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We’re Running The Trash Out Of Town!

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If you enjoyed the beauty of our Tybee Island beaches this weekend just thank the assortment of mermaids and mermen and visitors and wonderful locals that participated in the Mermaid Cottages Beach Sweep this past Friday!

We had so much fun we’re gonna do it again and this time we’re running the trash out of town!

Everyone is invited to join the Tybee Beautification Association for the next Beach Sweep on Monday, July 4th at 6:30 AM.  Meet us at the Tybee Pavilion to get your gloves, trash bags and trash grabbers and let’s show our Tybee Beach Pride and celebrate our nation’s Independence Day.  Also, it’s our way of welcoming our favorite moms from the sea, the Tybee Sea Turtles, and we want them to have the cleanest beaches for their nests!

Now, we’re not doing away with the word “trash” completely.  We still need plenty of “trash” talk for Pirate Fest, Beach Bum Weekend and for the opponents of our local sports teams.  The more we keep our beaches free of trash the more time we’ll have to indulge in “trash” talk fun!

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Color Me COOL

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Well, summer has officially begun which brings to mind that it’s hot, y’all.

Now, we won’t cross the sharing boundary by spouting from a long list of old timey sayings about just how hot it is (such as it’s hotter than a rooster’s feet with socks on), so let’s just say it can get hot enough that our freshness may expire from time to time.   There’s not much you can do other than sip on a glass of ice water while fanning yourself, but I’ve found that  if I can’t get down to the beach to make the best of the sun I can just think about the coolness of Tybee’s blue skies.

This time of year the skies above our quirky island are the coolest shade of blue and just looking at the color can drop the summer time temperatures faster than Calgon can take me away!  What’s even better is when those cool blue skies drift down onto some of our cottages and bathes them in its coolness.

Such is the case with our wonderful little Crabby Pirate.  Come take a tour and enjoy the cool blues that pop up and peek out at you from it’s cozy walls.  If you find yourself in a hot spot and need a little relief just play this video and let our cool blues chase your summer blues away.

And, hot or not, you can always give us a call and tell us you’re on your way.  The welcome mat will be out.  We’ll color you COOL.

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Confessions Of A Social Butterfly

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By Cottage Cheese

Who knew that a vacation with Mermaid Cottages could help you get so many Brownie points in life?

Often times I think, “Am I doing enough?  Could I be a better friend?  Do I put too much value on material things?  Is the world a better place with me in it?”  And then, I usually roll over in an attempt to make sure I tan evenly.  I’m at the beach. Gimme a break.

Well, for those of you (like me) that tend to carry around all the guilt and self loathing that a life long dose of  religion can bestow, things are looking up!  Socially Responsible Vacations.  Angels we have heard on high.  It’s like a day at the beach.  Literally.

If you didn’t get the message already this week and your soul is in mortal danger, just log onto Mermaid Cottages, follow our blog, LIKE us on Facebook and click on that twitter birdie thing.  You could be out on the beach with us right now wearing your best beach frock, gloves in hand, trash bags in tow and carrying one of those fancy grabber-picker upper things. We’re out tidying up our beautiful beach this morning and learning about how to better support and protect our wonderful Sea Turtles during nesting season! It’s our modern day beach party and everyone’s invited!  If you couldn’t make it today, start making plans to join us for the next one.  In the meantime, if your conscience gets to hurting you too bad you can always pick up extra bags of our wonderful Mermaid Cottages Morning Bliss Coffee to support Sea Turtle Conservation on Tybee Island and around the world and our delicious, all natural Beach Bum Biscuits to help sponsor Guide Dogs and Service Dogs for persons with disabilities.

They say confession is good for the soul.  I say an little self indulgence makes for a happy, well rounded beach bum.  Together they help you create marvelous Memories At The Beach!

It’s the best kind of Cottage Cheese!  I’m still tossing up curds and doing it my whey!

 

 

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Like Looking In A Mirror

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One of our newest pet friendly Mermaid Cottages is Made In The Shade.  Yesterday, we posted a photo of a mirror on display in our beautiful Tybee Island bungalow and it got an immediate response.

Mermaid friends Melissa and Alan recently returned from a wonderful vacation to Rome, Italy.  While there they rented an apartment and hanging on the wall in that Italian apartment?  Bellissima!

Rome, Italy

 

Tybee Island, GA

Mama Mia!

What do you think?

We say when in Rome…do as the Tybee Islanders do…

Hang a great mirror and you’ve got it made in the shade!

Arrivederci, Roma!  Ahoy, Tybee!

…and to Melissa and Alan?

Grazie tanto, y’all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Guest Pet Blogger: The World According To Maddie

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Just in case you hadn’t noticed, Mermaid Cottages loves our pet guests!  We love them so much we always make sure there’s a fresh supply of our famous Beach Bum Biscuits and complimentary Guest Pet Tags to welcome them.

One of our recent pet guests had such a howling good time we invited her to be a Guest Pet Blogger for our Beach Bum Biscuits Dog Tales on Facebook.  Here to share her terrific Tybee adventures and tales from her most recent Tybee Tides Cottage visit is Maddie.  Take it away, Maddie!

Miss Diane asked my mommy if I’d share my Tybee trips with other dogs so they’d be as informed as their human parents.  As you can see from the pictures I like to stay at Tybee Tides.  There is a great fenced yard for playing ball and I even know where to look for the tennis balls Mom left on our first visit two years ago.  The front porch is perfect for naps and dog watching.  Because it’s on the marsh my parents love the view, especially the sunsets.  I prefer to check out all the dogs that walk past with their humans.

It is easy to make new friends on Tybee, both human and dog.  I have met a lot of guests on the island, as well as locals.  On my last visit, May 26-June 5, I finally got to meet Miss Diane’s dogs, Danny and Sophie!

A good way to make friends is to take your humans on very long walks.  I always enjoy the back river pier where my parents usually see some dolphins playing and get all excited ( this is a good time to ask for another Beach Bum Biscuit because they aren’t paying attention to how many you’ve already had!).

On the subject of Beach Bum Biscuits, and it is always a good subject, be sure to locate the fresh jar that will be in your cottage.  This is important so you know where to sit and look expectedly.  My Mommy always stops at Seaside Sisters to buy bags to take home and also buys extra bags to take as gifts for my friends back in Orlando, FL.  I’m glad she doesn’t expect me to share mine!

Tybee Island and Mermaid Cottages is my #1 choice for vacation.  I give it 4 paws and a tail up!  I hope to be there this fall and will tell my parents to take more pictures.  Until then, happy sniffing to all!

Madeline Belle Reed

“Maddie”


 

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