Family, Friends, Feathers, Fun

Our last night on the beach was blessed with a beautiful sky.  (You can also see how calm the water was.  It was pretty much like that the whole time.  I was able to take Sadie and Allie out one at a time, to float on the boogie board.  They loved it.)

Anyway, back to our last night, we went for a walk down the beach.  Sadie wanted to go the the pier (1 mile away) but it was too late to make it there and back.  I reminded her that I asked for her to take a walk that morning.  At the time she said, "you are wasting all my play time by taking a walks."  After the walk, she said she didn't know it would be so much fun.  

Because you just never know what you will see.  Harley the parrot was out on the beach showing off again.  I saw him last year.  You can check that out HERE

And there were two turtle nests that were being watched for hatching.  We didn't go back to check but it was interesting talking to the official watchers.  

Yesterday morning was our last chance to play.  I had gotten this flying rubbery disc at the Big Bin Dealz Store.  It was much easier to throw and softer to catch than a frisbee.  

Allie was particularly good at it.  Unfortunately, we left it on the beach.  Good thing it was only a dollar.  

Our sand castle building improved.  The last one was the best.  

And Birdie even made the "surf squad" necklaces out of shells she and her mother had found on the beach.  

Sadie and Allie showed them off for Mike and Virginia when they got home. 

Well, maybe Allie was more interested in riding her bike.  

As a bonus, Carol and I got one also.  I've never made a friend at the beach before, but Birdie's mom was awesome.  I guess there is a first time for everything.  
 

Sunday At The Beach

Sunday morning got off to a good start with bacon, eggs, toast and jelly for breakfast.  But on our walk in n the beach took a turn. 

Sadie reached down to pick up something out of the surf and got cut. 

It was a rusty fish hook. (She is fine).  But that was the worst thing for the day. 

Sadie’s new friend Birdie came out to play.  They played in the surf, 

and build sandcastles under the tent. 

After Birdie went in for lunch Sadie looked for shells with Birdie’s mom. Allie had already given up and gone in with Carol. 

I was finally able to pull Sadie away from the beach and we went to Shaka Taco for lunch. Afterwards, we went shopping for new beachwear. They needed something to cover more of their rear ends to keep from burning worse. (Just a little red from the first day). 

I found Allie a cut swimsuit. But couldn’t find anything for Sadie but a dress made of swimsuit material.  She was perfectly happy with a dress. 

 We ended the day on the beach flying kites. After dinner we watched Jumanji.  Allie said she wasn’t old enough for it so she went to bed. Sadie watched the whole thing and wanted to watch it again this morning. We ended up watching g 1/3 an hour of Boss Baby for Allie after breakfast this morning. Now we are on the beach again. 

The Beach

Virginia and Mike have let me take Sadie and Allie to the beach!  Carol joined me to help out. 

The drive down yesterday was terrible. It poured rain for over half the trip.  But we finally got here and still had some time for an evening walk. 

But it didn’t last long because another storm blew in. 

But some shells were found before it started raining. 

This morning we headed back out. 

There was lots of sand digging and water carrying. 

But then the rain started again. Carol entertained them inside until it stopped raining and we went back out after lunch.  

Sadie made a new friend. They played for hours. 

After the friend had to go in we made our yearly mermaid tail. 

 Hopefully I got them back inside before they turned into lobsters.  Lots of fun so far. 

Home Grown

I have never planted potatoes in our garden here. My garden is small and potatoes are cheap in the store.  Plus, I don’t think  home grown potatoes taste any different than store bought,  unlike tomatoes. Anyway, this spring I was getting ready to throw out a sprouting potato when I decided to just plant it in the garden. 

This was my harvest. 

The ribeye steak, potatoes, tomatoes and cucumbers were all home grown. 
 

Nice Ride

Someone asked me a couple of days ago if I still rode. I gave my usual answer, I ride enough to say I ride. But I realized that it had been much longer than wanted. 

I have been sidetracked with other things, like Golden Boy (not his real name). Plus, the weather hasn’t been too pleasant for riding. But today the humidity finally broke and I decided to ride Otoelene. 

She was pretty chill. 

I stayed in the barn, it was a nice ride 

I even took a little video.

So, "Yes, I still ride."

Ebay Splurge

I know that I do not need more stuff.  But sometimes it is hard to help myself.  Especially when something so rare is available.  I bought about 58 pieces of Spode Herring's Hunt at an auction around 40 years ago.  I have only added about 6 pieces since.  That is until now. 

I had been watching these soup bowls and saucers for several weeks.  I eventually decided that I would be more upset by not getting them than getting them.  So I bought them.  

I didn't realize it from the Ebay pictures, 

but the bowls have two images. 

Plus, there is an image on the saucers.  

I think they look amazing with my collection.  I was very curious as to where the seller had gotten them since I rarely see any of this pattern.  So sent her this picture and asked.  This was her reply...

This is so beautiful and warms my heart!

Yes this is my story these were handed down thru generations in our family who were from Virginia.I do have more of this pattern and people have begged to purchase.I remember going into my great grandmother’s parlor and admiring her pretties!I am going to let go of the coffee service in this pattern!We just moved from a 4 story home in NH full of treasures to a one story home in Vero Beach!I am purging ..These may have made their way from England …




 

Now I will have more to be on the look out for. 

Career Paths

Virginia and Mike brought Sadie and Allie over yesterday. We did puzzles, played the marching game, Bobby Trap, and magnatiles. It rained an inch. When I was working on supper Sadie asked if she could go pick flowers. Of course Allie wanted to go to. 

Virginia sent them outside unsupervised with sharp pruners.  They came back with a beautiful bouquet and all of their fingers.  Sadie said they cut at least two of everything. 

She then borrowed my phone to take a selfie and show off her new tooth.  I asked if she wanted to be a dentist.  She said, no she wants to be a scientist.  I tried to explain that a dentist was a type of scientist.  

Meanwhile, a lovely vase was chosen for the flowers.  

 And Sadie suggested a nice centerpiece for the table.  She says she wants to be a scientist.  But florist or interior decorator could be in the mix.