#TBT…under the rainbow

As many benefits as there are to living in a small town, there are also some drawbacks. These last few weeks it feels like a heavy rain cloud has sat over top of Flagler Beach, throwing down lightning bolts and…

Beach Life: with Kids

I have to admit…I have said that I look forward to the kids going back to school.  Yes, I am a selfish person. When summer was peering it’s sparkly eyes across the doldrums of school days end, I had “delusions of…

Beach Life: Living on Island Time

There’s a certain lifestyle carved out by folks who have slowed their pace down to chillin out…its called living on Island Time. Defined By Urban Dictionary: The time vacuum created by the ocean’s presence. Similar to stoner’s time, everything moves…

#TBT…please use wooden dune walks.

Flagler Beach is gearing up for the biggest event of the year tomorrow…July 4th!  The day when all the west county folks pull on their only pair of shorts and come to the beach for a good time.  That was…

Beach Life: #SmileitsSummer

Today is July 1st and exactly three 24 hour cycles until one of my favorite holidays.  Independence Day.  My star spangled memories of  July 4th are carried all the way back with hands in the air to the ripe old age…

Beach Life: why Knot?

I am trying to get back into a groove, writing consistantly about a certain subject on a certain day.  This is completely for my benefit because when you have a hard time focusing… you never get anything done, or finished…

Got a minute for a quickie??

While I would love to fill your eyeballs with my thoughts… I have a need 🙂 The Golden Lion Cafe is in the running for the Best Florida Beach Bar…Again… so just take a moment to vote as they are…

In My Belly: Kahuna Surf Subs

I am a sandwich person.  I’m not snob however being extremely content with turkey, cheese and a handful of  toppings and condiments.  When I was a half pint my sandwich of choice was baloney and mayonnaise (how fabulous is a…

Local Color: Scott Spradley…Photographer Extraordinaire in the making…

In the days when Flagler Beach was actually the iconic fishing village seasoned locals reminisce about, Scott Spradley would periodically visit from the hills of North Carolina with his grandparents. Now fifty years later Scott is a beach-side resident and business…

Naturally Cool Wednesday…Baby Sea Turtles!

We are so fortunate to live in an area where amazing creatures have been laying their eggs for over a million years… and the eggs have been hatching!    On my morning adventures to see the sun I have come…