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  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited August 2008

    Hi Shining Shells.

    What a day.   

    I think due to the summertime fun in the sun and work we are all going in 50 directions.

    August is half way through to September and lovely Fall.

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    It's been quite the day.

    Sweet Dreams shining Shells. 

    Laters.

    Sahalie

  • winggirl2
    winggirl2 Member Posts: 117
    edited August 2008

    Spar - Hugs for the lighthouse.

    Hi All,

    Here's a pix of some of our biker friends crossing The Mighty Mac. We are lined up to pay a $3.00 toll.

    One more pix of our new Harley with the Mackinaw Bridge in the background.

    Sahalie - Notice our cute little luggage bag strapped on the trunk. It is not one of your Designer luggage bags but hey it works for us and a girl still needs storage no matter what. teehee Thanks for the special sign you posted for me awhile back.

    Wings

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited August 2008

    Wings, I am in awe.  Beautiful Bike.  They made a lot of money with all of you guys passing over the bridge. 

    Goodmorning all beach goers, have not even had my coffee yet but had to check in.

    Julz loved the songs and especially loved seeing our Faith doing goldfish, how cool is that

    Foots, sweetie what has been going on with you now? You can have all the lemonaid I can make

    Sahalie, you know me and my curiosity, did you catch the oysters yourself and smoke them at your farm.  Don't you really live by the ocean?  Beautiful flower you posted

    Hope all has a good day, gotta have food and drink 

  • julz4
    julz4 Member Posts: 1,373
    edited August 2008

    I'm trying this for the second time I lost the first one so here goes!

    How are my Beachies this fine summer afternoon. I want to invite you all to come enjoy The Humor Girls Island Paradise of Telling another Story today......Come escape with me & Spar for the day as we show you the Indescribable Necker Island & its AWESOME BEAUTY......

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb6WY5suzJo

    Now join us for a more intimate look at the inside of this Sandy Hideaway........

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cb9gJRu_MA&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCt0k4oTDYQ

    Now wouldn't it be lovely to have just a few days with all our beachy friends in this tropical wonderland of serene pleasure just to sit back relax no cares no worries. Now I hope you all can find something fun to do on the our beach for the day. I will be on the beach in that hammock, come join me for sun & fun......What are you gonna do today?..........

    I will catch up with you all later on our beach.......Oh Cabana Boys May I have a ..................

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited August 2008

    tall icy drink and some alovera gel rubbed on my sunburn. LOL

    It would be wonderful if we could all have a gathering somewhere like that, a little piece of heaven.

    Lots to do today with the feeding, watering, and getting whats ready out of the garden, cooking and cleaning since tomorrow we will be gone allday to clean my aunts house and visit rehab

    Will meet ya back on the beach this evening.  love and hugs to all

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited August 2008

  • celia088
    celia088 Member Posts: 975
    edited August 2008

    i love this sand sculpture.

    hello to all the beachies!  I had a wonderful day with my good friend from my town.  we had her birthday lunch and walked around a store that has lots of cubicles of consignment antique stuff, like all the bowls, pots and pans, egg beaters, and little ceramic thingies that everyone's mothers had in their kitchens when we were little kids, and old toys too.........  a walk down memory lane....fun!

    wings, i loved your pics.....the red Harley is awesome and you are beautiful and radiant in that picture.

    spar and julz you both sound very busy but happy.

    sahalie, Point Reyes for the oysters--makes me homesick again.  your farm sounds so wonderful and exciting.  i had a giant redwood tree in my backyard in Berkeley.  it was about 15 yards from my back door.  i think there were about 3 redwood trees in backyards in all of Berkeley.  I miss it.  There seem to be only Evergreens in the pacific northwest and they are very scraggly and not nearly as elegant as redwoods.

    footie, i hope you are feeling good today.  We have had a bit of rain and colder winter-like weather lately.  

    saint, good luck with your tests.

    faith, i loved the pics of your pencil jars and your work. you are such a colorful person....i think you exude all the colors of the rainbow.

    heymoose, hope you are doing well and settling in on the beach. i must say i wonder how you got your name.

    hello to everyone else.  The road to the beach is a little longer for me today---i have lots of stuff to do so i will be back later.

