I write long posts.  (No surprise there.) I also include a lot of pictures.  (No surprise there, either!) And so if you happen to be gone from Smithellaneous for a few days and want to catch up on what you’ve missed, you have to do a whole lot of scrolling to get through all the content that was added in your absence.  Now I realize…

Back in November, we attended a Thanksgiving Community Service held at a local church in Manteo. Sarah and I made our way into the back of the jam-packed sanctuary and wedged ourselves into the few remaining seats as Steve went and joined the other participating pastors.  I stuffed my coat under the chair, settled my Mom Purse at my feet and opened the bulletin to…

I hopped on my bike this morning and cheerily pedaled my way into the crisp, clear, just washed-by-rain morning.  I actually met Steve coming back the other way on the bike path so we high-fived each other (in transit) while I yelled, “Hey!  You wanna get married?” …

I had someone leave a comment saying  they had to click on “Read More” in order to read the comments.   I went and tried it and sure enough, it did make the comments show up after scrolling all the way through the post again.…