Angela and Scott Clawson, owners of Mermaid Cove Publishing on Gwynn’s Island, have published a cookbook titled “Shared Memories Buoyant Life” which illustrates the company’s professional knowledge of successful publishing. The subtitle is “Recipes, Spirits, and the Essence of Gwynn’s Island, Virginia.” The first page of this 236-page hardback book defines Buoyant: “able or apt to stay afloat or rise to the top, cheerful and optimistic.” It is all about Gwynn’s Island past and present, with fantastic photographs and “some old ones loaned to us” mingled with history and trends of the Island, Island recipes, and even maps so you know where this island stands. The book is staged in the four seasons of the year beginning with spring. Each seasonal introduction gives a page of what the Island is like each time of the year. There are photographs to support it and recipes for the season. The book includes instructions on how to grill fish, preserving and harvesting fresh garden herbs, how to ...