Beautiful Homes in Charleston

George and I try to take a special trip most every year to celebrate our anniversary (June 23). This past year, we visited Charleston/Savannah/St. Simon's Island. We had a great time --and if you haven't visited these historical sites, we highly recommend them. BUT---don't do as we did and go in the HOT and HUMID summer!!! Yipes!!! Here are some pictures of some of the million-dollar homes in Charleston. Above is the De Saussure House on Battery Street. (We did take a carriage ride and DO recommend it --in order to hear more of the history of the area.)



The PINK house (above) is the Ravenel House on Battery Street. This house is known as the "Pink Palace." There's more pink that you can imagine!! (Diane from Wyoming: You'd love this one!!!)



Above is what they call Rainbow Row.. All of the houses (and there are many) are different colors. Pretty!!



This beauty above is my favorite. This is the Edwards House on Meeting Street. I could live there! You????



And finally, this obviously is NOT a house.. Duh!!! But--I just had to show you one of the gorgeous Crepe Myrtles that were in bloom when we were there. They were beautiful--but local folks there told us that the Azaleas in the Spring are even more beautiful!!!! Hope this makes you want to take a trip to Charleston, SC.

More Weather Lore

I have always been interested in weather.. I must have been a Weather Girl in a past life!!!! I keep track of our weather---and everyone else's weather!!!! I'm the idiot who can sit and watch the Weather Channel for hours!!!! Yipes!!!!


Anyhow, a few days ago, we had a thunderstorm come through the Crossville area with lots of thunder. The next night, the local TV weather forecaster said that weather lore says that "If we have thunder in winter, then snow will be here within ten days." Well---you know that that statement caught my attention! Most of you know how much I would love to see some snow this winter, and so far, we have had none. (I'll let you know IF that statement becomes true for us!!!!)


SO--being the weather girl that I am, I went online and started looking for that statement. I didn't find it---but I found some new weather lore, some of which I have heard many times, and some other things I have NEVER heard.


If you'd like to read my previous blog (written 11/24/08) on the weather and weather lore--click HERE. Today, I will share with you some new weather lore. See how many of these you have heard! You may even want to add some to the list!


-Thunder and lightning in January means high water in May.
-If it rains when the sun is out, it will rain the same time the next day.
-If it rains & bubbles form atop of the puddles, it will rain for 3 days.
-If a circle forms 'round the moon, It will rain, very soon.
-If a cat washes her face o’er her ear,
‘tis a sign the weather will be fine and clear.
-Cats and dogs eat grass before a rain.
-If the sparrow makes a lot of noise, rain will follow.
-If February brings drifts of snow, there will be good summer crops to hoe.
-The first snow comes six weeks after the last thunderstorm in September.
-The first twelve days of the year are thought to foretell the weather for each of the next twelve months. The variant is that the 12 days from Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 determine the weather. (If this is true, our next 12 months will be RAINY--since we've had lots and lots of rain, fog and clouds this past week. Waterfall---here we come!!!)


I conclude with the following:
Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not;
Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot;
We'll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not!!!!