Fall Lingers in the Island Mornings Greetings from the island everyone; hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. A mere two tenths of rain has fallen on the island since the last writing, bringing the total to exactly three inches since January. Thank goodness my water well is still […]

Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and trying your best to stay cool and not melt in this even hotter than normal south Texas sauna. I honestly do not know if it will ever rain a decent amount again. Having gotten a mere 2.7 inches out here since January […]

Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your Independence Day weekend. The firework display in POC was great Saturday night. I always watch them from my upstairs deck on the island, a nice clear view without any of the crowds or traffic; now that’s paradise to me. I […]

Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend, and Wounded Warriors Tribute. I’ve seen the WW Tribute grow so much the past five years and it will only get larger and more involved as time goes on. I honestly do not believe that it will […]

Some people have told me that I am living their dream, while others have said that I must be out of my mind. After living five years alone and completely off-grid on a barrier island, I think that maybe it’s a little bit of both. In March 2006 I retired from the Victoria Police Department […]