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Last night the temperature dropped to upper twenties, hopefully for the last time.  We spend the afternoon raking and blowing leaves and preparing one of the raised beds in the garden for leafy vegetables. 
Barb lent us her sifter that her grandfather made many years ago.
What a huge difference after sifting and getting rid of the rocks.  I was able to plant  two kinds of lettuce, Swiss chard, tatsoi, spinach, and kale.  We're due for rain in the early morning hours so I got this bed planted just in time.

I've had hummingbird feeders out for a week now but no sign of any.  Travelers could have hit the feeders and moved on.  Any day ours will arrive. They've been sighted in Blairsville, GA only about 30 minutes south of us.

We spent three days in Charleston, SC this past week enjoying the sights and the weather.  On this trip we walked the beach and watched people fish from the pier on Folly Beach.
                           Turtle reserve, heavy fines for disturbing the area.
                                                       Longest pier we've ever walked.

We watched this guy paddle his surf board, using one oar, way out and wait for the right wave to ride back in.  He did this over and over. 

We had been told to eat at Hyman's Seafood in the Historic downtown section of Charleston, so we did.  Good food, good time.  This is a family owned business started back in 1890 and is now run by 5th generation family members.
All the brass plaques on the tables are real.  Many of the entertainers stayed next door at the Chalreston Place Hotel while they were in town making movies or entertaining.  Names like Erma Bombeck, Neil Armstrong, Kevin Costner, Dr, Ruth, Mel Gibson,Martin Sheen, Babara Streisand, Oprah Winfrey, and many others.  After eating we walked through a huge outdoor market that stretched for blocks and blocks.  Later in the evening when we just needed a light salad for dinner, I got online and thought The Southside 17 sounded nearby and like a place we could grab a salad and sit outside.  It was close and we could sit outside but we were the only ones eating.  Everyone else outside around us were on liquid diets.  One guy stopped at our table  and spoke to us.  When he found out we were tourists, he asked how we ended up at that dive? 

It was good to get away for a few days but always good to be home. 





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ralph said…
and happy birthday to me?
April 5, 2015 at 6:48 PM
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