Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on, get drunk… ~ Rumi Under the influence of soulful sea and soft blue sky… (Wildwood, NJ November 2025)

Sweet & Salty Scenery… The best view makes everything taste better! (Wildwood, NJ 2019) With one week to go, still looking for the recipe for the perfect Thanksgiving Day? The Formula may not be as time consuming and complicated as we think. Oh, so many things go into the creation of a picture-perfect Thanksgiving Seaside…

True masters are those who’ve chosen to make a life rather than a living… ~ Neal Donald Walsch Living the best life! (Wildwood, NJ November 2019)

Seaside Being… Being blissfully in each beachy moment (Wildwood, NJ November 2024) With so much to do this holiday season, it’s important to take a moment (spent, perhaps, with an ocean sunrise and a cozy caramel latte) to just BE. Let’s toss that To-Do list in the nearest beach bucket and spend some time just…

Be thankful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination… ~ Victor Hugo Feeling thankfully at home by the sea… (Wildwood, NJ Autumn 2025)

The road to success is always under construction… ~ Lily Tomlin Beach roads make for the most successful travels… (Wildwood, NJ Autumn 2025)

Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude… ~ Deepak Chopra The day opens with beauty and gratitude (Wildwood, NJ November 2019)

November’s Seaside Sights… The best seat in the house! (Wildwood, NJ November 2024) It’s November! Time to make that all-important Let’s-get-Ready-for-the-Holidays list. What might your lofty list look like? So much to include! Where do we start? Well, obviously, we’ve got lots of shopping to do this month, with loads of trips to the grocery…

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further… ~ Thomas Carlyle (philosopher) Seeing autumnal beauty everywhere! (Wildwood, NJ 2025)

Autumnal Sunrise… The seaside path leading to November (Wildwood, NJ 2025) November, naturally, begins with a gratifying ocean sunrise…🌅wakes with a happy intention …wanders through a sunlit pumpkin patch…🎃🎃catches the rays of an amber glow…☀️cruises among rows of colorful chrysanthemums…paints a beach bucketful of seashells…🪣🐚checks out local fall festivals…🍁🍂 becomes a die-hard football fan!…🏈memorizes family…