Happy Little Cottages By The Sea

Cottage Charm, Coastal Calm

September 2008

Back Home and a GREAT CAUSE to support!

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Back home from the mountains… and we’re having beautiful weather- is this the calm before the storm or just the fact that fall is just around the corner? Blue skies, low humidity, slight winds blowing… no crowds…. wonderful!!! To those of you trying to decide if you postpone your trip to the Island or come on down, just keep watching Jim Cantore and The Weather Channel to see where Hanna is going to hit. Looks like she’ll be heading towards our friends in Myrtle Beach, but we’ll receive some still much needed rain- but remember– a rainy weekend at the beach is always better then a rainy weekend anywhere else! BTW- another man we love and adore- that Jim Cantore! He actually explained on NPR today that he now wears goggles to protect his eyes while on camera and reporting from a hurricane area. He was over the vanity of trying to look good on TV. How great is that! Shaved head AND wears goggles! If you want to have a little fun, google “Jim Cantore wearing goggles” and read some of the comments . Seems everyone loves the fact he’s now wearing goggles when the weather is so bad!
Betsy- one of the owners of Tybee Tides and Fish Camp Cottage, has emailed me a great cause to support- supporting reading to children from low income families. If you’re interested, read Betsy’s info and then click on to support the reading effort.
” Since 1993, Jumpstart has been bringing at-risk preschool children and caring adults together in intensive, year-long relationships, to build the vital literacy, social, and emotional skills children need to thrive. The fact is that most children in low income communities have few, if any, age appropriate books in their homes. Children from low-income communities typically enter kindergarten with one fourth the vocabulary of their middle-income peers. Each Year, for one day Jumpstart celebrates reading by trying to break a record for the most children and adults reading together at the same time. And as a bonus, each child then gets that special book to take home with them and start their own library! A gift that keeps on giving, each time it is taken out and looked at. This year’s event is October 2, 2008 and this year’s book is Corduroy.I know you are constantly being asked to give! And of course I am going to ask you again. By participating in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record you can help us provide copies of Corduroy to the children who need books the most. You can also buy the special edition book for yourself, to give to children in your life.Please help me reach my goal. And read to a child every chance you get!Thanks so much,Betsy “
Click here to visit my personal page.If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:http://www.readfortherecord.org/site/TR/RFTR/NoLeftNav?px=1089114&pg=personal&fr_id=1040&et=vVLE9w3ekELEb-F4vDMccw..&s_tafId=1561
Good luck Betsy!!

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Hard Hearted Hanna the Vamp from Savannah, GA

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How appropiate is this, the first potential hurricane to hit Savannah in years is named Hanna~~~

I’m on my first trip off the island since spring time visiting daughter Katie in the mountains of Asheville, NC at the camp she works. Technology h___. My cell phone has very spotty coverage, my blackberry only sends and receives when the technology gods decide to clear a path thru the mountains, I’m using the wifi from Katie’s cabin but it is only a weak signal so nothing sends and receives quickly and of course the hurricane is coming!

The good news- Judy, Teresa , Chris and Daveand Gary are all on island and on full alert, taking care of any and all preparation we need and everyone is watching the storm carefully. The latest update is the storm will start to affect the Savannah Area early Friday AM. The storm will land north- towards Charleston, SC but we’ll definetly have wind and rain…. visit www.accuweather.com for full details on the storm tracking…

I’m heading into town today to buy a generator, extra flashlights, batteries, candles, matches, etc because I know I can find all those things here vs in Savannah where there is a run on all hurricane supplies…

We’ll keep you up to date on everything !

Here’s the lyrics to Hard Hearted Hannah if you’d like to sing along!

