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Taken Away

Last weekend, hubby whisked me away again for a night away.  It was completely by surprise and completely at the last minute Friday.  We really enjoyed ourselves, and had some short, but well worth it, relaxation.  We brought some flowers along this time.  As parents, we are spending more (serious) time giving ourselves time away.  This stress stuff is serious and we are taking it seriously now more than ever.

I think we relax so easily, due to the quiet surroundings, peaceful sounds of the waves, and the lack of clutter around us.  Not to mention lack of kids sniveling and arguing, and lack of electronics and noise pollution.
This little strip of shops is basically downtown.  The island is only about 4.6 square miles. 


Our favorite coffee on the island.  Mmmmm!  The owner bakes all the baked items herself.

Our secluded retreat.  No people, no traffic, no nothing.  Just a few birds, waves and a few boats in sight.

It was island-wide garage sale day, so we decided to drive around and see what people had.  We were delighted to find an antique, round butter dish for only $2.00!  What a deal.  This works perfectly for the hormone free butter we buy.

The garage sale day allowed us to drive down private lanes and drives that normally are off limits to tourists.  We saw some very nice homes by the water's edge (and very expensive also).



We also found this green melmac bowl for $.25 and a set of blue rose plates (also melmac) for only $.75.  These will go in our wall tent or trailer/camper in the near future.





Hubby, being a goofball. Ha ha ha!

Although we had the luxury of cooking in our room, we try one new food each visit.  This trip we tried Plantain Nachos.  We enjoy this restaurant, with it's outdoor seating.  The nachos are delicious.  The chef slices plantains length-wise, bakes them out, and does a quick fry in duck fat.  They are crispy and thin.  Then the chef tops it with black beans, corn, green peppers, red onion and mouth watering spices (spicy).   It's topped with a bit of sour cream.  Maybe on the next trip, I will get a photo to share. 

An islander shared with us, another special treat to try on our next visit.

 This week?  Back to deep cleaning I'm afraid.  However, when it's all done, it will be so nice and refreshing.  We may even be wood splitting this week.


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Candy C. said…
How fun to get away! It looks like a beautiful place!! :)
September 11, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Unknown said…
What island is this? It's beautiful . Hubby and I are going to north Ga last weekend of this month looking forward to it too.
September 11, 2012 at 9:17 PM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
This is one of the Lake Erie Islands. Many of the islands have rooms to rent in homes, or Bed and Breakfasts. Put-in-Bay is loaded with bars and often full of drunks, so we went to Kelley's Island. We really enjoyed it. They have a hotel also, other rentals, cottages, and even a state campground. Gas on the island is $4.60/gallon, so we made sure we filled up prior to going over.
September 12, 2012 at 7:06 AM
Unknown said…
Good for you taking care of yourselves! Stress really can kill you. Then there's no going back :(
September 13, 2012 at 11:03 PM
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