Tossing a beach ball from the sandy shore or poolside is as classic as summertime gets. The multi-colored stripes are timeless and playful, evoking nostalgia for all who toss the ball. But with so ...

Incredibly, that beach ball, nothing more than a thin bit of vinyl, survived our Louisiana winter, too. I remember glimpsing it after a hard freeze, the ball tucked beneath a stand of bamboo and ...