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Back to Open Waters {Gift from the Sea Intro}

by Darcy Wiley | Jun 4, 2012 | Gift from the Sea ~ Summer Book Club 2012, Pencils & Pens

My husband has sailed past my horizon line out on a fishing boat beyond reach of cell phone towers. I grab the kids’ swimsuits from the drying rack on the balcony and pack our lunch. Out over the water, a plane sputters by dragging an airborne billboard behind it, an...

Laundry Dunes, Everyday Vacations…and a Summer Book Club!!!

by Darcy Wiley | May 24, 2012 | Gift from the Sea ~ Summer Book Club 2012, Self-Care

In my ideal closet, everything has a place: short sleeves on one rod, long sleeves on another, dresses and skirts on another. Belts and strings are tied up at the waist, never dangling. Sleeves are smoothed out. Hangers are equidistant. Each rod is an array of color...