How is it August already? The summer has both slowly crept along and quickly flown by!... slow because it's been a super HOT summer (global warming anyone?) and fast because I've only just blinked and May has turned into August. But maybe that's the way most summers feel to me!
Memorial Day week we headed as a family to Ocacroke Island, which is just off the North Carolina coast. To get to Ocacroke, you have to take a ferry... and our ferry ride lasted 2 1/2 hours, just enough time to detach from "normal life" and shift into "island mode." I love Ocacroke! The town itself is very walkable... or if you'd prefer, you can rent a golf cart of bike. It has long stretches of unspoiled sandy beach where you can walk without seeing many other beach goers... just you, the vast ocean, the wind and salt air, lots of seashells, driftwood, seagulls and sandpipers. Perfect!
Unlike last year's Ocacroke vacation, this time we had LOTS of rainy days too. And so we explored some of my favorite little shops... Village Craftsmen (a great destination for pottery!), Over The Moon (my favorite shop for quirky, colorful gifts), and Books To Be Red (because you can't go to the beach without a fun book to read!).
I also brought a personal project along with me in case of rain. I'd been wanting to learn how to crochet granny squares, so before I left home, I found a YouTube video with simple instructions on how to crochet granny squares (without them coming out wonky!) I happily filled a few rainy afternoons by surrounding myself with colorful yarns and crocheting to my heart's content!
I hope you've had a chance to do a little adventuring this summer!... and that you've also had the opportunity for some fun creativity too!
