Optimism is a great trait as long as you know that things do not always work out the way you hope. I got to the beach house today and found that my standard of clean was obviously way out of the scope of the last tenants ( Bo, Dennis and crew)... it's okay, just glad they had a good time. If you do not have a place at the ocean , there are certain things that you might not know about beach living. First and foremost, open food has to be put in ziplocks. The humidity will ruin it and the pests will find it if you leave it open in any way. Secondly, you cannot put the trash out until trash day...raccoons are abundant out there and they can open a locked can !!! Not kidding. No harm done, I put my signature on it today and it is ready for the next memory makers to move in.
Fall is in the air. I found myself not wanting to leave the beach. It was cool and breezy making the porch an especially inviting space. My wonderful neighbor, Hugh keeps the yard cleaned up and the dead palm branches cut so today was his day to work there and everything was green and clean. I took my time doing my work stopping frequently to have tea on the porch and read a magazine about summer cottage decor. I got a lot of good ideas and cannot wait to get going on some of them. If I can just find a weekend when I am not busy to actually go stay there and work. Retirement is not for the faint of heart.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Expecting a Surprise !
I am normally an optimist... so today I am expecting a surprise. Bo and his friends stayed at the beach last... I was informed by Dennis , a long time beachhouse squatter that they cleaned up before they left. Today Caleb and I are headed to the beach to see exactly what that means in Dennis' vocabulary. Optimistically, I will only be out there about an hour to spit shine the place before our friends arrive there tomorrow. I have allotted a lot more time just in case my idea of clean does not jive with Dennis' idea of clean. Being fair to Dennis, he did have quite a group out there with him and they were all quite busy with a wedding so let's just say I am not feeling so optimistic as I think about it.
Our friends, The Becks will be using the house this weekend. The weather is a little cool so it won't be a sunbathing, swimming weekend but the beach in fall is fun. A little sweatshirt and you can take a great stroll on the beach and collect more shells than usual because their is a much smaller group looking for them now than in the busy summer months. This is the first year since we have owned the house that all the new windows will open and we have screens on them all so the crisp fall air can flow through the house and at night it will be nice to have the windows open to sleep. We might even be able to hear the waves at high tide.
The month of October seems like the perfect time to paint .... the bedrooms are all getting a coat of primer and fresh "winter white" paint. I think it will make everything out there seem cool and breezy. My free days will be spent out there painting and making curtains . Hopefully , by next summer, the place will have a new look and most of the work will be done. ( It really never ends)
We plan to put a central heat and air unit in this winter also. That will make a great difference. The window units are noisy and a constant issue with temperature and turning them on and off as we visit out there.
Anyone who likes to paint...feel free to join in !!! Who will help me bake the bread?
Our friends, The Becks will be using the house this weekend. The weather is a little cool so it won't be a sunbathing, swimming weekend but the beach in fall is fun. A little sweatshirt and you can take a great stroll on the beach and collect more shells than usual because their is a much smaller group looking for them now than in the busy summer months. This is the first year since we have owned the house that all the new windows will open and we have screens on them all so the crisp fall air can flow through the house and at night it will be nice to have the windows open to sleep. We might even be able to hear the waves at high tide.
The month of October seems like the perfect time to paint .... the bedrooms are all getting a coat of primer and fresh "winter white" paint. I think it will make everything out there seem cool and breezy. My free days will be spent out there painting and making curtains . Hopefully , by next summer, the place will have a new look and most of the work will be done. ( It really never ends)
We plan to put a central heat and air unit in this winter also. That will make a great difference. The window units are noisy and a constant issue with temperature and turning them on and off as we visit out there.
Anyone who likes to paint...feel free to join in !!! Who will help me bake the bread?
Friday, September 19, 2008
Welcome to our little Beach Page
Our house at Folly Beach has been a wonderful place for our family to create memories since the 1950's. It is located at 216 West Ashley Ave. Folly Beach, SC . My grandparents owned this house in the 50's and 60's, my parents owned it in the 60's and 70's and my husband and I bought it in 1975. For years the old place sat in need of many updates and repairs as we traveled around in the air force. The condition of the house did not stop us from enjoying every warped wall, every unpainted surface, every emergency repair, and every outdated appliance. The old house has served as an oasis for many, a hiding place for a few and therapy for most. I have been in some of the nicest beach house around but none of them hold the charm, memories and comfort that our old house holds for us. When we moved around in the military it provided a home for our children in Charleston. Cadets have rested there from the gruel of the The Citadel. People have honeymooned there and celebrated birthdays, anniversarys and wedding weekends there. Our tiny investment in 1975( seemed like a fortune then) has been one of the greatest gifts in our lives. We hope you enjoy this site and a little glimpse of our "beach house".
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
