Halloween, so last week
Oh, my. It has been almost a week since Candy Central, and I still have yet to post about it. I honestly don’t have much to say. For the past few years, costumes have been entirely up to the girls. I try to help with ideas or acquisitions, but really, it is all them. Good
Sand Castle Princess
Pine Lake is bustling with Lakefest activities today! I can hear the music from our house (finally cool enought to have windows open!) and love seeing so many people out and about on this gorgeous fall day. Unfortunately, I have not been feeling very social this week and ended up spending only a short amount
Pine Lake Saturday
Saturday we had the kind of day that reminds me of why I was so desperate to move to Pine Lake 3.5 years ago. In the morning, the girls and I walked down to the lake in the early morning. The lake was beautiful in the early morning light. We headed into the beach house
pine lake memorial day
Despite the dire forecast, the stormy weather held off, and we had a wonderful Saturday of festivities and remembrances with our Pine Lake neighbors. We gathered at the clubhouse just before noon to decorate our cars, bikes, wagons, strollers, scooters. A number of elected officials and campaigning folks turned out. After some remarks from our
wanderlust
i am so torn. I love our little Pine Lake hamlet. We’ve spent the past month exploring the new wetlands, watching the ducklings grow. We’ve watched the change of seasons from winter into spring into summer. We’ve celebrated and mourned with our neighbors. I love our city. But I’m ready to go…. And go we
DIY Public Works
a few weeks ago, Rob was debating what to use his REI dividend on. My answer: a new bike for Camille! Chloe learned to bike a couple of months ago and has been asking to go out on her bike all the time. Camille hated biking, and I was sure that if she had a
blue sky, white ground
yesterday morning, as soon as I saw the blue sky, I headed right out to enjoy the beauty of our hamlet. It was wonderful to see its beautiful side as later in the day, i saw the raw edges as well.
snow in Pine Lake
we spent much of the day yesterday waiting. anticipating. and then finally, it came. and dumped a whole lot of snow very fast. the girls and i headed out as the accumulation grew. heavy, heavy snow — great for snowballs! We had a snowball throwing contest. As we tossed snowballs into the lake, a curious
progressive dinner
last night we joined the annual Progressive Dinner here in Pine Lake. While I was disappointed that we did not get to host this year, I was quite happy to not have to clean up this morning! Despite the drizzle, we walked from house to house, bringing along our progressive crudite. It was the kind
pine lake pageant
on saturday, we joined our Pine Lake neighbors for the Cookie Exchange and the Lighting of the Lake down at the beach house. Both girls had parts in the little pageant; Camille read the “reindeer report” and Chloe was both a mouse and a reindeer. The girls just loved it, and the event reminded me
election day in Pine Lake
Have you ever been “out here” to Pine Lake? When we lived near Brookhaven, I thought Stone Mountain was SO far away. And I had never heard of Pine Lake until the day I decided to move here. Driving in that first time, I felt like had come home. Weird, since I had never been
seattle? atlantis? where are we?
What’s that bright orb up there in the sky? For a while there, we felt that we had been transplanted to Seattle. Day after day of gray, rainy skies. And then the torrential storms came…the ground was already saturated, so with no place for the water to go, it headed to the creeks and rivers.
Memorial Day, Pine Lake Version
Pine Lake celebrated Memorial Day in its traditional manner yesterday. Around 11:30am, we gathered at the clubhouse to decorate our bikes, our scooters, our wagons and ourselves in red, white and blue. At noon (or maybe noon PL time), the mayor gave a little speech to honor our soldiers and police officers, then raised the
Pine Lake Easter Egg Hunt
While planning our trips to DC, the girls were insistent that we not head to DC until we had participated in the Pine Lake Easter Egg Hunt. So we booked plane tickets to head up to DC in the afternoon AFTER the hunt. Even though we had stayed up to after midnight the night before
St. Patrick’s Day
As the “religious conservatives” that I know don’t celebrate Halloween, the “pagans” don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. At our house, we take any excuse to have a little party. St. Patrick’s Day for us is not about casting the “snakes” from Ireland, but instead a celebration of Ireland, pagan roots and all. Last Friday, we
snow!
Yes, it really did snow here in Georgia! Around noon yesterday (that would be March 1st!), it started to snow, and kept snowing all afternoon. It even THUNDERSNOWED! Yes, it was thundering while snowing. I’d guess that we ended up with about three inches of snow on the ground. The snow even stuck to the
It Takes A Village
The first Saturday of December in Pine Lake is one of the many reasons why I love this place so much. As with every first Saturday, a dedicated team of volunteers wakes early and gets the coffee on and grills heating down at the beach house. At 8:30 the doors open and neighbors start straggling
Life in the Village
I stopped in to talk to the postal person today when I went to get the mail. We ordered something form Amazon, and the site insisted on a street address. Yesterday, I found out that the item had shipped via US Mail! Since we don’t get mail delivery at home (our village is too small
Voting in the Village
41 percent of DeKalb voters already cast ballotsBy TY TAGAMIThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMonday, November 03, 2008 One precinct that may prove a refuge on Election Day is tiny Pine Lake. The south DeKalb city has one precinct, the smallest in the county with 605 voters. It also had the smallest early turnout, with 16 percent. Election
The Candy Season has Begun
It’s been a whirlwind getting back from DC and getting back to “normal”. New tires on the car is a good thing, but the engine still smells terrible. Yesterday was our village Halloween party! Chloe, as in years past, decided at the last minute to NOT dress up. Her way to stand out is to
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