2 southern belles and a good ol boy

For those of you who have been envious of our winter getaway weather. Here are two pictures that say it all. The first was taken our first week here, the second was taken this morning during our noon, walk. (yes NOON, we were waiting for it to warm up!)... read more

I think I'm repeating myself here, as Margaret bought herself one and I mentioned it in a previous entry...but oh well....... There is a little Island just south of us (we can see it from our deck). The name of the Island is Jekyll. They have a very fun activity in January and Feb. Each year they commission glass artists from all over the US to make beautiful, colourful glass floats. These get hidden on the Island for people to find. If you find one, you take it to the Visitors info centre and they register it, give you a bio on the artist, and take your picture to put on their facebook page. Well......IAN FOUND ONE!!! And it's even blue, which everyone knows is my favorite colour! When you think that there are 8 miles ... read more

Counting down the days now, we're into our last week away. We're both ready to come home. We miss everyone and the dogs too! Yesterday, Ian and I spent the afternoon searching for tree spirits. Here's a little writeup about them, that I've taken from one of the Island publications: These images, by an Island wood carver, immortalize the countless sailors who lost their lives at sea aboard the mighty sailing ships that were once made from St. SImons Island oak trees. Their sad sorrowful expressions seem to reflect the grieving appearance of the trees themselves with their drooping branches and moss. We searched and searched but we only found two. Apparently there are many many more. There are thousands, upon thousands of Live Oaks on the Island, so, to find two was an accomplishment in ... read more

Feb. 01, 2012 Hi everyone: I have been very bad and haven't been on here for quite some time. We've been having a fabulous time and the weather has been beautiful, so we don't stay home much! Margaret and Ian went on a tour of the lighthouse that's just a short walk from here. I'll post some pics of that. I didn't go, as I was too busy being eaten by a whale! there's pics of that too! Margaret left for home on Sunday, and it seems very quiet around here now without the two sisters chatting constantly. I think Ian misses her as much as I do! She flew out of Jacksonville airport which is a really nice place, and not too big. On the way back here, Ian and I went to Amelia Island ... read more

Saturday now and none of us can believe that our first week here is almost over! The weather continues to be great. Not hot but certainly very pleasant for wandering around in, and quite a bit of sunshine. Yesterday we went to Jekyll Island, which is a lot different to Saint Simons. Jekyll is where the Rockerfeller's spent their summers in what they call "cottages". These "cottages" are about 4000sq ft. and, of course, beautiful. The Island is only about 40 mins from here so we'll go back and take the tour of all the old homes and museum in the historic district. The rest of the Island is mostly beaches and parks, somewhat like Prince Edward Island. It's lovely, but we are very happy that we chose Saint Simons (sheer luck and a bit of ... read more