Never say NO to wrapping

Once in a while, you can find a really neat piece of shell that just HAS to be wrapped.

 

 

This piece is so smooth - it feels like a worry stone.  Pat's husband found it down the beach from the condos and asked if I could wrap it for her.  I said "of course I can" and did.

 

 

Never day no to a wrapping challenge!  You might surprise yourself at what you can come up with.

Sunsets on the Sea of Cortez

Sunsets in Mexico, at least the ones we see on the Sea of Cortez, are one of the most beautiful things we experience each evening.  We have never seen a "bad" sunset.  There are some, like this one, that are beautiful, but not overly exciting and then when we have storms, the sunsets become breath-taking.  Fair weather or foul, there is nothing so soothing as the Mexican Sunsets on the Sea of Cortez.

Do You Know What I am?

This is my home - do you know what I am????

I have claws and I can scurry around the beach very fast.  I have to be fast so the gulls won't catch me and eat me!  I'm not very big and some call me funny looking.  I even get called names.

What am I???   I'm a crab.  I come out when the tide is high and eat little creatures.  I make my home in the damp sand when the tide is out and enjoy the lapping of the tide when it comes in.

Do you know what this is?

See the little blue thing in the center of this photo?  Do you know what it is?????



It is a baby jelly fish.  They sting and the irritation stays with you for about 10 yours.  This is the only one we've seen so far, but when there is one on the beach, you can bet they are out there!

The weather is in the 90's and the water is 82*.  Yep - just right!!!

This little gull just kept walking right in front of us while we were out for our "evening stroll".

I don't think he found much to munch on - the beaches are pretty clean right now.  We need a good storm to get things churned up and get some good shells on the beach. 


Check back tomorrow for some more pics.

Vacation!

Here we are on the eve of our vacation.  I have been organizing, packing, working, and doing laundry for the past several days.  You'd think I'd be able to just sit back and relax.  Well, "Relax" will just have to wait until my buns hit the sand tomorrow afternoon.  Tonight, I still have to complete an update on a commerial web site.  I hope the web gods will take pitty on my and let me get things posted in an expedient manner. 

Then there is the matter of going to bed and getting some sleep - uh, yeah, and wake up at 4:45 to be at the air port by 6:15 to take off at 7:15.  It all sounds so slick and smooth - so I just hope it all goes as it sounds.

I will do something this year that I have not done before - I am going to make myself post at least one "Pic of the Day" and let you see "Our Mexico".  We have a wonderful beach condo on mainland Mexico between San Carlos and Guaymas.  It sits right on the Sea of Cortez where the water is 85-95* every day.  We will be doing some snorkeling in some of our favorite places and will be taking pictures of whatever sea critters we can find.

So stay tuned and look for  pictures to come.

Hasta Luego!!!

Keep up with your Galleries!!!

One would think that after doing bookkeeping for 30+ years, I would take better care of my small jewelry business.  But for some reason I seem to just let dealing with the galleries nice enough to show my jewelry get past me and not keep up with what is going on.

Example - I have a wonderful gallery just 10 minutes from my home.  I haven't been there for a couple of years.  Yea, you read that right!  A few days ago I got a phone call from someone there saying they found a bag with my jewelry in it, they cleaned the pieces up and put them back out on display.  They asked if I would come by and be sure that the pieces were priced right.

So, today I went out, took my pricing materials with me and repriced to today's metal prices.  Now here comes the good part.  I had originally taken pictures of all pieces, typed descriptions and set prices.  I had a copy of each page for the items left at this gallery.  When I had taken the jewelry out there, I made sure the gallery manager had a copy of the pictures and she signed and dated the pages showing she accepted the pieces.  This is one of the smartest things I have ever done!

We couldn't find some pieces and since we had visual documentation of what pieces were left at the gallery - they marked the missing pieces "SOLD" and cut me a check.  Ya gotta love Payday!

OK, now I am able to get up and move.  And it's a good thing, too.  Our garden is very prolific this year especially with Yellow Crookneck squash!!!!!  I have sliced some and dehydrated them making Squash Chips for dip and eating with sandwiches.  They are really pretty good.  They have a sweet taste and are very good with dips.  So I will count this as a success.

I have also been bottling green beans, tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, and salsa.  Tomato season is just starting so I haven't even begun to really get into doing them.  I am sure I will have my fill before the snow flies.

I wish you all abundance and health!

This summer after having hip revision surgery, I  needed to have someone come and stay with me while I recover.  Well, I have some beautiful grand daughters who have graciously given of their time and have helped me out.  We needed something fun to do since all I can do is sit around