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited August 2008

    Edited to add adorable shell figure.  *

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited August 2008

    Bird Bungalow*

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2008

    whooooooooooohoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    it's a gorgous day here in the great north woods and the youngest of our tribe of four (cumulative) adult children has arrived safely for a lengthy weekend. i retreived her from the Green Bay airport which is about two hours away from our spot-of-heaven.

    it's so fantastic to have her here!! she's taking a nap -- as she had to get up before 4:00 a.m. to make it to her early morning flight.

    we had brunch at my favorite brunch place.... our first trip there for the season. it's so much fun to see a familiar place thru someone else's eyes. she literally SQUEELED when she saw the goats on the roof. (too funny.)

    DH has just hung up the phone to close a BIG deal with a new client. [There may be tap dancing next.] It's tremendous to land a great new account in this economy..... we'll see how it unfolds but the potential is apparently amazing. It will mean triple his work force (from 4 folks to a dozen) and that will have some headaches, but it's the good kind of headaches to have.

    Must go search for a picture of something **wonderful** for all this good news..........

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2008
  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2008

    These are from my album of flowers up here, last summer. Pretty? Oh yeah.

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited August 2008

    *

    Edited* uh huh.

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2008

    thanks Sahalie...... it seems that our boat is coming in...... our seed planting for decades is bearing fruit and that's a great thing.

    Here's another picture from last summer. This is the cutest little gift shop. It's called "Fun Stuff" and they've totally captured the essence of their product in that name.

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2008

    Here's their roofline...... cutie-pa-tooties!!

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2008

    Julz...... you've really been doing your research. How'd you find my Goldie?? Sweetie pie. Thanks.

    Beachie friends....... my dear sweet husband thinks of that Michael B song as "our" song. He sent me the link to the very same you-tube selection, a while back. Seriously caught me off-guard at the time. I think that's been some of the 'fallout' of my dx. He's become so incrediblely sentimental.

    Thanks for the reminder, Julz. When I just played it this minute, he was just beaming -- and singing along at the top of his lungs: awwwwwwwwwwww. 

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited August 2008

    Ocean Beach Sand Circle by sonic_serenity.

    Here is some sand art and sunset for us on the beach tonight.  Hope all has had a good day and can relax on the beach tonight.

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited September 2008

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    Here are us some snacks on the beach and a pitcher of lemonaid for foots

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited August 2008

    Does the people on the beach thread ever get together and get to talk and know each other.  If so where would be the middle ground to meet?????  Love you all.  Good night

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited September 2008

    Olympic favorites of mine.  Swimming. 

    Dara Torres for her tenacity. ALSO

    Guo Jingjing of China *springboard, whether in synchronized or individual competition.

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited August 2008

    Goodmorning beach friends, Hope all have a great day.  I agree with you Sahalie these people are remarkable.

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited August 2008

    Jazzy girl.  Missing your sweet presence moment to moment. 

    :  (

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited September 2008

    Wishing all a sun shining day today!

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited September 2008

     

    Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

    BILL GATES RULES ON LIFE AND REALITY 
    Rule 1 : Life is not fair -- get used to it!
    Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
    Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
    Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
    Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
    Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
    Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
    Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
    Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
    Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
    Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited August 2008

    I just sent my son bill gates rules, might help him with his son.

    I loved reading about you above, learned more in that one post than all previous post.  Thanks for letting me get to know you a little better.

