What I really learned on my summer vacation: goat-milking and cheese-making
By Mary Pannabecker Steiner
Okay, I'll admit the first 2/3 of my vacation wasn't intended to be educational although I did learn a few things while relaxing on Tybee.
Helpful things...or at least helpful for the next time I'm near a beach.
I now know that that the sting of a jellyfish does not always cause an adverse reaction on humans, and, by watching a few very young experts, I learned how to pick them up and fling them to the beach.
I also relearned how to ride an upright bike. This was not an easy task for one accustomed to a recumbent bike, and there were a few moments in which I hoped no one was watching.Leaving the ocean behind was, as usual, difficult. Fortunately, we had another few days before returning to reality. Our...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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