Jul
19
Last month, we wrote about our next-door neighbor, the Buckeye Cove Nature Preserve -- formerly known as the Stephens Road Nature Preserve -- which is about as close to our homes as pure, untamed nature gets. Which is nice. But then sometimes, it gets even closer. Which can be even...
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Jun
16
Not far at all. In fact, you barely have to leave your door. It's called the Stephens Road Nature Preserve. Or it used to be called that. Now it's called Buckeye Cove Nature Preserve. Which is complicated. Especially since there's still a Facebook page under the old name, and people...
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May
19
For so long, so many of us have longed for the time when "things are back to normal." Well, we're not entirely there, with everything. But we are with one big thing: Swim team is back! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, after a year off, the Stingrays will be back in...
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Apr
21
Tomorrow is Earth Day, which means, basically, you have no shopping days left! Of course, this being Earth Day, maybe that's a good thing. In any case, you've still got time to make some plans. The day itself is Thursday, April 22, and here are some things going on around...
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Mar
23
Well, it’s been a year now, and believe it or not, we’re making progress. More and more people are getting their vaccine shots to protect them from COVID-19. In fact, here in North Carolina, the governor just partially opened up Group 4 as eligible for the inoculations – a week...
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Feb
16
It’s been a long time, longer than we’d thought. We look back at the first blog posts that mention the coronavirus, and see that back then, we really didn’t know what we were in for. And it’s going to be a while longer before things are normal. We hope you...
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Jan
21
In "Ghostbusters," Bill Murray utters this phrase as an example of the madness at the end of the world: "Dogs and cats, living together...!" That was funny, but in real life, we have dogs and cats -- and people -- all living together as a matter of routine. And it...
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Dec
09
Congratulations! 2020 was quite a grind, but you’ve made it through to December! So Merry Christmas! Of course, we’re not talking about a normal Christmas or anything. After all, this is still 2020, so don’t get carried away. But we still have plenty of Yuletide cheer coming up right here...
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Nov
23
Well... yes. Within reason. Probably. If you're careful. Of course, if you mean a Thanksgiving like the Norman Rockwell painting, with Mom and Dad and the turkey, and all the hungry extended family members crammed cheek-by-jowl around the table without masks on, then... No, you can't. Not and have it...
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Oct
26
This year, it's been hard to get in the spirit for things. Most of our holidays have been overshadowed or canceled altogether due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, our residents are still getting creative with decorating their houses for halloween! If you haven't submitted your photos yet, email them to...
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