One December day, many years ago, a package arrived at my childhood home. [Read more…]
December Shorelines
We asked on Facebook: What are your favorite Christmas cookies, pies and holiday desserts? Any fans of mincemeat pie or fruitcakes?
The missing ingredients of a Thanksgiving dinner
I married a man whose mother was a legendary cook, at least in the mind of the man I married. [Read more…]
November Shorelines
We asked on Facebook: What is your must-have, go-to Thanksgiving dish?
Pressure is on to prettify my porch
Photo courtesy of Michael A. Smith
When I moved to Galveston almost 20 years ago, I was struck by how prolific porches were on the island. [Read more…]
October Shorelines
In the spirit of Halloween, we asked on Facebook: Have you ever encountered a ghost, goblin, poltergeist or other supernatural force?
Chasing blue crabs and a sweet memory
Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
It’s one of those early childhood memories, as ephemeral as a sweet dream you want to remember, but changes shape, loses form like low clouds on a summer day. [Read more…]
September Shorelines
Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
We asked on Facebook: What’s the best post-hurricane food you’ve ever had?
Protecting the Gulf and a way of life
Shrimp boats ply the waters of Galveston’s harbor at sunrise. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
On a beautiful Fourth of July evening, my husband, my two teenage nieces and I walked along Galveston’s seawall to find a good spot to watch the city’s spectacular fireworks show. [Read more…]
August Shorelines
We asked on Facebook: What’s your favorite local seafood restaurant, what do you always order and why?
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