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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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Vienna, Part 3

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 • Part 6 • Part 7 Urbanna,...
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Vienna, Part 2

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 Part 5 • Part 6 • Part 7 Urbanna Va.— Another...
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Vienna, Part 1

by Marry Wakefield Buxton –  Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 • Part 6 • Part 7 Urbanna...
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Racism, Sexism, Ageism, Color of Eyes

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Urbanna, Va.— Are you tired of hearing people call others “racist”? I am. The word is insulting and so overused...
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Wrap Up

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Urbanna, Va.— It’s over! The 2019 Oyster Festival not only delivered good food and fun for thousands of visitors to...
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Autumn Potpourri

by Marry Wakefield Buxton –  Urbanna, Va.—  The annual Urbanna Oyster Festival is behind us for another year. What a relief! They are also gone,...
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A Love Affair

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Urbanna, Va.— Welcome to Urbanna! Many visitors this weekend are coming to town to enjoy the annual Urbanna Oyster Festival....
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The Turkey Shoot

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Urbanna Va.— The annual Turkey Shoot Regatta is “a fun event that celebrates beauty, traditional spirit and the pure joy...
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Wisdom and Peace

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Urbanna, Va.— To celebrate a 78th birthday we journeyed to Louisa to spend an overnight at Prospect Hill Plantation, circa...
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A Spoiled Show

by Mary Wakefield Buxton –  Urbanna, Va.— How disappointing it was to hear the news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, under continued pressure from House...
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