It was Barbara’s first child, and no one can tell the story better than she. “The pregnancy was a normal one. I was staying with my parents in New York while my husband, Sherm, was stationed in California in the Marine Corps. I woke up in the middle of the night. My parents took me…
Cottage Industry. That’s a term used to describe a business conducted from home. We’d like to put a Big-Ocean twist on the term: the diligent work done in various Big Ocean cottages around the world and in cyberspace. A Big Ocean Cottage is a local group of like-minded women who meet regularly to discuss and…
Someone cuts you off in traffic. Your first response is anger, but then you see that sign: “Student Driver.” Because you recognize the driver’s inexperience and likely trepidation, you shrug and remember some of your first experiences behind the wheel. In a sense, you take a glimpse of the driver’s heart and see this young…