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Tales of the Traveling Tote #18, Tropical Marina

 

Happy March!

If you’re here for Fearless Friday, it posted early this week,

you can see Draw a Rose here

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March 1 means it’s time for another Tale of the Traveling Tote!

Join us as we share our latest adventures

with our McKenzie-Childs totes in hand

 

 

 

 

Miss Coquille and I haven’t done much traveling the past few months,

we’ve been enjoying being in one place,

cozy at home…

 

 

 

 

But a few weeks ago, we hopped in the car and headed South to our coastal paradise

 

 

 

 

Mardi Gras is in full swing South Alabama,

Mobile is the site of the first Mardi Gras celebration,

even though New Orleans gets all the credit…

 

 

 

Many of my neighbors have festive decorations on their mailboxes

 

 

 

 

and in their yards

 

 

 

 

One day we went to our favorite place for lunch,

Fisher’s at Orange Beach Marina

 

 

 

 

It truly feels like a tropical paradise

 

 

 

 

 

 

I drove my car so I could stop by the grocery store

and met the boys who came by boat

 

 

 

A tall driftwood pelican greeted us at the hostess stand

 

 

 

Best Mojitos and lemonades in town!

 

 

 

 

After lunch we wandered around

 

 

 

 

Blooming hibiscus

 

 

 

 

 

No bananas on the banana palms today, but there will be soon

 

 

 

 

 

I told you Mardi Gras is big around here!

 

 

 

 

In the summer this fish cleaning station will be full of red snapper

 

 

 

 

I’ll tell you a little secret, not only is this marina beautiful,

the restaurants have fabulous food,

the boats and yachts are amazing…

AND

It’s where my daughter and sweet son in law had their wedding reception!

 

 

 

 

It was upstairs and it was magical…

 

 

 

 

Time to head back to the house

 

 

 

As I was trying to take one last photo of our boat departing

I realized these diners were looking at me funny…

 

 

 

 

“Oh!”

“Sorry, I’m not taking your picture, I’m photographing our boat…” I said

“No no…” said the woman,

I’m admiring your phone, that case is so pretty!”

 

 

 

 

“And it matches your bag!”  another woman said

 

 

 

 

Needless to say, Miss Coquille and I were thrilled

and handed them business cards

for my Society 6 Shop 

😊

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure to visit the participating TTT friends at the links below!

Thoughts and prayers today for our fellow toter, RJ @ Sketchy Reader as she is away caring for a family member

 

Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths 

Emily with Miss Courtney ChildsThe French Hutch

 Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora’s Box

Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda

Rita with Miss Luna C Panoply 

Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul

Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home

Visit Cherry Kay and leave a comment for a chance to win the giveaway set of checked bunny candles

Cherry Kay and Carrie Ann Hall @ Entertaining Women  

 

 

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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:

Meal Plan Monday  Dishing it & Digging it,   Between Naps on the Porch,

Merry Monday   Make it Pretty Monday    Celebrate and Decorate,

Delicious Dishes Recipe Party   Oh My Heartsie Girl  Full Plate Thursday

Thursday Favorite Things  Creatively Crafty   Home Matters 

Weekend Potluck   Sweet Inspirations   Happiness is Homemade

 

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