Sea Turtles!

As promised, some pictures of the amazing turtles who are currently in residence at the Charleston, SC Sea Turtle Hospital. The tour was amazing and the gal who took us incredible. I so want to be a Turtle Lady who prowl the beach early in the morning looking for turtle tracks. My geechee heart just sings!

Hearts,

L

Sand on my floors.

Back from the beach. It was a great week. I had brought work with me and had every intention to get it done, but come Friday afternoon I realized that I had been too busy to even get it done. Now too busy....doing nothing? I guess I had perfected the idea of doing nothing that somehow the week flew by so fast. It was great. Did go to the Sea Turtle hospital in Charleston. Way cool. I will post pictures soon....after I get out of the habit of doing nothing! Now I need to sweep the sand off the kitchen floor from my sandals. Well maybe not.....I can pretend to be back at the ocean!

Hearts!

Watching the sun set over the salt march

Our neighbor's new trees that were planted


The house we will stay in next fall with 4 other couples. It is a new house for our group.

All Saint Academy. On of my favorite houses on the beach!

I am sitting out here on the back screen porch, watching the sun as it glints off the salt marsh. Right now the tide is still coming in. I can tell this because the in the salt marsh has very fine ripples on its surface as it flows from left to right. Soon it will come to a complete standstill as the tide starts to flow out. You have to be very quiet and watchful to see this happen. There seems to be a momentary pause and then the small ripples change directions as the current changes and the tides goes back out. It is something that happens a least twice a day but something probably very few people ever actually notice. My plan is to sit and watch it happen. What an ambitious evening I have planned.

Hearts.

L

The sun at last!

After several days of clouds, cool weather and rain, the sun came out yesterday. There was not a cloud in the sky! Does it really get much better than this? The ocean waves are crashing, kids are playing in the mud in the creek, gulls are calling, the sun is shining! I love days like today. Highs are suppose to be in the 70's. Not bad for a South Carolina morning. Pictures as I had promised!

Ok, I had a very urgent need to get back to the beach this week. Somehow, if I go for several months, the call of the ocean rings loud in my ears and I simply need to get back there. So we went surfing on the web last Sunday for airline tickets. Score! Got some great price tickets. Called Monday to the realty company and my darling asked for a good last minute deal and score! So as I write this, we are in an ocean front house that sits only feet from the rolling surf. Rockers on the front porch, a hammock in the corner. If the rain would stop, it would be heaven. I get my ocean fix and all is right with the world! I will be out and about tomorrow with my camera and will post pictures tomorrow. I promise!

Heart!

Siena, Italy and Jockey Shorts

Here is one of my favorite pictures from our trip to Italy. This was taken inside the walled city of Sienna. I love the old building and the fact that someone hung their jockey shorts out the window on the clothes line. The fact that they are so artfully arrange with one pair of shorts on one end and the other pair on the other side to balance the arrangements is just priceless. When I was living in Indy, I took a folklore class and the discussion was the art of hanging laundry. The premise was that women are naturally artistic and find ways to express that art in everyday living. If the only way they can express the artist within themselves, is by hanging laudry, then they will do it! This to me is true art and I know that I have never looked at hanging laundry the same way. I hope you don't either! You would fully understand if you could see the number of pictures of hanging laundry I took in Italy, Turkey and Greece.

Hearts,

L

Home!

I am stuck at home while my laundry room is being tiled and I am bored. When you are working during the day, you realize that when you are stuck at home, there is really no one to talk to! All your friends are likewise working so there is really no one to even call. I am missing lunch with my mom and sisters since Joe the tile guy is still here. He has to now grout the tile and then should be gone. I have attached photos my of ungrouted tile. Now I hate to be picky, but why in the world would he set tile that has to be cut against the wall that you see when you walk into the room. The whole pieces of tiles are where the washer and dryer will be set and which no one will see. I just didn't have the heart to say this to him after he already had it all laid out. An then what the heck do I know? I don't set tile for a living. I work in the OR. I am assuming that this is simply the way it is done. Don't question me in the OR, and I won't question you when you lay tile!

Now seven weeks after I hit a deer with my baby, I should be getting my car back. It has been problem after problem of getting parts to fix it. It is a one year old vehicle for goodness sakes. Part should not be a problem! Good thing we have not yet sold our van. Son #1 has another of our cars as we waits for tires. Yes, I know we have too many cars but at times like this, I am glad we do. Now if Joe the tile guy would get done, I could get out of here!

I am reading a book given to me by my brother in law. It is about a man living in Rome for a year. Makes me realize how much I want to go back to Italy! I promise to post more wonderful pictures later!

Hearts,

L