You know you live in Hurricane Alley when...

You see signs like this posted all over town...



All new homes must be built to hurricane specifications (ie. on stilts)

especially on barrier islands or places that are in flood zones

because this is what you might find after the storm

This is a picture of

Folly Beach in

1989.

Several of your local grocery stores are happy to

provide you with a free

"Hurricane Survival Guide"

and it gets better...

the local weatherman's picture is on each copy

we have THREE

Rob Fowler

Bill Walsh 

and Tom Crawford

so if your ever in Charleston during the month of  August or September 

make sure you stop by the local grocery store and 

you can take home a free souvenier 

aren't you so lucky?

Picture from

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/chs/events/hugo.shtml

some good advise

I was reading an article tonight about Dolly Parton and she gives some really good advise.

“Find out who you are,” she advises. “And do it on purpose.”

Personally, I think I am still on that journey of figuring out what my purpose in life is.  But then I also think that our purpose can be different at different times in out life.

Thanks Dolly for making me think about that.

If you want to read the article check out Garden & Gun at

http://gardenandgun.com/article/dolly-parton?page=0%2C1

Enjoy!

is summer over?

According to the media, Labor Day is the official end of the summer holiday. 

However here in the Lowcountry it is still HOT!

We wear shorts and flip flops well into the month of October. 

The saying here in the Lowcountry is we have four seasons:

Summer, Summertime, Summer & Christmas 

I have also worn shorts and flip fops at Christmas time (thankfully that does not happen

very often. It's suppose to be cold outside then. LOL!)

So, yes I was caught off guard when I walked into Target and this is what I saw...

MITTENS?

Umm, its still between the high 80's and 90's here...

It made me laugh.

What are some of the things that have made you laugh lately?