Second Shelters
We live in a world of Chicken Littles, whereby the reactions to the slightest events become magnified to outlandish and irrational proportions. Mass shooting? Buy a gun. On June 23, the UK voted to leave the European Union and the world has barely taken a breath from all the crazy it unleashed. Me? I take…
Every June, my family and I rent a cottage in Orleans, Mass., for a week, which is in the heart of Cape Cod. Our place is right on the bay, and we watch the tide ebb and flow from our large front porch. We just returned last week and the temperature was never above 80°. Last summer,…
Who’s ready for a three-day, fireworks-popping, America-celebrating, Fourth of July weekend? As Valerie Jarvie points out on SecondShelters.com today, Florida is a wonderful and picturesque place to visit during the long summer holiday weekends. The problem? Many of the great spots are full of people who want to do the same things you do, and…
Not a fan of fans? Is the beach just a sandy frying pan? Well, if a hot summer of 65 degrees is paradise to you, head to Houston! Located about 60 miles from Anchorage, Houston, Alaska offers the perfect summer experience of long cool days and short nights. How short? Try twilight at midnight in…
Katrina reminded us that New Orleans is a city built in a bowl and that when conditions are right, water will fill the bowl. Jiminy Crickets, the city’s drink is a Hurricane. For me, that means looking for a second home on the rim of the bowl. Fortunately my natural inclination is to live off…
