Crabs. I have a confession: I’d never eaten crabs before this last week. (Save for the rare crab cake and real California roll, I’d hardly even eaten crab meat.) And, like their culinary companions lobster, I learned that eating crabs is a real dining adventure. Summer Triangle. Ever so slowly, I’m trying to learn more … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (8/21/23)
Tag: beach
On beach time
I don’t wear a watch. I gave it up a few years ago when my leather wristband wore through. I put my watch away in a drawer and made vague plans to order a replacement. And I never did—I got used to the naked left wrist, and didn’t miss catching the watch on corners and … Continue reading On beach time
On thinking more about boogie boards
A whistle. I looked up at the lifeguard stand and the sunglassed teenager was waving me off. I turned around and tramped up the sandy incline to with my boogie board. “No boogie boarding?” The kid nodded in assent. “Two yellow flags,” he said. “Rip currents right now.” “But we can swim?” “Yep, you can … Continue reading On thinking more about boogie boards
On 7 things from last week (8/14/23)
Beach. There’s nothing quite like it. Bagels. There’s no denying it: the bagels on the East Coast are better than the Colorado variety. So much better, in fact, that I’ve eaten a near dozen of them the past week. Trivia. My first trivia night in over a year…and we lost on the last question. Do … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (8/14/23)
On the joy of the ocean
I’ve missed the ocean. That makes it sound like I went all the time when I lived out on the East Coast—I didn’t—but I went at least a few times every summer to sit on the beach. A good hike in the mountains comes closest, but its at the seaside where nature demonstrates its most … Continue reading On the joy of the ocean
Taylor Coe 