January 2013 Pictures

Tybee in January 2013...who Knew?

I didn't expect January in Tybee to be so sweet! Temperatures above 70 some days and 60s
others. Flowers blooming! Oranges and grapefruits ripe on the trees. Working outside in short sleeves. Lunch on the deck outside at North Beach Grill. Sun pinked cheeks. Walking the beach and shelling. Watching the sun come up. Walking Hershey To see the sun set over the Marsh. If this is January in Tybee we're back next year!

We are fluffing Paws and Paddles this week. New limestone for the parking areas. Fluffy soft new Turquoise and Limey Green towels. Some killer striped wash cloths will all our colors in them! A new Kitchen Aide Knife block filled with bright red very sharp knives and kitchen shears. A cool old wire handled basket from Two Women an a Warehouse. Old Poodle Jadeite Sale an Pepper shakers...Two Women an a Warehouse again! A cotton quilt for the foot of the middle bedroom in a medium blue to replace the blanket. Two blankets placed in the yellow wicker baskets for guests to cover couches if they have a dog who doesn't listen to no sleeping on the furniture...They are vacationing too. Gathering supplies to make a round mirror on a wood circle surrounded by all the oyster shells we ate! New sheet sets. I think that is about it!

Cottage Crazy: " Having A Second Home will change your life forev...

Cottage Crazy: " Having A Second Home will change your life forev...: My good friend was so happy for us when he heard we had taken the plunge and purchased a Vacation Cottage. His first words were, " Having A ...

On the First Day of Fall...he gave to me...

A bagpiper piping on the beach at sunrise an ten dolphins leaping! Really!  We were on the beach before sunrise and Mike said listen we followed our ears and sure enough there was a gentleman on the beach with his pipes. He was getting tuned up and at the time of the sunrise he began playing. It was beautiful. Mike captured it on his iphone and me being me I walked up the beach and stayed behind him out of his line of sight. I took a couple of pictures that I will add later. When he finished playing he turned towards me and I gave him a thumbs UP! He smiled and I could tell he was friendly and would not mind a brief chat. Really enjoyed talking to him. Told him I have always loved the bagpipes. I don't know why but perhaps it's in some of my Hogan DNA! His playing certainly brought back memories of Mom's funeral in March. The piper played Amazing Grace as he walked away from the grave side and marched over the hill out of sight. The gentleman said he had played at funerals before and he had a hard time getting through it himself. I told him that his playing this morning was a special treat. He said he had been playing for 5 years and was still learning. He sounded great to us. I thanked him and when back to sit with Mike and finish my coffee.  I had hardly sat down until I noticed a pod of dolphins near shore. It was low time and there were 4 shrimp boats with their nets out nearby.  I love watching them surface slightly and blow and go back under. We see them several times a week if the tide is low in the morning. Today one of the dolphins jumped totally out of the water and flicked his tail before diving under the water!  He looked just like a dolphin performing at Sea World. A few minutes later another one jumped out of the water completely but this time more straight up in the air. The first had made more of an arc and then flicked his tail...I loved it. A great first day of fall!

Today is Saturday our last full day. The temperature is to be around 88 today. A nice 75 ish now with the windows open on the sunporch it is actually a bit cool with shorts on due to the gentle breeze. We spend most of our time on the porch...our favorite spot. We will have some more fall days here in a few weeks. So that makes heading North easier tomorrow.

Cottage Crazy: How can it already be Friday!

Cottage Crazy: How can it already be Friday!: We have had a great week at Paws and Paddles. It is so nice to walk in and be right at home. Even Hershey calmed right down and got into his...