EdgeofGloria

Dear Diary, Another day of shelling at the beach. Very sunny today, but not super-hot. We also went to another thrift store. I thought Jami's son would kill us, but he found an $8 aquarium. I found new running shoes and swimwear tops and bottoms. I have a long torso, so sometimes it's hard to find suits that work for me. My Land's End suit fits perfectly, so I've been using that. Jami's son Derik jumping out of a tree. Beach selfie! Derik is behind me. Jami's mermaid. She asked Derik to kneel down so she'd have a mermaid with a beard, but he refused. Contrail or jets? You make the call! Derik throwing stuff at Jami. Caspersen Beach is  a GREAT place to find shells. Coke. It's everywhere. #justsaynotodrugs Fiddled with the pro setting on my camera phone. The sunset didn't actually look like this. But isn't this pretty? Another nice shot! My first gazpacho. It was a little too bitter for me, but e...

 Siesta Key beach.  First sandcastle I've seen this trip.  My Left Foot.  Squirrel is going to squirrel.  Not sure what this is.  Almost sunset.  This looks like some abstract painting.  A lonely shell.  A video to cheer me up when I'm down.  Jami and her son, Derik.  Turtle, not Myrtle Beach.  Some of the things I got thrifting.

 Messing around with the pro setting on my camera phone. I darkened this up a bit.  Palm tree near the boarding shack for the Caladesi Island ferry.  Got lots of shells here.  A bird looking for his next meal.  The only crab we saw today.  Me, Jami, and her son Derik.  I left a mark.  It's better at the beach.  They have these lizards in Puerto Rico.  We didn't see any.  Holy crap! We ALL found stuff here!!!! I blew $50 bucks. Good thing we got the half off coupon! I had to sneak into the pool. The sign said the pool closed at 10, but it was only 9:04. I did about a dozen laps, and hung out on the hot tub for a while. So lucky the pool was right outside our door!

 Windmills in Northwest Ohio. I think they are futuristic looking.  Cabella's in Georgia somewhere. This is the Hole in the Horn buck. I don't think I saw any hole.  So many anti-abortion billboards, yet Georgia is okay with hanging babies???  The rare Modern Payus Telephonicus. A not great picture of the scenery  A   Waffle house is awesome!  I honest to God never saw a stalk of cotton in person until today.   Florida! My friend made a big deal about this pecan,shop, but right after breakfast, my friend felt really woozy, and she and her son slept for five hours, leaving me to peruse fig preserves, purple pop corn, and yes, flavored pecans, all by myself.

A view from my room. It looks like a very depressing Jackson Pollock painting.

I want pancakes.

Laissez-la manger de la brioche.

Started out at the kid table  Now drinking sangria and Sprite and Coke (in separate glasses) and at the adult table.

Born 18 July 2000    Died 20 November 2017 The above photo was taken while Daphne was still young. This is one of the best pictures I have of her. Daphne in the backyard. Daphne on a very hot, windy day in front of Northcrest Elementary. Daphne relaxing in my room. A late night selfie. I made a calendar with Daphne. Here she is pondering Shakespeare. Staying cool. Looking super patriotic with a flag wrapped around her. Daphne as a pup. Her ears still flopped. They eventually straightened out. Favorite black and white photo of her. Mom used to take her along when she picked up my niece and nephew. Daphne in the driver's seat. My mom is in the background. Daphne hadn't been doing too well over the past four days or so. I tried to get her into the vet, but I couldn't. I felt bad about that. I came home and she was in my room. I put some pizza in the oven, then found her in the bathroom, confused. I brought her...