latest from the lowcountry

 

After the rain came blue skies and sunshine, perfect weather for the St Patrick's Day parade last Sunday.

We enjoyed seeing all the participants, especially the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Wildlife sightings continue.
In the early mornings wild deer make their way along the shore line, crossing through the sand dunes beneath our balcony into the sea pines forest behind.

I even spotted an alligator sunning itself next to a creek close to the golf course yesterday afternoon, no time to take a photograph I'm afraid though.

Today the rain has returned with a vengeance but thanks to my very kind and generous friend, Mary who was my partner during Lorrie's recent Spring edition magazine swap I have the perfect way to spend  the day.

Mary sent me three wonderful magazines, House Beautiful; Country Living and Traditional Home each brimming over with ideas and inspiration to revamp, refresh and makeover a home.

The pretty note card with its shell design inspired me to look around our condo for props to complete my magazine photo shoot, I have the homeowner to thank for the pretty starfish and seashells. Mary also included a lovely tag with a bird motif which I'm sure will appear in one of my scrapbook layouts in the very near future.
Enjoy your day, everyone, wherever you are.
Me? I'll be here on the squishy couch sipping a mug of my latest coffee crush - Charleston Coffee Roasters "Organic Sumatra" bold roast watching the rain pour down and planning a room makeover.

Sunset over Calibogue Sound, St. Patrick's Day 2015

P.S. I can't seem to figure out how to include links to Mary and Lorrie's blogs in this post from my Kindle but there are links on my sidebar that will take you straight to Lorrie's Fabric Paper Thread blog and  A Breath of Fresh Air where Mary has already blogged about the magazine's which she received from me.

Back in the Lowcountry once more............

We arrived on Hilton Head Thursday afternoon to find it looking  just as good as we hoped it would be.

We are easing our way into Island life, our rented condo is on the beach!

The view simply amazing.

Sipping coffee, staring through the rain on Friday

I watched pelicans flying by and a dolphin swimming.

Yesterday morning we went down to the deserted beach.

The dolphin was there again he kept us company as we walked,

 swimming close to the shore of Calibogue Sound.

Sitting on our balcony enjoying cocktails in the evening watching the sun go down.

Sunset on Hilton Head at the end of another wonderful day. 

P is for packing

To paraphrase Robert Browning, this week I've been having 

"abroad thoughts from home".

It's time to go travelling again, methinks.

Next week the Senior Partner and I are heading to the States, 

Hilton Head Island, SC. to be exact.

Now, I know I don't need to tell those of you who live there

that many areas of the US have been experiencing shall we say "challenging" weather recently. 

The long range forecast for HHI during our almost 3 week stay calls for

 rain, T storms, a few sunny days, possibly followed by more showers and rain!

My dilemma therefore is what to pack for all eventualities.

I can hear you all shouting, even as I type, "layers".

T shirts; tank tops; long sleeved tunics.

A cosy, knitted sweater; fleece lined gilet; polartec jacket; scarves. Check.

Chinos; sweat pants; jeans. 

Maybe I should include a pair of cropped pants too for those hopefully warmer days 

and a dressier pair for when we go out to dinner?

Add some comfortable shoes, (I recently discovered TOMS, what a find - love them!) 

and Converse All Star dainty zebra sneakers for travelling in.

Along with all the other more mundane items such as underwear, pj's, makeup & toiletries

 I'll be packing everything in this suitcase.

Well, you know how confusing it gets 

when all those black bags come around together 

on the luggage carousel at the airport!

I hope to be able to continue blogging whilst we're away, though it does depend on whether I can figure out how to use the Picasa app on my Kindle Fire HDX!

Joining Mrs Matlock for Alphabe-Thursday

where the letter P is in the spotlight this week.