LIFES A BEACH!
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Sahalie -- be careful of overdoing outside in the heat. It is unseasonably hot here as well and it seems that several folks here have suffered from heat stroke.
The best thing to do is to stay indoors and keep cool until the temps come down. Are you near any of those fires out west I've seen on the news?
I've got my flip flops and my favorite Jimmy Buffet song going. Catch my beach angels later.
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hi new beach friends,
I am hoping all of you are enjoying this day. Where i live now, it is grey and gloomy today and most of the year (altho beautiful too) and it also rains most of the time....it is so hard for me after so many breath-taking years in california......i have come to your beach today to breathe in the best smell in the world, beach smell. When i was younger i only used a scent that smelled exactly like the beach smell to me. I wore my sunscreen to a job that i had and my boss would tell me that i "smelled like the beach".....how happy that made me!!!
here is the bridge to my many beaches....Bixby Bridge, the "eiffel tower" of my young days:
and an aerial view of one of the multitude of beach spots at Big Sur:
and some big Sur seals enjoying a beach at Big Sur:
These pictures really don't do any justice at all......it all does not fit into a camera and nothing can bring the enormous sound of the Pacific Ocean roaring onto the sand and slinking back. The pictures cannot really give you the feeling of the extreme highs and lows of everything. Big Sur is overwhelming, the beauty is almost excruciating. It is cold and windy, bright and noisy, and about all you can do is admire it and hang in there. ohhhhhh.....homesick.....
I do love this peaceful beach where you friends gather. It is much easier to stand here and enjoy without being too windblown....so much fun to loll on this beach.....i hope you don't mind my beach umbrella, i have redhead skin and can't ever tan, only burn, so i must have my shade and my #55 sunscreen because i won't give up these beach smells.....i will continue to bring more Big Sur to you because i love it so much and want to share it......thank you for your welcome!!!
celia
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Faith,
Nada Royalty stay at my bungalow.
Only traveling relatives, out of towners, friends and the ocassional wayward beachcomber.
I love company!
Bring some extra pineapple and fresh Papaya's and I will feed you like royalty!
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To all our viewers and readers, I second what Faith wrote about the beach.
Faith wrote so eloquently how we all feel.
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Jaz, It is a treat to see Annette, Frankie and friends.
Back in the day. Great times like now.
I have two doggies with noses pressed to the
window breathing heavily to get into the air conditioned
bungalow.
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Please excuse while I go get them.
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sahalie, so good to see you! i just stopped at the beach shack at your suggestion and found my brand new pair of flip flops made especially for me and i was so delighted to see that they had lapis lazuli stones placed all along the edges. I love those dark blue stones as they remind me of the ocean and the sky at nite. My polynesian beach towel looks like a painting by Gauguin of some women in Tahiti and it is so lovely.....i must meet the thoughtful Mario and would love to see his workshop....i am going to lay on this beach towel today under my beach umbrella and watch the waves come in and out......i can tell i am going to love it here!!!
here is my polynesian beach towel...do you like it???
celia
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celia, your presence here among us is an answer to prayer.... thank you for these incredible images and for sharing their power thru your descriptive words.
i'm going on a virtual snorkle adventure this afternoon.... what amazing creativity our Creator displays for our great encouragement that, "all is indeed as it should be."
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faith, so happy to see you!!! just a few words from you always warms my heart and makes my creativity pour out!!! you are so arty and crafty and i mean that in the most glorious way. I have brought my most recent art project to the beach and will sit under my umbrella and "work" on it......i should say i will "fun"on it!! Can't wait for you to see my project faith...have a wonderful time in Aruba!!!!
celia
now see what you have done to me, faith, a few words from you and i have the most overwhelming urge to pour a big pickle bottle filled with tiny glass seed beads of every color into the sand and play with the colors for hours. i must get back to the work and fun at hand!!
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Strap the floaties on me and take me out to sea.
Like a dork I've been outside.
It's 91* blasting degrees outside.
My face is beet red, my body in shock mode and I'm in dire need of waves tossing me about.
I took loving pooches for a walk with my neighbor over to the dog park.
Big mistake.
I'm directly under the ceiling fan.
Celia, the pictures of Big Sur are gorgeous.
I love that place, the peacefulness, the drive, camping in the park.
I may be biased but I think the California, Oregon,
Washington coastline is the best for wild waves and
fun in the sun sand dunes.
I really can't get over the distinct difference between California beaches to Oregon beaches.
Both equally wonderous.
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Then of course there is the south pacific.
