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Miss Syliva has turned 100. It’s all that good Tybee Living that did it!

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There was a celebration on Tybee Thursday night that was indeed an event! The cause for the celebration is so big, that it will be repeated again on Friday and Saturday nights! Our friends at Doc’s Bar have described the event so well, that I am sharing it with all of you just in case you didn’t see this. If this doesn’t make you smile, I don’t know what will. So… in Roy’s own words:

 

“The Party starts Thursday night @ 7:00 and doesn’t stop till sometime early Sunday morning., We will celebrate Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Every night we will have a birthday cake and many surprises. Strippers, musicians from around the world, a singing Iguana, politicians, singing politicians, a working ant farm, fantastic drinks, exotic birds smuggled in from country’s with names we can’t pronounce, and many other things we can’t begin to make up.

Ms. Sylvia has requested no presents please. Come on she’s a 100 years old. She doesn’t need an I-Pod or that new kitchen gadget, or that new push up bra. She’s a 100 years old people. She has asked that everyone give her a hug. If you are sick – DON”T. If you feel that you have give her something then a cash gift is fine. Unfortunately she was not listed in the current stimulus package and at a 100 the government does not come up with any more social security. Do you think tambourines grow on trees. No they cost money.
There is also a great article about Ms. Sylvia in this months Tybee Breeze by Mike Sullivan. Please check it out when you get the time.

And……… If you don’t think Ms. Sylvia turning a 100 is worth your time. Well then listen to this……….
Our beloved house musician Roy is on the cover of Coastal Senior this month with a lovely article written by Tybee’s own future Pulitzer prize winner and upcoming novelist Sherri Simmons. He will be autographing copies this weekend along with boxes of Depends, and six packs of Ensure.

It is going to be a great moment in Tybee history this weekend. Ms. Sylvia is truly a wonderful person. We all love her and we are getting ready for a 101. If you can’t make it please send us an email. We will make sure she gets it. Thanks”

Doc’s Bar Tybee Island GA.Oldest Bar On Tybee, And Still The Center Of The Universe

Now folks, if you don’t think Tybee is a unique place to live or visit, then re read the above! This is just one of the reasons why I love this island!!!

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Susan comes to visit

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I had a very special treat recently , one of my dear friends, Susan came to visit me from her home in Aiken, SC where she has been managing a very old Southern Dining Club. For someone like Susan or myself with hotel background, to be dealing with a membership of a small southern town is quite a unique experience. So she was in need of a getaway…… Fortunately we had left over champagne from the Teva’s and Mink gathering in January and Susan is a Champagne gal like me! Here she is enjoying our bubbly drink! I took her to two local restaurants over the course of the visit- Fanny’s on the Beach and Sundae Cafe. There is something to be said about the slow season. Great food, great service and no wait. It’s so terrific to have our restaurants open year round so even on a Monday in January and February where you can enjoy a great meal on island.

Susan brought me a beautiful coffee table book called “The Beach” which celebrates beaches all over the world. There on page 67 is a picture of the south end of Tybee Island! A surprise for both of us and how great to be including with beaches from all over the world.

Thank you Susan for visiting and except for that one stop sign which now leans a little bit more to the left then it used to, Tybee is ready for your next visit! In fact, we’re hoping she may make Tybee her home for longer then just a few days! We could use her creativity and hospitality!

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I wish the world would sound as perky as Liza Minnelli!

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I just listened to Liza Minelli’s interview on NPR’s Saturday Morning Edition . The first thing that struck me about her was how incredibly cheerful she sounded. Then I thought about how a cheerful attitude is a conscious decision about how you live your life . Liza sounded vibrant and happy and determined she was going to have a great time today.. She is 62 and we all know her life story , which has had some pretty major ups and downs. This included being married to 4 rather questionable men- I totally get being married to Peter Allen after watching “The Boy from Oz” on Broadway with Hugh Jackman, but do NOT under stand that marriage to David something who used to manage Michael Jackson. Their over the top wedding was way too crazy and then when he divorced her because he claimed she beat him up was all about his craziness, not hers…

 

 

I’d like to think I always sound very cheerful when talking to my guests about Mermaid Cottages- when our guests are calling they are planning a happy time in their life – A BEACH GETAWAY! and I think those of us who live here should sound happy most of the time because we’re so fortunate to live here!
So in honor of the spirit and determination of Liza with a Z, I’m going to sound very perky when you all call me and always remember I’m your link to the island!

