Morehead Madness

The Summer Beach Mah Jongg has started. There are four weeks this summer I will be making the trek to Morehead/Atlantic Beach/Beaufort for classes. That means I impose on four different friends to stay with them.

I leave home at five-thirty in the morning so that is one night I get to stay home. This morning’s drive was fantastic because I finished up listening to my book group’s read of Long Island by Colm Toibin. It was a great listen as the reader was excellent at switching between Long Island Italian accents, and Irish.

Toibin made me sympathize with every character which is quite a feat. I loved the book and highly recommend it. Now I have to start a new book on my drive home. I’m a little sad that Long Island is done.

I had classes at the Dunes Club, but the highlight of this trip is that I am staying with Mary Jo Bowen. She has the most darling house in Morehead and I practically invited myself. She was offended when I said I like to spread out my stays so no one gets sick of me. She thought that meant I didn’t want to come back to her house. Nothing could be further from the truth.

She did Iron my sheets, which I told her was absolutely over the top and unnecessary, but they are beautiful.

Mary Jo, invited Kate to dinner with us. I introduced them to each other last year and am so happy they have become friends. We went to Full circle and it was so nice a quiet downtown since it is the week before the Big Rock Fishing tournament. I am usually here the week of Big Rock and it is crazy busy then. I like the quiet best.

The first day is the long day. I need to rest up after my early morning long day. There are people counting on me being able to teach them Mah Jongg.