BJ Scuba Dives the Bill Perry 9 '09

Coral surrounded by schools of fish

Bruce went scuba diving  today with the crew  of the Scuba Express out of Murrell's Inlet, SC.

Entering the hold of the Bill Perry

 They were artificial reef  diving  the sunken tugboat, " Bill Perry" which is in 65 feet of water.

Looking out from the hold

  Stats on depth however don't mean much in the silt laden waters off of South Carolina's coastline. 

Shrimp, sponges, coral and fish

 The wreck has developed into an artificial reef colony which supports  a lot of life . But  visibility is poor and you really have to look carefully to be sure you are seeing all that is around you.

7 foot Black tip shark

Clay Pot Cooking 9 '09

I have fallen in Love with Clay Pot Cooking.  They leave food so juicy and flavorful

Veggies

I bought myself two different style tagines

Pork with Couscous

Then my daughter, Laura, gave me a third  clay pot for my birthday

Chicken with lentils

Bruce loves it.  The house always smells so exotic

Guensey Literacy and Potato Peel Pie Society 9 '09

 Today my the Pawleys Plantation Book Club Met at the  Traditions  Plantation Clubhouse  for our annual luncheon and to discuss The Guernsey Literacy and Potato Peel Society.  The fictional characters are based upon the very real living conditions of British citizens living on the German occupied British Isle of Guernsey during WWII.   It is a tale of  hope, and the strength of spirit that helped them support one another and survive the dire conditions they found themselves in.  

 As always the group first met to discuss basic business and to greet new members

Since much of the  book's plot revolved around  social dining events the characters devised to give themselves a chance to discuss the contraband books they were reading, our group felt that a luncheon composed of the menus mentioned in the book would be appropriate way to kick of our new year

Various food that were in the book were laid out on a spearate table for us to examine and discuss prior to having lunch

Half the fun was anticipating what the potato peel pie  would taste like.

  The Chef at the Traditions Clubhouse outdid himself with the menu.

Chef hold a Potato Peel Pie

We all had a great time.  I am so fortunate to have found such a creative  book club

Kat Walk

Kat loves to take walks with us .  We walk along the golf cart path in the early evening after all the players have left the course.  She follows about ten feet behind us  for a good quarter mile through three fairways and then back the same route.  Sometimes we cross the course to walk home along the edge of the marsh, and at other times stay to the shelter of the trees.  In any case she really looks forward to our evening walks and acts genuinely disappointed if we don't go for a stroll with her.

McClellanville boats 9 '09

We took a short drive to McClellanville , SC today to pick up some local seafood from their shrimp docks

 But while we were there I took the opportunity to take some reference  photos

 Pretty sure some of these will get translated into paintings