 

Enjoy this Youtube of Miss Minnelli

 

 

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Cupcakes, Guide Dogs, the inauguration – I do indeed have my obessions!

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Just like I couldn’t quite get off the topic of the Inauguration last week, and earlier last year it was cupcakes recipes, now it’s my adorable guide dogs! This is a picture of Tony at work- how cute is this dog!!! I will be posting pictures once of week as we watch Tony grow up …

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Our new guide dog puppy has been born!

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Little Tony arrived on November 8th, 2008 but I just received the information yesterday. Tony is a male black lab who has now been assigned to his puppy raiser who will start socializing him in preparation for his guide dog training! This is the first picture of many- showing Tony hard at work in the office of his Puppy Raiser waiting for the next part of the day. You’ll be seeing lots and lots on this great dog!
Mermaid Cottages sponsors a guide dog puppy every year as our very small way of giving back and to honor our guests, home owners and mermaid team. We’ve been waiting for our puppy information all last year ( there was a back log of puppies waiting to be sponsored) so we haven’t had a puppy to update everyone on regularly. But that is now changed!!!! The Southeast Guide Dog school www.guidedogs.org is outstanding and we can look forward to lots of pictures as Tony grows. The first 18 months are spent with their Puppy Raiser who’s main responsibility is to socialize and make sure Tony is a very well behaved dog. He’ll go everywhere with his person, learning and after his 18 Months with her, he’ll go back to the school for his formal guide dog training. As long as everything goes smoothly, he’ll be a guide dog. If for some reason he doesn’t make it, most likely his career will be doing some other type of service work. Danny- my golden lab- was a career change dog as many of you all know.
Tony the dog is named after Tony Petrea, Junior to honor his life. Tony was a wonderful young man who died way too young. He was loved by so many of us here on Tybee , he loved animals and was a great help to me with several of my projects over the years. His birthday was yesterday – which I did not know until I took the picture of Tony to show his parents. They- like all of us will be following along with Tony’s progress!
My friend, CJ from Marriott , is how I became involved with both raising guide dogs and sponsoring Guide Dogs. I’d like to share an email and YouTube video he put together last year when his most recent dog went off with his blind person. I tell CJ all the time he changed my life, without his guidance and assurance I never would have taken on my first puppy, never would have had Danny and Max in my life and now would never be sponsoring a guide dog yearly which truly does change a person’s life! Here in CJ’s own words….

“Over the past several years all of our friends have accommodated in to various degrees the inclusion of a dog whenever/wherever Bev and I go. Bev and I want each of you to know how much we appreciate your support and wanted to share with you this little video of Elvis that was made by his new owner, Wendy Slominsky of Millersville, PA. We met with her this past weekend for Elvis’ graduation ceremony in New York, and we were immediately taken with this wonderful woman and her husband. She and Elvis formed an instant bond, and they will undoubtedly have a fantastic life together.

When we returned from our trip, we received an email on Monday morning describing how after only a couple of days together, Elvis had successfully avoided a large 5 foot hole in the ground that wasn’t roped off, and was directly in Wendy’s path. A woman who witnessed Elvis safely guiding her around the obstacle stopped Wendy to explain what had just happened.

Bottom line is that without of lot of your direct and in-direct help, Bev and I wouldn’t be able to be as successful as we’ve been in raising these dogs. So we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for always welcoming our four legged friends as part of the Bev and CJ package.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG2gYT9Q9tc

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