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Dennis Forney has been a journalist on the Delmarva Peninsula since 1972 and has been writing his Barefootin’ column for The Whale and then the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years. Like his Barefootin' Facebook page to get notified of blog updates.

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Grateful Dead and deer on a summer morning

Dennis Forney

6 days ago

MONDAY 6 JULY 2020 “We will get by; We will survive.” This morning I'm a deer, strolling...
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A neighborly morning complete with street opera

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3 weeks ago

THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2020 A neighborly morning as that persistent northeast wind finally let go. Fog...
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Orchids, testicles, Rehoboth Beach roses, other goodies

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1 month ago

Okay, okay - That headline is a shameless effort to catch your attention and get you to read this...
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Abraxas: Can’t beat ‘em? Join ‘em

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1 month ago

The Abraxas Studio of Art is now Studio of Art, Masks and Hand Sanitizer. “My liberty flame is...
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In Rehoboth: One mural complete, another evolving

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1 month ago

THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 2020 • YEAR OF COVID-19 This morning’s bright sunshine lit up two murals...
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Lopez: Start gradually reopening Boardwalk now

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

I dialed up state Sen. Ernie Lopez Monday morning to get his take on where we are with the...
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Kekoa shows her heart of happiness in St. John

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2 months ago

Six weeks ago we were vacationing on St. John in the American Virgin Islands. Coronavirus was just...
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Delaware Cape Region Book Club: thanks for...

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

Thanks to Kay Carnahan for sending in two suggestions for my Delaware Cape Region book club. Both...
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Starting a Delaware Cape Region book club

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

Book clubs are everywhere and that’s awesome in my opinion. People are reading more than ever and...
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Greatest rock song of the 20th century

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2 months ago

Walking around the dunes the other day, looking at the bay and the happenings of the day, listening...
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Corona numbers still troubling in Sussex

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

Corona numbers continue to flare and appear to be worsening in Sussex County. I’ve attached here...
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Sussex leading state in rate of coronavirus infection

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

I’ve looked at a lot of statistics and graphs related to the coronavirus in the last two days and...
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Gravel Hill’s snapping turtles, geese and new mermaid

Dennis Forney

3 months ago

A SUNNY SPRING DAY - Eventhough corona has Besche Furniture shut down, there was still plenty...
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Demolition preparation in time of corona

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3 months ago

Demolition of two wings on either side of the 1921 Lewes School on Savannah Road will be starting...
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Love in the time of corona - apologies to Gabriel...

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3 months ago

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 - Welcome to spring! It’s so weird - a blizzard without the snow. Deny Howeth’s...
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Late winter, early spring, inside and outside

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4 months ago

The seasons are changing and it’s a beautiful thing. Outside, along the roads and highways, I look...
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A taste of D.C. and the impeachment trial

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5 months ago

THURSDAY 16 JANUARY 2020 - The weather brought January dreary - quiet, gray, cold humidity. Not a...
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Coons continues to build bi-partisan legacy

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8 months ago

In true Delaware fashion, US Sen. Chris Coons, Democrat, continues to build his bi-partisan...
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Colorado couple cycles, Airstreams across USA

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8 months ago

Diane and Bob McCallum rolled into town last week, she on her Trek bicycle, he in his pick-up truck...
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HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN: Wednesday night races

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10 months ago

VALCOUR ISLAND, LAKE CHAMPLAIN - Sunday afternoon and we’re anchored in a cove just south of Bluff...