tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post3787019352890692463..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: Williams WharfChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-10412634054991081672010-10-26T14:57:24.535-04:002010-10-26T14:57:24.535-04:00Meg, that is NOT a problem.
I love to walk around...Meg, that is NOT a problem.<br /><br />I love to walk around here sometimes, but it sets off every dog in the neighborhood, so early mornings are out. Also? We're talking about ME, so early mornings were already out.<br /><br />What a beautiful place you live in.fooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-57497717536028735892010-10-25T19:00:49.144-04:002010-10-25T19:00:49.144-04:00Kay-It is a great mix of both worlds here - very e...Kay-It is a great mix of both worlds here - very easy to seek out people when you need/want company and just as easy to be alone, just not in your own neighborhood some days. You should take a trip to visit sometime, you'd love it.<br /><br />BayBrowder- If I pass you on W.Wharf Road I'll definitely stop and talk, as long as we can keep walking while we're chatting. (I'm sure I couldn't keep up with your running, though, so you might want to just wave so I don't slow you down.)<br /><br />deborah-The pictures from back then are incredible. Once I figure out how to use my scanner I might be able to post some. (p.s. This really means my son needs to find time to show me how to use the scanner.)<br /><br />AverettLadyNana-What a fabulous, priceless contribution. Thank you! Come back again tomorrow where I'll be asking questions about Hicks Wharf. If you have stories, please let me know.<br /><br />Trinia-Believe it or not evening time, just before the sun goes down, is when it's the most difficult to walk around here. If I don't go first thing in the morning (and I don't, I do need to sleep some) then all chances are shot - so I have to go somewhere else, such as Williamsburg (where I work) or here at Williams Wharf. It's crazy.<br /><br />Trisha - Thank you!<br /><br />Meg-That's really funny.<br /><br />Daryl-But at least you don't have people flagging you down to talk. You're sort of anonymous. There's no such thing as anonymity in Mathews except on Halloween, which may well explain my fondness for the holiday.<br /><br />MPM-come on down!You can walk Buddy if Dora can't make the trip. I'd suggest Gustav, but we don't want to traumatize the county. Or you.<br /><br />NNG-It was indeed The Place.<br /><br />Thanks to all of you for reading and commenting.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-2596064924551815622010-10-25T15:15:24.140-04:002010-10-25T15:15:24.140-04:00the place to be...I like that!
<><the place to be...I like that!<br /><><Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08886045805509904850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-63339976284797643812010-10-25T12:34:33.849-04:002010-10-25T12:34:33.849-04:00I wanna come down for that Pet Run/Walk in April! ...I wanna come down for that Pet Run/Walk in April! Love that building;)Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-69350586807397887702010-10-25T11:45:08.903-04:002010-10-25T11:45:08.903-04:00Ah what a nice thing, a place to walk alone and th...Ah what a nice thing, a place to walk alone and think. Here in order to do that you have to put earbuds in and tune in a station or CD that lets you think ...Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-2034640174621888992010-10-25T10:32:53.268-04:002010-10-25T10:32:53.268-04:00I love the vibrant colors of the mural!
Same thin...I love the vibrant colors of the mural!<br /><br />Same thing happens in my neighborhood - always someone wanting to stop and talk and, often, hand you a beer. Seriously.Meg McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226110990838922422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-47119425518654213032010-10-25T10:07:11.131-04:002010-10-25T10:07:11.131-04:00You have such interesting places round you! Thank...You have such interesting places round you! Thank you for sharing apart of your world with all of us.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460029556086016004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-39986099816896388192010-10-25T06:24:18.092-04:002010-10-25T06:24:18.092-04:00I rode down to Williams Wharf over the summer to c...I rode down to Williams Wharf over the summer to check it out. I had not been down there in years. It is quite a nice setup for the crew team...beautiful too. My grandmother used to tell me about the steamers coming in there years ago. About the walking, I have the same problem in my neighborhood too. It's hard to get that old heart rate up when you have to stop every few minutes! I try to go in the evenings right before dark so most of them are in for the night!<br />TriniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-88761137068817622012010-10-25T06:13:39.829-04:002010-10-25T06:13:39.829-04:00Mercy, my grandfather, father, mother would never ...Mercy, my grandfather, father, mother would never recognize it! I have fond memories growing up down there. Playing in skiff, climbing oyster piles, waiting for the boats to bring in the oysters, watching the trucks loaded with cans of oysters, watching the shuckers shucking the oysters, watching the oysters being put in cans and cans sealed, watching the trucks loaded with cans of oysters to be taken from there to the Mississippi River, and all points north and south. Playing in the office. And playing with the many cats who took up residence there. Especially Christmas when I'd get in the station wagon with my grandmother and great-aunt and we'd deliver gifts of gallons, quarts, pints of oysters to family and friends...AverettLadyNanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509213680922009574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-5626341295184653492010-10-25T05:18:45.594-04:002010-10-25T05:18:45.594-04:00Very interesting history! Imagining a bustling wh...Very interesting history! Imagining a bustling wharf with intriguing people..great pictures. I'm so glad you've found a peaceful place to walk and unwind!deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462551016440715970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-83400394630911247542010-10-25T04:20:56.814-04:002010-10-25T04:20:56.814-04:00I run on Williams Wharf Road almost every day...st...I run on Williams Wharf Road almost every day...starting and finishing at Williams Wharf Landing. CBW....after reading your blog, I'll know not to stop and talk if we pass. Is it OK if I wave and shout...."Hi, have a great day"?<br />Williams Wharf Landing is a wonderful, historic place in a beautiful setting on the East River. It is terrific that the Mathews Land Conservancy has developed it as a place for public access forever.<br />Approximately 200 people were at the Landing last Saturday for the 3rd Annual Bobby Stewart Memorial Distance Run/Walk. <br />The 3rd Annual Pet Castle Distance Run and Pet Walk to benefit homeless animals and the Land Conservancy will be at Williams Wharf Landing on Saturday, April 9th next spring. Local folks, please mark your calendar.BayBrowderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602504491078089336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-80620789596996178292010-10-25T01:28:50.345-04:002010-10-25T01:28:50.345-04:00What a wonderful place it must be -- for all of th...What a wonderful place it must be -- for all of the reasons you mentioned. Historically it is fabulous, and just imagine the crowds there must have been when it was a bustling entry port! You couldn't have gone walking there without meeting hundreds of strangers instead of a handshaking handful of friends. What a very attractive part of North America you live in, CBW. You need never be lonely, but you can be alone when you want solitude. Perfect!!<br />-- Kay, AlbertaKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com