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| I found the issue at a newsstand in Montclair today. |
Wanted to share some good news, and move on from my dreary posts.
Dad's Gift, the essay I wrote about Dad and Figgy and our family's humble Cape Cod house, is on the back page of
Coastal Living Magazine's holiday issue [December 2011/January 2012]. Cover price: $5.99. I've beach-combed the internet, but can't find a link to my essay. I think the issue [for a Nook, which I don't have] is available at
barnesandnoble.com. But I'm not sure how that works, as I'm not Nook-savvy.
It's on the last page, 112.
Good night. May we all drift off to the real or imagined sounds of soothing coastal waves tonight.
TCOY
- Boot camp in the park! Shuffles, sprints, steps.
- Walked Sug around block once.
- Short nap.
- Got dressed nicely.
- Made good dinner--roast chicken [salmon for H.], green beans, corn muffins.
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I absolutely loved your essay, thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDear Jacki, Thank you so much for the very nice note. Sincerely, Alice
ReplyDeleteHi Alice...just read your essay in Coastal Living. OMG...parallel lives except that after leaving NJ before dawn WE headed to the same cottage in Nauset Heights in East Orleans. My parents are gone now, too, but it's been my dream all these years to return there permanently. Maybe someday...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories.
Hi Joanne...yes, I bet you cherish those memories of your cottage time on the Cape. I've been to Orleans a lot to grocery shop, get iced mochas, on bike path, etc. but don't know if I've ever been to Nauset Heights..it sounds pretty....i hope you do get back to the Cape. Thanks so much for the note. Sincerely, Alice
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading - will find me a copy!
ReplyDeleteLisa, thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!!!
ReplyDeleteMy Thanksgiving morning has started with coffee and a read of Coastal Living. I loved your essay -- you write so poignantly about the cape, family, memories and life's seasons. It was a warm start to my day so thank you.
ReplyDeleteI am a californian who spent 5 years in new England and only wish the cape was a drive away. My husband and I have shared the cape with our boys every other year -- most recently this past summer. Time on the cape is certainly one of the things I am most thankful for. Thank YOU for a beautiful essay.....
Hello Anonymous....thank you so much for the note. I am happy you liked the essay. I have to say that I LOVE California based on the few times I've been there. what a gorgeous, gorgeous coastline. I love that you and your husband go to the Cape with your boys every other year. I think the Cape is my California. You make me realize just how special Cape Cod is, that you'd all travel so far to get there. Thank you. sincerely, alice
ReplyDeleteWOW! Amazing essay. Brought tears to my eyes. Someone out there, who loves the Cape & understands it's meaning as much as I do, who vacationed there as a kid with her parents, whose Mom & Dad are now gone, & who now owns a home on the Cape and feels close to her parents whenever she is there. My parents knew it was my dream to have a home on Cape Cod and I feel their presence every summer while I am there with my kids. I have even started coming for a week in the winter and it is still pure heaven. I love your writing & please know that heaven has in store what thou has lost....we will see our parents again. Love never dies!
ReplyDeleteRead your essay on ipad app for coastal living, very touching. I just had to head on over here. I think we have a kindred spirit. My mother grew up on St. Simons and that is where we spent our summers and holidays. I miss her every day, but not usually in a sad way.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Happy Thanksgiving!
Hi Anonymous. Thank you for the nice note. There is something truly magical about Cape Cod...the air, the dunes, the sky, most everything. I've been there in the winter and the snow once, too, in February...always pretty. Have you walked the trails at Wellfleet Wildlife Sanctuary? Gentle and awesome in all seasons. //
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine. Thank you for the note. I don't have an iPad but am beginning to wish I did. Thanks for reading the essay and writing to me. I've never been to St. Simons...it sounds really lovely. Thank you for expanding my horizons. Happy Thanksgiving.
Sincerely, Alice
Loved the article. Miss my Dad 2. U made me cry. U made me miss Tybee Island Ga. My beach. Will b reading your blog. Need to take care of me.
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Hello Cottagecrazy...and btw, i like that name...i'm glad you liked the essay. I have never been to Tybee Island but it sounds so lovely. That's what this article i wrote has taught me: that there are lots of versions of our family home on Cape Cod at coastal places everywhere...i think it's the feeling not the physical space, or maybe it is both....take care. thank you. Sincerely, alice
ReplyDeleteLovely essay.
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous, Thank you for stopping by and leaving that note. Sincerely, Alice
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