Well the title is a reference, for those of you FAR younger than I, to a very old Disney set of episodes about Francis Marion (it ran from Oct 59 till Jan 61, see I told you OLD) It starred Leslie Nielsen (well before Airplane and a lot of other things you might know him for) and also had early parts for Patrick McNee (pre Avengers) and Slim Pickins …but I digress….Francis Marion was a thorn in the side of the British Army in….yup, you guessed it…South Carolina!! Thus the reference.

So, here I now am…sitting in a hotel in SC, taking a small respite from what has happened and what is to come and simply writing…Drew, Abbey THE dog and I arrived rather uneventfully yesterday, [with Drew doing a bulk of the driving], Abbey is comfortably being cared for at the May River Pet Resort {Just checked on her this morning they said she is not only eating well, but they don’t see the need for the anti anxiety meds for now} . We did get some sleep last night, and today will actually walk through the new house for a bit. Tomorrow there is nothing scheduled for us, Sue will begin her multi day drive down, then the shite hits the fan on Friday. Official closing, possession, movers, internet installation, some beds, Saturday appliances, Sue arrives , Sunday Abbey THE dog sees her new home for the firs time, Drew flies home…and the unpacking begins…Oh…Monday the fence on the spit of land begins to be installed as well…so there’s a LOT to come in a short period of time.

Yesterday, while Drew was working (yes, he’s doing remote and is still “on the clock” while here) I had the opportunity to wander around a bit. Every single person I met was from up north, every single person I met LOVES it here, they said “this is our winter and then we have 10 months of awesome” so that was encouraging. Everyone, to a person, incredibly friendly (so far ) always asking your name and giving theirs, Perhaps this will not come as a surprise but my first “new friend” was the person in the liquor store and we spoke for a long time about the area and what she loved (and she told me about a place that has…get this…. .25 martinis one night a week…. Drew and I had dinner next door to the hotel and the prices were laughable…Patron Silver on the rocks $8…yup….$8. (cue the “it’s a whole new world” chorus).

Well, I know with the good will come the uncomfortable…close proximity of homes, (we are going from a full acre to .16 acre) lots of “new and different” but for a brief shining moment I will enjoy the changes that are about to come our way while at the same time, missing terribly the people and places who will always be with us, but will now be farther away from us physically.

More from the brand new Swamp Fox in future posts from SC…thanks for following along