the circus we are

Amanda always laughs and calls us

a traveling circus when we go out together.

You may be able to tell from the pictures you see above.

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Today we,

Amanda, Erika, Lucy, Harry, Jake, Eli, and myself,

went shopping over at Bluffton, South Carolina.....

which has of late evolved into a bee-hive of activity.

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I remember when it had no stoplights

and was known as a hyper-vigilant speed trap.

The only restaurant was the "Squat & Gobble,"

which made us laugh out loud everytime we passed it by.

Things have changed a bit over there,

but I am sure traffic violations are still

a huge source of revenue for the city.

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I liked the old Bluffton better,

before it became a hang-out

for people from "other places."

Our quiet,

peaceful,

lazy-moving Maye River,

gullah speaking

"low-country"

is now filled

with shops and tourists and traffic....

with cookie cutter restaurants and houses

and every outlet and store known to mankind.

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regrettable, I would say.

cathyc