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"a cultural and environmental rant, carefully disguised as a love story." This will be a summer must read. Especially while laying on the beach at Daufuskie Island. I will update you once it hits the bookstores.

It was a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend in Daufuskie Island with 9 friends and good wine in one house. We saw a huge Alligator at Bloody Point, Golfers, and partied at Marshside Mamas for my 40th Birthday. John Cougar Mellancamp and Ellaine Irwin Mellancamps new beach house at Bloody Point is coming along nicely. I really love the moorish influence of the windows and all the covered porches and of course the infinity pool. Excellent taste Ellaine. I finally bought a blue fish and can't wait to get the blue crab from Chase Allen at the Iron Fish Gallery. He is so talented. Our friend Claire bought almost the same fish as she has a blue porch to hang it on. I didn't want to leave after the long Memorial Day weekend DI is so great. All of my friends went to a festival on Sunday afternoon at Freeport Marina and fun was had by all. Too bad most of those pics can not be posted on facebook or my blog.

Date: May 8, 2009RE: OPENING OF MELROSE GOLF COURSEIt is with considerable pleasure that I am able to announcethat Melrose golf course operations will resume effective May 11, 2009. Plans call for a "soft opening" that includes homeowners, spa members, Melrose Club members, guests, Haig Point members, and other Daufuskie Island residents, although every effort will be made to bring public play onto the course as soon as possible.Clearing the way for this action was an authorization I received this past Wednesday, May 6, from the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of South Carolina, to borrow up to $1 million from Beach First National Bank of Myrtle Beach, SC which may be supplemented by an additional loan of up to $500,000 from a second source as necessary. In addition to the opening of the golf course the funding will be used to pay a variety of aging debts and current bills as well as the operation of resort assets involved in the bankruptcy until a sale of assets can

www.spartina449.com About Us Spartina 449 is a handbag and accessories company inspired by island living on the picturesque Daufuskie Island, South Carolina nestled between Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island. A sea island accessible only by boat, Daufuskie is considered one of the last unspoiled American treasures. Daufuskie, pronounced (Duh-fus-kee) was given its name by Native Americans many years ago, and means "land with a point". The photography shown in our catalogs and website are all taken in our favorite scenic locations on Daufuskie Island.Please feel free to contact us at 843.681.8860 if you have any questions or comments. Our fax number is 843.681.8830.

Ok that title had nothing at all to do with my blog, I was invited by some good friends who own a house on Daufuskie Island down for the weekend. They all graduated from Auburn and we really wish the bartender at Marshside Mama's (and yes you know who you are) would stop placing that damn UGA Go Dawgs sticker on our door. Enough said about sports I picked up another Roger Pinckney book from the store at the public boat dock. "Seventh Son On Sacred Ground" I am sure it is a great book but I will start reading this week and report back to you soon. Friday the 13 th (scary) was actually fairly warm on the beach in DI. We walked picked up starfish, sand dollars , cool shells until the afternoon rain came in. Then we went to the Daufuskie Island Resort for some Spicy Bloody Mary's and as a break from the afternoon rainstorm. I am really sad and confused and upset about the bankruptcy of the resort. I am sure my DI property value just got cut in half in Januar