The Tidewater Times
from a Writer’s Perspective Celebrating 70th and 15th Anniversaries by Bonna L. Nelson My husband and I are lovers, not natives, of the Eastern Shore. We resettled here from the western Shore in 2005. He to open a new branch office of Whiting Turner Contracting Co. Me, to support his efforts while establishing a new life for myself after leaving family, friends and work, teaching and writing. John and I were thrilled to relocate to one of our favorite vacation dest inat ions. We had stayed in hotels, motels, inns and vacation rentals on the Shore over the years while enjoy ing all the pleasures t he area has to of fer. We k new the territory well. Our adventures on this side of the Bay helped us immensely with our home search. We were very fortunate to find a lovely waterfront home in Easton. I was hoping to find an affordable waterfront property for the meditative peace and tranquility that come from water views, watching her on s s t a l k i ng f i sh a long t he shore, seagulls and ospreys soaring overhead and golden sunsets in the late afternoon.
The Tidewater Inn was a frequent home base when we visited Easton and the nearby towns of Oxford, St. Michaels, Tilghman and Cambridge, as well as Hooper, Taylors a nd El liot isla nd s. The Tidewater had dog kennels when we first stayed there, so we brought our Golden Retriever companion, Jake, with us on our travels. We explored the Shore in all seasons and boated, fished, swam and ate crabs in summer. In fall we enjoyed the Waterfowl Festival and Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge adventures, and John hunted while I scoured the antique shops. 25
