Fall on Carova Beach

Hi everyone!

Fall has come to the Outer Banks and it is gorgeous! Bright, warm, clear days and cool nights. AHHHHHHHH.....

This weekend Ken, Sarah, and I drove up to Carova Beach at the north end of Corolla. That's where the wild horses live and is usually filled with fishermen and shell seekers. It's also a beach that you can drive on --- pretty bumpy, but totally awesome!

The next time you're in Corolla, rent a Jeep or take a tour up to Carova. It's really fun and a very different experience than the rest of the Outer Banks Beaches.

Love, Finn

Too Darn Hot!

OK--this is crazy.

We're entering Day Two of a heat advisory...WOOF! It's really, really uncomforable for this furry Newfie! 100+ degrees is actually too hot for anyone--dog or human!

Keep to the air conditioning today, folks. Drop by if you're getting ice cream next door!

(pant, pant, pant)

I'm going back to sleep...
Finn

Happy 4th of July!

Wow! It's almost the 4th of July!

Sarah's been reading me those great Magic Treehouse books, and I learned all about the American Revolution in "Revolutionary War on Wednesday." I think we're even going to a PARADE in Duck on Wednesday!

Will you be there too?

Look at THESE big Newfies...I wonder where this herd is driving!?

:) Love, Finn

Local Authors Come To Beach Bag Books & Music!

What a week!

This week two local authors dropped by to visit, give me a pat, and sign copies of their new books. It was great! Here's what Sarah has to say about the books...

Wendy Howell Mills (www.WendyHowellMills.com), author of fun beach mysteries "Callie, the Dealer, and a Dog Named Jake," "Death of a Mermaid," and "Island Intrigue" was in town signing her new book, "Island Blues."

ISLAND BLUES, by Wendy Howell Mills.
A fun, fast-moving mystery filled with quirky characters and a pleasantly neurotic heroine. It's a great mystery that takes place in a small beach community that's trying hard to integrate long-time locals with newer residents. The light style is similar to the books of Janet Evanovich.

Joe C. Ellis was also in town promoting his new book, "Murder at Whalehead."

MURDER AT WHALEHEAD, by Joe Ellis.
A well-written and suspenseful mystery. It takes place here in Corolla and offers very interesting insight into our local history, wrapped up in a good mystery with Christian overtones.

Here are some pictures of the other awesome people who dropped by to say "Hi!" this week. Have a great summer, everyone!

-Finn and Sarah

Tanner and Me

Hi again!

I love it when other dogs come to the store to visit me. People are fun too, but they always talk to Sarah and Ken. The dogs talk to me, though!

Last week Tanner and his people dropped by to play. Tanner's a Bernese Mountain Dog -- he's just as big as me! How cool is THAT? See you next summer, Tanner!

Love, Finn

#1 Beach of 2007!

Ocracoke Lightguarded Beach has been named the #1 beach for 2007!

The next time you're in Corolla, take some time to explore Route 12 South and head on down to Ocracoke....Especially if you visit the Outer Banks during the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays. There's far less traffic at that time of year ;)

Finn's headed out to Ocracoke this fall to test the waters for himself, and we'll post photos of our trip before the Thanksgiving holiday.

In the meantime, I wanted to share this photo of Finn with his friends TJ and Tyler on our beautiful beach here in Corolla! Finn, TJ, Tyler, and their families had a great time on the beach with us one evening last week. Ahhhh....the water was so warm and nice.....See you guys next year!

: ) Sarah

What a Week!

Wow, what a week!

Sunny weather, a huge thunderstorm, and an influx of just a few (!) stinging flies. Luckly, the thunderstorm AND the bugs have passed so now we're back to lovely, sunny weather. :)

Check out these photos that the Beardsley family just sent us! See you guys next year :)

Goodbye, Merry Month of May!

Hi everyone,

I had the BEST time this week! Look at me and my friends! We hung out a lot this week...plus we all got to play together on the beach!! We dug in the sand (we were making crab traps) and played in the waves :) Let's see, what else happened this week? ...

Saturday & Sunday: Tons of people came into town for Memorial Day. I think that it's a holiday all about burgers and hot dogs, but I'm not really sure...all those BBQs really made an impression on me this weekend, anyway!

