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Welcome to “One Woman’s Opinion,” a long term feature of the Southside Sentinel, written by Urbanna resident Mary Wakefield Buxton. Traditionally a humorist, Mary has written a column on all subjects and sometimes in very serious vein. Along with writing a column  for the Sentinel since 1984, she is also author of 14 books about life and love in Tidewater, Virginia. Click here for available books.

A Great Lakes Odyssey — Part 4

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 Reuniting with Grandfather’s ‘Good Ship Tobermory’ on its 100th birthday We had made it as far as Lansing, Mich., by air and now needed to travel by car to Sault Ste. Marie, where the old “Tobermory II,” now named “Clyde D. Neville,” was docked. The trip would take us to the very tip of Upper Michigan...
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A Great Lakes Odyssey — Part 3

Part 1 • Part 2 Reuniting with Grandfather’s beloved ‘Tobermory II’ ship on its 100th birthday My grandfather, F.W. Wakefield, may have built an iron ship to last 100 years,...
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A Great Lakes Odyssey — Part 2

Part 1 Reuniting with Grandfather’s ‘Good Ship Tobermory’ on its 100th birthday I never knew my grandfather, but family tales of him coming to America from Birmingham, England, with his...
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A Great Lakes Odyssey — Part 1

Reuniting with Grandfather’s ‘Good Ship Tobermory’ on its 100th birthday URBANNA — I guess one might say it was like making a pilgrimage to Canterbury or Jerusalem. Or waking...
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‘Oyster Fest provides decades of memories’

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15 It occurred to me that this year’s Urbanna Oyster Festival was my 40th....
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Wooden Boatbuilding Week in D’ville was fun!

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14 URBANNA — Every summer the Deltaville Maritime Museum offers...
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Dog Friends group morphs to Middlesex Pet Friends for Life

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13 URBANNA -  There are many dog lovers in Middlesex County....
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Red alert! Father falls in love not long after wife’s passing

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 URBANNA — Just as life was settling down in Middlesex County...
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River rescue and a tale of two wallets

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11 URBANNA — It was one of those rare warm, sunny days in...
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Sixty-first anniversary triggers rich memories

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 URBANNA — Two dinosaurs living in Middlesex County celebrated a 61st wedding anniversary...
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Columnist’s tragic tale of the two wild dogs of Urbanna

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 URBANNA — As a writer, I enjoy turning painful events into comedy. I especially...
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Remembering dinner at Eckhard’s, life on water

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 URBANNA — What I’d give for one more dinner at Eckhard’s restaurant in Topping! Today...
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Remembering Rotary Club friends and the U.S.S. Urbanna

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 Last week I shared memories of the early years in the Middlesex County Rotary Club. Today...
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Columnist finds it’s fun to turn some incidents into humor

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 URBANNA — The first time I went to Deltaville I was accompanied by a Middlesex County native....
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Remembering the musical gifts of Jack Mulligan

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 URBANNA — The late Jack Mulligan of Urbanna was one of the most talented musicians I have ever...
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