Happy September!
It’s time for more adventures of the Traveling Tote!
We are a group of 10 that share a love of MacKenzie-Childs
We all have the same large Courtly Check tote bag
We post about where our totes have been every 3 months
and host a giveaway which you can enter at the end of this post
It has been a hot summer in the South
My tote, Miss Coquille & I spent the month of July
at our beach house on the Alabama Gulf Coast
Please pray for all those impacted by Hurricane Idalia
Fortunately we were not impacted this time 🙏
Even when it’s really hot,
there is always a nice breeze by lunchtime
and I love to hang out on the porch
You can enjoy the view
and there is always something to see to keep you entertained
After almost 3 years since we were hit with Hurricane Sally in 2020,
we finally got the remaining part of the pier constructed
and the second boat lift installed
We did pop the champagne!
My family was here most of the month too,
so there was a lot of action
Friends came over to watch the fireworks on the 4th of July
We can see displays all up and down the beach from our deck
The kids looked quite festive with light necklaces and swords
Most days there was fishing going on,
either by boat or on the pier
Superboy {man!} caught this large fish
right from our pier and his friend caught a monster!
The pool is a popular place to hang out
It’s not only for cooling off, there are boat races too!
We have a new friend this summer,
we call him New Freddy
Our original Freddy never came back after Hurricane Sally
This blue heron has been hanging around a lot
My SIL has been feeding him fish on the pier from his bait bucket
So New Freddy has gotten quite friendly
and seemed to enjoy watching Charlie Brown in his kayak
I love to set up my easel and paint while I’m watching the boats go by
Everyone agrees that life is better at the beach!
I went back to “the city” at the beginning of August
and have been staying inside in the A/C
Playing with Sunflowers and dreaming of Fall
I visited my favorite grocery store this week
where Fall is in full swing!
This is where I got my MacKenzie-Childs knock off pumpkins last year
I didn’t linger long, I was afraid I would buy something 😂
Like one of these cute pumpkin wreaths!
Yesterday Miss Coquille and I were back on the road
to the beach house for Labor Day weekend
with extended family
You can see all the Tales of the Traveling Tote on the links below
and leave a comment with Jackie to enter the giveaway
Patti, Miss Kenzie and Miss Tizzy @ Pandora’s Box
Deb, Miss Aurora and Miss Tassie @ Mountain Breaths
Emily, Miss Courtney Childs and Miss Lulu @ The French Hutch
Jenna, Miss Coquille and Hello Gorgeous @The Painted Apron
Linda, Miss Lola and Miss Gigi @ Life and Linda
Rita, Miss Luna and Miss Penny C @ Panoply
Sarah, Miss Merri Mac and Miss Poppy @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Jackie, Miss Madi K and Miss Pansy @ Purple Chocolat Home
Ricki Jill, Countess De Monet, Miss Square Peggy @ The Sketchy Reader
We will be back on Dec. 1 with our Fall adventures!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
What’s for Dinner / Love Your Creativity
Between Naps on the Porch /All About Home
Our Tiny Nest / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts
Crafty Creators / Full Plate Thursday /Thursday Favorite Things