Category Archives: Entertainment

A Beachy Birthday

Huzzah! Another trip around the sun for me! I’m gifted with dinner, cake, camera gadgets –  memory cards and a remote control from the husband, some friendly conversation from the locals, and a yellow whistle. I woke up with no … Continue reading

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Light Painting – Woo Hoo!

I used my tennis shoes on my coffee table giving me a distance of three feet. I took what I learned from YouTube videos – no distracting outside light, lowest ISO setting, close aperture, and put camera on BULB setting … Continue reading

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The Body-Erasing Couch

Our neighbor was giving this couch away – free! And now we know why, but we don’t mind. It’s a great way to scare the neighbors – or the in-laws!      

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Knitting a Dog Hat

Three days and three broken needles later… I found a pattern on Ravelry to humiliate the dog and roughly measured neck circumference and length of my dogs. I started with the recommended size US 4 needle and broke one on row … Continue reading

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Shelter Island Boat Festival

What we thought we were going to see: What we actually saw: A maritime museum room on the way and a canopied booth at the event dedicated to Dennis Conner – an American yachtsman known as Mr. Americas Cup, because … Continue reading

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