Antiques Club Meeting



Earlier this week Paul and I were guests of our SC friends at the Monthly Meeting of the Myrtle Beach Antiques Club.  We found it interesting and a learning experience with presentations on the history of the shot glass and Hall teapots.

 

The meetings are held at the Tupelo Golf Club meeting room.

 



View of the greens from the meeting room

 

Presentation on Hall Teapots collected by a member of the Club

 

 

The collection of teapots that were displayed

 

Four of my favourites from the display.
The wine coloured teapot to the right, is called the Bird Cage.

 

Aladdin Lamp Teapot

 

These teapots are collector items and
average in price from $25 to $1,500.

My Mom and sister would have found this presentation very interesting as they both love chinaware and kitchen items very much.

 

 

 

 

 



Things I Saw on my Beach Walk...



It was a nice day so I decided to go for a beach walk to Surfside Pier and take my camera along to capture anything interesting I might see along the way.  We often don't take notice of our surroundings, so I thought that I would do so on my walk.  Here we go...

down our steps toward the beach,

 

and along the path through the grass,

 

to the beach.  And there is Surfside Pier in the distance.

 

Have you ever noticed the foam on the water when the waves are rolling in?
Watch your feet don't get wet....

 

Or noticed the many footprints in the sand, especially your own?

 

Here is a Semipalmated Plover,

 

and a few Sanderlings.

 

It was interesting to stand under Surfside Pier and watch the waves come
in, and waiting for them to build stronger, with every fourth or fifth roll.

 

Ever notice how the sunlight sparkles on the a water on a sunny day?

 

Time to head back the beach towards home.

 

There are so many beach houses; all different colours, shapes and designs.

 

A surfer, who had just finished riding the waves.

 

A bridge over the run-off to the ocean, making it easy to cross rather than having to jump the stream.  Some of us don't successfully make the jump, resulting in wet feet!

 

A rustic dune fence, slowly disappearing into the sand.

 

A broken shell, but still a treasure to see.

 

The tufts of dune grass which help prevent the sands from washing away.

 

A shark tooth hunter looking for treasures.  I hope he is successful...

 

And here we are, back where we started,

 

my home away from home.

I hope you enjoyed my walk as much as I did.  Until next time...





 

 

New Year's Eve 2012

Paul and I were fortunate to spend our New Year's Eve with our Canadian friends (Audrey, George, Jackie and John).  It was a simple, but very nice evening.  We had an early dinner at our favourite restaurant, The Gulfstream Cafe, in Garden City Beach, enjoying a great meal and an awesome evening sky.

 

From there we drove to Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet to enjoy their first New Year's Eve of strolling through the gardens enjoying the Christmas lights, music and refreshments.  The hot chocolate was very yummy.  The weather was very comfortable and only 1,200 tickets were sold for the event, so the grounds were not crowded.  This allowed us to stroll at our leisure and enjoy the lights.

 

After returning to our condo, and enjoying some chat and drinks, we all went out on the stairs on the beach and watched the fireworks from Myrtle Beach and Garden City Beach and rang in 2013 together.

 



View of Murrells Inlet

 

Dinner at The Gulfstream
(LtoR: John, George, Paul, Marilyn, Audrey,  Jackie)

 

Sunset over Murrells Inlet

 

Lights at Brookgreen Gardens

 

LIghts in the Oak Garden, Brookgreen Gardens

 

Lights in the Gardens

 

Children's Garden Display

 

 

Candles and Light display near the fountain

 

Light Display

 

The Candle Tree, one of my favourites

 

Fountains in the Muse Garden

 

 

Group photos in the Gardens

 

Ringing in the New Year at the beach

Happy New Year 2013





 

Christmas Day 2012

 

Christmas morning was nice and warm for us.  Paul and I enjoyed yet another breakfast on our deck.  It is now our tradition to have veggie omelettes.

 

Let's eat, please...

 

To make less work for ourselves, all three couples purchased a COSTCO "Christmas chicken".  I cooked up a large pot of vegetables, made stuffing in the oven and carried it across to Audrey and George's condo.



Audrey busy in her kitchen

 

Table setting

 

A toast to friendship and many more Christmas dinners at the beach.
(Our host and hostess pulled short straws for the secondary setting!)

 

Christmas puddings were bought by Audrey and me at the Anglican Church Fall Sale in Bathurst and made the trip across the border.  Audrey kindly made us brown sugar sauce and a custard sauce.  What a wonderful ending to a great meal.

 

It was nice to share our Christmas with good friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Christmas Eve 2012

This was the third Christmas at the beach for Paul and I, and another very enjoyable one, sharing the day with friends (Jackie and John from Ontario and Audrey and George from New Brunswick).  Our Christmas Eve started with coffee and breakfast on our deck enjoying a nice morning; a stroll on the beach; an evening meal of chicken pot pie provided by Audrey and George; a candlelight church service at the First Baptist Church; and then dessert, coffee, etc provided by John and Jackie.



Homemade banana bread and fruit salad

 

Our condo living room

 

Christmas Eve meal (LtoR: Audrey, John, George, Jackie)

 

Group photo at John & Jackie's condo
(LtoR:(back) Paul, Me, Jackie, John; (seated) George, Audrey)

 

Hopefully we will share many more Christmas Eves together at the beach.