  • spar2
    spar2 Member Posts: 3,631
    edited August 2008

    MY SIX LAYERS

    LAYER ONE:
    - Name: Shrry

    - Birth date: November

    - BirthplaceOklahoma
    - Current Location: Oklahoma

    - Eye Color: Blue

    - Hair Color: Light
    - Righty or Lefty: Right

    LAYER TWO:
    - Your heritage: hines 57
    - The last shoes you wore: thongs- Your weakness: Chocolate - Your fears: World wide catastrophe
    - Your perfect pizza:onion, peppers, jalopenos, pineapple, lots of extra cheese thick crust- Goal you'd like to achieve in life: Be happy, travel, and enjoy my grankidsLAYER THREE:
    - Your most overused phrase:  oh my- Your first waking thoughts: Where is my coffee- Your best physical feature: My brain- Your most missed memory: When my kids were little- Pepsi or Coke:  Either.  sweet ice tea
    - McDonald's or Burger King: Arbys- Single or group dates: Married and we have dates to movies and out to eat
    - Adidas or Nike: reeboks- Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: either- Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
    - Cappuccino or coffee: coffee with burless coffeemate creamerLAYER FIVE:- A famous person, dead or alive, would you interview: Helen Keller- Movie can you watch and say the lines along with the actors: ET- Name two of your passions in life :  My kids and grandkids - Least favorite time of day: Middle of the day when all is still and it's the hottest.LAYER SIX :- Use hairspray or gel: if I iron it straight no if i let it go curly yes- Your favorite meal: pinto beans cooked with ham, fried potatoes, cornbread- Color in the inside of your head when you close your eyes: Maroon- Listen to classical music: Seldom listen but play it on the piano- Ever said LOL in real life without thinking about it:  NOPE*
  • heymoose
    heymoose Member Posts: 682
    edited August 2008

    HI to all you lovely beach bunnies,

    Sorry I have not had much time to post.  Trying to keep up w/ everyone's news, good or bad.  The pics are the best.  Faith I love your cone flowers.  I am trying to add more every year to my garden in different colors.

    Spar - would love to get together w/ all the beach bunnies on this thread, we would have to meet on the beach.

    Sahalie - The 11 rules are so true.

    Gotta run, taking off for the weekend.  We are visiting my step daughter at college this weekend and I have to get packed.  I will catch up w/ everyone on Tuesday.

    Have a peaceful weekend.  Enjoy the beach, food and drinks.  HUGS to all.

    Cheryl 

  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 1,145
    edited September 2008

    Your hallway is the transition point between work and home.

    Walk in and you should see something beautiful such as flowers, a picture or painting

    and you'll immediately feel happy at home.

  • Sige
    Sige Member Posts: 334
    edited August 2008

    Good morning ladies...here's my $0.02 CAD...

    MY SIX LAYERS

    LAYER ONE
    Name: Peggy
    Birth date: December
    Birthplace: Didsbury, Alberta, Canada
    Current Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada
    Eye Color: Blue
    Hair Color: Light
    Righty or Lefty: Right

    LAYER TWO
    Your heritage: english, scottish, german
    The last shoes you wore: flats
    Your weakness: anything creamy
    Your fears:
    Your perfect pizza: east indian (my invention - garam masala/olive oil base w/ sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil & haloumi cheese)
    Goal you'd like to achieve in life: run a marathon

    LAYER THREE
    Your most overused phrase: holy crap

    Your first waking thoughts: where's the snooze button?
    Your best physical feature: my bum :o)
    Your most missed memory: my adolescence (rough childhood)
    Pepsi or Coke: diet Pepsi
    McDonald's or Burger King: McDonald's
    Single or group dates: Group
    Adidas or Nike: Nike
    Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: homemade from tea bags
    Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
    Cappuccino or coffee: coffee

    LAYER FIVE

    A famous person, dead or alive, would you interview: Jodie Foster
    Movie can you watch and say the lines along with the actors: Dirty Dancing
    Name two of your passions in life : nature, animals and music (oops - 3)
    Least favorite time of day: around 4:00

    LAYER SIX

    Use hairspray or gel: gel
    Your favorite meal: pizza (see above)
    Color in the inside of your head when you close your eyes: red and black
    Listen to classical music: YES, along with every other kind
    Ever said LOL in real life without thinking about it: No

    ...and I LOVE and ADORE sweet peas Sahalie! 

  • celia088
    celia088 Member Posts: 975
    edited August 2008

    i love this art!!

    sahalie, i loved the stuff you posted.  the Bill Gates rules are so true....i really don't like him altho i admire what he has accomplished, but i hear up here in the pacific northwest that he is a horrible employer....not at all likeable or grown-up acting.  i would much rather work for Google. i love that tropical thatched roof bird house you posted.

    spar, you are always busy with so many wonderful things.  What project will you work on today?

    faith, your hubby is so sweet and sentimental!  i love the watering can flowerpots. 

    hello to julz, wings, footie, sige, saint, jaz, margo, and all.

    i am tired this morning and wish i could nap.

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