Monday: Happy Memorial Day! I had my first Water Ice from the Philadelphia Water Ice Factory today - YUMMMMMM! Mango....and Sarah says that it's low-fat, too!

Tuesday: Storytime was totally fun! "Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude" is one of my favorites. I like the ponies.

Wednesday: We made magic wands at Hogwarts Activity Hour! I got my paws all full of glitter-glue, but Sarah didn't mind.

Thursday: Storytime again! This time it was a new "Three Little Pigs" story and "Bats on the Beach".

Friday: During beach crafts we made bracelets and necklaces with pretty beads! I wanted to help but my paws are too big to string beads. Oh well. I took a nap by the front door instead.

Here's hoping for a June that's as much fun as May was!

Love, Finn

Our First Hogwarts Activity Hour!

EXPELLIARMUS!


We had our first Hogwarts Activity Hour today--we made our own magic wands--and it was SO MUCH FUN! Everyone ended up covered in glue, glitter, and paint but smiling and happily jinxing everything in our paths :)

Enjoy the photos and drop by to make a wand yourself! (Fridays, 4 pm)

An Overflowing Cup of Crafts

How many glitter pens can YOU fit into a sandcastle mold?

At least a million according to these two! :)

The store is packed to the rafters this year...or will be as soon as the final five arcade games show up...but one of Sarah's favorite things are the Craft Bins.

Here's how it works: We have rows upon rows of beads, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, foam cut-outs, flowers, gimp, paint, glue, glitter, seashells, and more. Plus there are fun toys like gooey hands, glow-in-the-dark bugs, frisbees, sunglasses, and funky jewelery. But there's a special deal where if you stuff a Tiki Cup or Sandcastle Mold with as much as it can possibly hold, you get the whole she-bang for just $9.99. It's a really funny deal and that seems to be a big hit!

...But I do think that the two ladies in the photo above win the "how much can you fit?" category :)

See ya soon!
Finn

A Fur-tastic Spring Break!

What a wonderful week we've had!

So many people came by to talk to us and look around the store--thank you so much!

Tee-hee...I made a new Newfie friend this week, too! Can you guess which one I am? (shhh...I'm the little one)


Let's see...Sarah asked me to let you know what this week's highlights were so here I go...

BOOKS: Stories about the ocean seemed to be really popular especially "The Hungry Ocean" by Linda Greenlaw and "Bats at the Beach" by Brian Lies. People were also really interested in historical fiction like "Constant Princess" by Phillipa Gregory and "Marie Antionette".

CDs: We're having a 50% off sale on all music in the store, so LOTS of CDs found new homes this week :)

CRAFTS: We had so much fun during craft hour on Wednesday making bracelets. Hopefully we'll see a few more for our Hogwarts Activity Hour on Friday, too!

I guess that's it, I'm on my way to find out more about this Easter Bunny business...I'm not sure what it's all about...do you think it's scary? Ken says that I'd probably like Peeps...(what are Peeps?)

PS: Check out these pictures of me and my new friends Seamus (the big Newfie on the left) and Gus (the Chessie)...don't we look like brothers!? I also met Beau -another great big Newfie from Virginia this week, but Sarah forgot her camera when he came to visit...I want to be big like them when I grow up!!

Love, Finn

Look Who I Met!

Here are pictures of some of the awesome people that I met this week!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

May the luck of the Irish be with you all day!!!

So did you check out the Kelly's St. Pat's Day parade in Nag's Head last weekend? It was SO awesome! I met tons of great people (like Matt and his kids) and walked my paws off. :)

I got attacked by a huge sand spur...actually it was mob of sand spurs. Un-fun. But Sarah & Ken saved me. And then I ate a hot dog. YUM!

Photo Album

Happy Birthday to Me!

To celebrate my first birthday, Sarah and I put a ton of photos on this Blog! I don't remember being this small...but Ken says that it's true...weird....

We're going to update it all summer with photos of people who come to visit us! So enjoy and check us out later for updates!


The first photos are my first trip to the beach...I'm 7.5 weeks old.
The next one is Sarah and me on the ride home from Buffalo, NY! (7 wks)
The next two are our Opening Day! I was 12 weeks old then...
The last one is me hanging out in my favorite napping spot (16 wks)