Cindy Bradford's Author Blog
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If this blog doesn’t make sense, it is because I am sleepy. You see, this past weekend was the “Roar at the Shore—Bikers’ Weekend,” on South Padre Island. Now, let me clarify. I am NOT a biker and I didn’t ride into the wee hours of the morning. Instead, I lie listening to the thousands of motors rumbling down Padre Blvd. [Read more...]
Mosquito Anyone?
Be careful what you ask for is really appropriate these days. I was hoping for rain and within a week we received more than 14 inches. Since I live at sea level there aren’t a lot of places for the water to go, at least not quickly so everything is waterlogged. [Read more...]
Thoughts on fishing
This past weekend was the Redfish Rodeo, a fishing tournament here on the island that includes fisherwomen from all over the U.S. and even a team from Canada. Although we have numerous tournaments, only a few are for women only, which makes them sort of unique. [Read more...]
Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge
Today marks the ninth anniversary of the collapse of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway, the bridge to South Padre Island from the mainland. I remember it well for a number of reasons, but primarily because it came so soon after 9/11 that at first we all thought terrorists might have started taking out bridges. [Read more...]
Summertime at Wal-Mart
I love summer, partly because it reminds me of happy times as a kid when vacation meant sleeping late, riding my bike all over the neighborhood, playing softball at the vacant lot around the corner, and going on a trip with my parents. [Read more...]
Paragraphs on Padre
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