OFF TO NANTUCKET ISLAND TODAY

We had a great night's sleep last night, and then we headed out to the tiny little airport on Martha's Vineyard for our flight to Nantucket on a little 9-seater Cessna aircraft. It was pretty windy,so the flight was kind of bumpy, but we made it just fine.

We spent the whole day driving,walking, and touring the island. Nantucket is a National Historical Site, so all the houses have to be alike - just like they originally were when the island was originally founded. The buildings are all made out of drab gray wood shingles or brick, and the windows are not to have any shutters. Their aare very few brick buildings - mostly just the gray homes. One tiny little fisherman's shack recently sold for 1.3 million dollars!!

Of course, there are some really fancy homes also.

I'M PACKING MY BAGS.

We  are leaving out of Nashville on this Thursday A.M. (bright and early) headed for Boston Logan, and then on to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.  I am totally ready for this vacation!!  Remember, it was delayed for 3 weeks because of Hurricane Irene, but now the weather looks favorable, and the trip is on.  I have a small wireless notebook I'm taking with me, so I can blog each night and let everyone know what we're doing.  My laundry is up-to-date, my pets are taken care of, and I'm about all packed.  So, wish me luck and I'll keep in touch.  No crafting though.  I'll miss that.  Oh yes, I am also coming down with a nasty cold - wouldn't you know!

HERE SHE COMES - HURRICANE IRENE!!

My daughter in Florida is preparing for a hurricane this week, and my husband and I are planning on leaving for the first good vacation we've taken in 3 years.  We have plans to go on a bus tour of Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, and Nantucket for a whaling cruise.  Now all I can think of is this stupid hurricane that is supposed to come up the east coast of the U.S. this week-end - right when we leave for the coast of Massachuttes.  Is fate going to put us on a collision path with this hurricane?  I can just see us trying to take a whaling cruise in 10 foot seas!!  Of course,  we just have to wait and see what course this storm takes, but what a huge disappointment it will be if we have crappy weather the whole time we're gone.  I've bought a little notebook-size laptop to take with me, so I can keep up with my blog while we're on the trip.  Hopefully I'll get some good pictures.  Hopefully the sun will shine.  Hopefully Hurricane Irene will just turn in another direction and head out to sea.  My family in Florida will be fine because it's not a bad storm right now, just a lot of rain.  But it could strengthen if it stays just off-shore and goes up the east coast.  If that happens, I think I'll just stay home and scrap.