tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post6718686108033646215..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Sewing RoomsPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-14437238951987015512013-01-23T13:04:55.330-05:002013-01-23T13:04:55.330-05:00FDR state park in Georgia is a fine example of WPA...FDR state park in Georgia is a fine example of WPA projects I am sure the park has a web site and photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-58981563131527302502013-01-23T07:58:25.154-05:002013-01-23T07:58:25.154-05:00Several of us commented on the shark's "r...Several of us commented on the shark's "remarkable transit" across the island...but, to be sure, no creeks bisect the island. Apparently the tracking device showed the shark in Pamlico Sound at one time, then next in the Atlantic Ocean. How she got from one place to the next may remain a mystery -- either Hatteras Inlet or Ocracoke Inlet. <br /><br />Pamlico Sound is home to skates and sting rays, the former more numerous than the latter...but the latter definitely to be avoided whenever possible. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-34705826212516861072013-01-22T22:59:03.581-05:002013-01-22T22:59:03.581-05:00Great insight into yet another WPA project. I knew...Great insight into yet another WPA project. I knew the WPA employed writers, but not seamstresses. Just this past weekend, I was explaining that history to my young daughter as we strolled across two beautiful old stone foot bridges built by WPA workers back in the late '30s. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-12583919914176272242013-01-22T22:53:38.876-05:002013-01-22T22:53:38.876-05:00Lest my alarm at 235p have seemed a bit too genuin...Lest my alarm at 235p have seemed a bit too genuine, I assure its intent was merely cartoonish, though my "interesting!" sentiment was full-on sincere.<br /><br />Fascinating to see the path of the shark along the East Coast. Though the indication that it may have taken an overland route to exit Pamlico Sound seems a shade...shady. I know there are multiple creeks north of the village proper, but none of those fully bisect the island, do they?<br /><br />And to the point of sea creatures "more frightening than others," are there any in particular that islanders recommend giving a wide berth?<br /><br />Thanks, as always, Philip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-6250976990006500202013-01-22T14:53:58.440-05:002013-01-22T14:53:58.440-05:00As you might imagine, Mary Lee has caught the atte...As you might imagine, Mary Lee has caught the attention of islanders...but we all know that many aquatic creatures (some more frightening than others) lurk nearby, mostly undetected. The good news is that few of them have ever bothered with mere humans over the centuries.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-73971211919493583822013-01-22T14:35:34.194-05:002013-01-22T14:35:34.194-05:00Shark!
Just saw this reference to Ocracoke via CN...Shark!<br /><br />Just saw this reference to Ocracoke via CNN--interesting!<br /><br />Be on the lookout for Mary Lee, the great white shark.<br /><br />Looks as if she trolled into the sound a bit.<br /><br />Enjoy.<br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/bestoftv/2013/01/22/exp-early-fischer-marylee.cnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-46620734964544829732013-01-22T07:24:22.355-05:002013-01-22T07:24:22.355-05:00What an interesting topic. An internet search foun...What an interesting topic. An internet search found an entry for a Durham NC location. it cites a building constructed by the WPA for this purpose begs the question how many buildings were built? how many decades later were sold for a song --to be come a flea market/eyesore on a busy small town bi-way . So many neglected buildings owned by small town residents waiting for a big out of town developer to buy it and suddenly change the face of the town, I mean providing an economic engine on the ground floor I guess Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-7550157107164723952013-01-22T07:23:49.108-05:002013-01-22T07:23:49.108-05:00Imagine the conversations in those sewing rooms. W...Imagine the conversations in those sewing rooms. What a lovely image.Lou Ann Homanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975972696054637393noreply@blogger.com