Thursday, October 28, 2021

And We're Home Again


 The ocean was angry today, my friends. (Any of you get the Seinfeld reference?) But really, it was. Raining off and on, wind ripping around, muggy and stormy-looking. And of course the guys working across the street were just proceeding as normal. 
I watched one of them on a beam high above the others, welding a nail gun with a tool belt full of tools and I told Mr. Moon, "Those guys are bad ass!" They are too. 
So we packed up this morning because of course check-out time is 10:30 and I could only laugh at myself for bringing about ten times the amount of things I actually needed or used. My method of packing seems to be:

1. Pack stuff.
2. Tote stuff.
3. Don't use stuff.
4. Tote stuff home.
5. Unpack stuff I didn't use and put away. 
6. Repeat for next trip. 

Will I ever learn? I always tell myself when I'm randomly putting things in bags that I want to have choices. Like all of a sudden that Old Lady Gypsy Look that I've been wanting to adopt will kick in and I'll need jewelry and make-up and colorful clothing! 
So far this has not been the case. 

We stopped at the Mexican restaurant and had our breakfast there again. We do like the place. This morning instead of eggs and hashbrowns I got a super deluxe breakfast burrito. I went crazy! I was wild!
It was good. 
And then we drove home and it felt like we'd been gone for weeks when we got back. It had obviously rained and the air was as clear and it was as sunny as could possibly be. 


The first thing we did when we got home was to let the chickens out. We'd left them in the coop so that no one would have to come let them out in the mornings and put them up at night. Jessie came over one day and Lily another to check on them and make sure they had plenty of food and water. And although both Mr. Moon and I kept reassuring ourselves that the chickens would be fine, I know we both secretly hated the thought of them being, well...cooped up. 
So we let them out and threw them some scratch so that they could resume their normal lives and then we checked the garden to see that everything is coming up. I already need to start thinning.

And then the bringing everything in and unpacking and putting everything away and starting laundry. Mr. Moon had to go to town to work on business stuff and I've been leisurely attending to what needs doing here. 
It's cool and getting cooler. I opened up the house. 


I always think that this old house is sighing with relief when I open the hallway doors. Like me when I take off my bra. 
Or something. 

And so here we are, back at home. It really was a sweet little trip away and I'm glad we went. We are so lucky to be able to just pick up and do these things and to live so close to a pretty beach. 
So much to be grateful for. As always. 
And I'm grateful to come home to such a nice home where my chickens are rustling through the fallen leaves, looking for the delicious wild food they've missed. It will be interesting to see if their eggs have paler yolks for a few days. Poor things, having to survive on chicken food. 

Thank y'all for coming with me to the beach. 

Love...Ms. Moon



32 comments:

  1. SO glad you are home safely and that all is well. Yes, the unpacking of items (un-used) makes one think......but it will be the same drill next time! LOL! Settle quietly back into your home.....and sleep well
    Susan M

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You know it will be the same next time! At least for me.

      Delete
  2. Welcome back ... Thanks for letting us tag along!
    I see a piano in the hallway ... do you play? Or does your hubby play?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The short answer to that question is no.
      My ex-husband gave us that piano when Jessie still lived here because she is so musically inclined. I played around a little bit with my old piano books but haven't in years. Now the little kids just fool around on it.

      Delete
  3. I love the glimpses we get of your house. I would like to wander about, touching things and playing with toys!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks for taking us with you! Your photos are so clear and beautiful. Welcome back!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you for saying that about my photos. I really do try to make them presentable.

      Delete
  5. Thank you for taking us to the beach. Your front hall is wonderful. I love the doors.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Delightful to travel and delightful to come home. I never love my bed so much as when I've been away from it. That hallway view is lovely. So many beautiful details. Such serene light.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That hallway is about the prettiest thing in this house.
      The bed we had at the beach wasn't bad which was a nice surprise but it couldn't compare to our bed. Which comes with a cat, of course.

      Delete
  7. It was a joy to visit St George's Island again. Thank you for taking us all there. The reference to bra removal caused my blood pressure to rise. Maybe this blog is too raunchy for me.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You are welcome for the visit to St. George. I like the fact that you've been there. As for your blood pressure- I don't even know what to say.

      Delete
  8. I'm glad you're home! I know what you mean about airing out the house. I have the same feeling when spring comes here, after a long winter, and I can let in the fresh air. Your floors really ARE beautiful (and clean!).

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That picture is deceiving. I haven't mopped those floors in years. Literally. But they do look pretty in that light and I do sweep them, of course.

      Delete
  9. It always feels good to get home!
    I love the view of your front hallway - looks like a fancy mansion with that lovely staircase! Your home is bigger than I realized, I think. I am such a snoop! :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Snoop away, Ellen! This is not a fancy mansion but it is a very good example of Florida architecture from the mid 1800's.

      Delete
  10. the 'cold' front came in Wednesday morning with heavy rain and the past two days have been gorgeous but so windy that there's a solid layer of leaves on the ground most green. and sticks. sigh. always sticks to pick up. it's still windy out there today.

    so a good trip and good to be home as it always it.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The sticks and branches! As with yours, they are my eternal chore. It's not windy here today but it hasn't gotten up to seventy all day and you know what a shock to the system that is.
      It is nice to be home.

      Delete
  11. I love that photo of your front hallway. It just looks so peaceful and homey. Makes me want to come on it and set awhile.

    I'm sure the chickens are happy you're home as well. A lovely beach interlude for you and for us.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. If I ever get rid of that piano I'm going to put some sort of real seating in the hallway. Of course, people always end up in the kitchen here.
      It really was a very nice time at the beach.

      Delete
  12. I bet your lovely home sighed with relief when you got back too! But talking of packing too much stuff, over time and with my travels I think I've got it pretty much down pat now, BUT I remember my ex once packed 5 carry-on books for our flight from Pittsburgh to London (about 7 hours)!!!! Five??? He never opened one of them but he sure as heck lugged them through several airport terminals to get back to Geneva!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That does seem a little extreme. I am sure that I have packed five books to take to Cozumel before but our stays were fairly long. That's one thing that Kindles are great for- you can take entire library in that one little device. It's sort of magical to me.

      Delete
  13. The best part of traveling is coming home. So glad y’all are back safely. I’ve enjoyed the beautiful beach pictures.
    Xoxo
    Barbara

    ReplyDelete
  14. Thanks for taking us along. Glad to see you home. Can't wait to see the Halloween pictures of the grand kids. I'm off on a little road trip to see Sid for our traditional Halloween together, now in Nevada City. x0x0 N2

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That sounds like fun! I don't think I've ever been to Nevada City and if I have, I don't remember.
      I'll tell the kids to send me pictures of the grands in their costumes.

      Delete
  15. Your stair case is amazing and the double doors so elegant. I was sold on my house when I saw the wood panelling on the side of the stairs.
    I don't comment much but I do read every morning with my coffee as it's balm to my soul. Thank you

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Well, thank you for commenting, Liz! I bet your stairway is gorgeous.

      Delete

Tell me, sweeties. Tell me what you think.