“In old SavannahI said SavannahThe weather there is nice and warmThe climate’s of a Southern brandBut here’s what I don’t understandThey got a gal there A pretty gal thereWho’s colder than an arctic stormGot a heart just like a stoneEven ice men leave her alone.They call herHard-hearted HannahThe Vamp of SavannahThe meanest gal in townLeather is tough, but Hannah’s heart is tougherShe’s a gal who loves to see men sufferTo tease them and thrill themTo torture and kill themIs her delight, they sayI saw her at the seashore with a great big panThere was Hannah, pouring water on a drowning manShe’s hard-hearted HannahThe Vamp of Savannah, GAThey call her hard-hearted Hannah,The Vamp of SavannahThe meanest gal in townTalk of your cold, refrigerating mamas;Brother, she’s the polar bear’s pajamasTo tease them and thrill themTo torture and kill themIs her delight, they sayAn evening spent with Hannah sitting on your kneesIs like traveling through Alaska in your BVD’sShe’s hard-hearted HannahThe Vamp of Savannah, GACan you imagine a woman as cold as Hannah?She’s got the right name, the Vamp of SavannahAnytime a woman can take a great big panStart pouring water on a drowning manShe’s hard-hearted HannahThe Vamp of Savannah, GAOoh, she’s sweet as sour milk!”

If this is not enough, you can download the ring tone and click on to hear the song being sung!!! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79oizlpZZNI&feature=related
Complimentary “Hard Hearted Hannah” Ringtone

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The last Sunday of the Summer Season and Starfish watching

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The summer season is wrapping up this weekend and after a wonderfully long spring and summer, I’ve finally been able to visit the beach on a Sunday afternoon without feeling guilty! There are two beaches I go to, each one unique and different and very special. I love to get on my bike and depending on the tide, head east or south. The 13th Street beach is on the main beach and the “front beach”. Even with high tide, there still is enought beach to enjoy ( thank goodness the beach re nourishment project starts this fall….). I camp out right in front of the sea turtle nest in between 12th and 13th Street with my bike and towel. The front beach is where you can watch the cargo ships come in and out of the Savannah River and port, being lead in and out by the pilot ships. Such a sight to see, these huge ships from ports all over the world, if they are big from the beach, impagine how big they are up close! You can also see dolphins right off shore feeding and swimming. And of course the little sand piper birds and pelicans flying over head.

The South End of the island is where I go for low tides. Here’s what http://www.sherpaguides.com/ says about the south end for beaching. ( I couldn’t say it better myself!)

“South Beach is probably the best easily accessible public beach in Georgia. As sand has drifted southward on the island, it was trapped here by now-buried jetties and groins. Notice how the beach is working its way up the steps of the boardwalks over the dunes. The snow fences were established a few years ago, and now the dunes are forming around them. Pioneer dune plants are starting to take hold, including morning glory, recognized by the yellow and white flower. Sea oats, important for their beach-holding character with their 30-foot-long roots, have not yet colonized these new dunes, so the dunes’ futures are uncertain.
The beach is broad and flat, so tides move quickly up and down the beach. Twice a day, the water moves 6 to 9 feet vertically, and up to 300 feet horizontally. Tybee Island rookies set up their umbrellas and chairs, only to move them back in five minutes, then move them again five minutes later with irritation.
At low tide, where South Beach wraps around to the Back River area, sand bars or shoals become exposed, stretching southward toward Little Tybee. From the far end, it looks like an easy swim to Little Tybee, but don’t try it. Every year someone drowns in the attempt, underestimating the outgoing tides and currents. Where longshore currents meet outgoing and incoming tides in the sounds, tremendous turbulence is created, making for dangerous conditions.
These sand bars are the best places to go beachcombing in the South Beach area, especially at low tide. Here you will find Van Hyning’s cockle, a large, pretty shell that resembles a heart when two halves are closed together. Other sea life you will find here are pen and scallop shells; sand dollars; hermit, blue, and spider crabs; starfish; knobbed whelks; and oyster drills. Shorebirds prowl the rills and sloughs looking for trapped fish and other meals. Keep a watchful eye on incoming tides so you don’t become trapped on a quickly disappearing sand bar. “
What they don’t tell you is the craters left behind in low tide is full of Starfish!!! I laid in “my Crater” for over an hour today in the warm water watching three starfish walking. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a starfish walk. But these little guys literally working walking in the shallow water! Watch this wonderful video from http://www.youtube.com/ and you can see how the move ! What a fun, fun afternoon!

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