Nothing like that to equal pure pleasure of breath taking
shades of water and the flowers.
I do love your Gauguin beach towel.
While in Polynesia last fall I read a book on Gauguin.
He had quite the rep. but an exquisite artist.
If I remember correctly he is buried on the neighboring Marquesas islands.
I could be wrong about that.
We return the end of October 2008 and this time want to view
the resting place of a fellow I just read about named
Alain Gerbault.
He was the first Frenchman to circumnavigate the
globe in the early 1900's and fell in love (as I) with the
south pacific.
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I think I'm cooling down now.
Faith, have fun on your virtual snorkel adventure.
Just wait till you get to do the real deal on Aruba.
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Good evening Beach Angels. I hope everyone had a wonderful day. Yeehaw tomorrow is Friday and then the weekend.
I've been out working in my yard that has pretty much been neglected for a few years. I have the most indestructable vine that has taken over my privacy fence. I've tried everything to eradicated it this summer and nothing seems to touch it ...not even roundup. I will try to post a picture so maybe one of you gardener types might now what it is and how I can deal with it. I'm telling you this stuff could probably replace a few of the heat shield tiles on the space shuttle and do a much more effective job.
But now I have my allergies acting up so I'm going to take a benadryl and call it an early night. Before I do, I just wanted to make sure that tonight's entertainment was all set up. Enjoy!
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yeah yeah I know....
Hi, my name is Jasmine and I'm a fanilow. I'm not ashamed. LOL
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Just popping in for a quick hello.
Celia, those pictures from Big Sur were just awesome!!!! And I loved the Gauguin towel. I love his work.
Sahalie, be careful of the heat. It has been in the 90s here also. I hate that kind of heat. I need to grab my floatie and just go with the tide.
Jaz, my allergies have been over the top this year.
Talk to all you beach beauties later.
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Oh, I have so much to say. First, it is hot, hot, hot here so DH and I decided to cough up the gas money and take a ride to Half Moon Bay on the coast where it was much cooler. Check out the beach view from that Taco Bell.
Then, when I got home there was a box waiting for me. Hubby thought I had been doing some retail therapy again and when I opened it was I surprised when I saw a hugaghan!
It's beautiful, and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. And last but not least, DH got his results back and apparently they got all the cancer so he has a checkup in two months. Thanks for your positive thoughts. All in all, a great day.
Need to read back but wanted to say hi and thank you.
BikerJan, good to see you.
More later.
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Margo -- that is great news about your DH. The afgan is beautiful, congratulations. Are you near any of those fires out there?
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Margo - Happy news about your DH! We sure don't have any views like that from our Taco Bells in MI. Congrats on the hugafgan you look comfy all cuddled up with it. I can just picture Iris snuggled up in her hugafgan right next to you and the two of you surrounded by bears.
Iris, Neesie, Faith, Sahalie, JaZ, FTAngel, my lighthouse path has guided me back to the beach. The beacon is bright and glowing with warmth.
Welcome to our newcomers.
Hugs
Wings
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Morning girls, Jaz, the Santa Cruz fire is about an hour from me. There is a fire north of me that has doubled in size since yesterday. I think Doreen is closer to it.
Wings, that Taco Bell is actually in Pacifica on the coast. Don't they have a great view? It's the only one like it around here.
Hope everyone has a great day.
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Good Morning! Good rainy morning on the MI end of the beach!
Margo.........you look so happy with your hugaghan! Wonderful feeling, I know to find that unexpected package at your front door!! Retail therapy....love it that your DH thought you had been practicing it again!
Very glad to hear that Joe's reports are good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thinking of our girls in California...............the fires sound pretty close to you, Margo..............how about you Sahalie? And where does Shirley live? And Lisa is in the San Diego area I believe.................All stay safe.
Faith..............Is it this weekend you are leaving on your wonderful trip???? I'm getting psyched up just hearing the excitement you write of!
Wings..........hey, meet me on I69 and we'll go in search of a 'beautiful' Taco Bell!
To everyone............Have a wonderful day...........I'll be back to hear Jaz's song of the day!
Hey Jan! Long time no talk.............good to hear from you. I'm so sorry to hear of your co-workers death............and that Mark has lost his job. Keep in touch!
GM is pulling shenanigans again also.................BIG meeting next Wednesday announcing the latest cuts................needless to say, this is a big one (rumor has it) and my DH, DD(off on maternity leave), SIL and Nephew all work in the same tech bldg.................
Off to a Doc appt. and then on to MOM's!
I'll be back to check on the Cabana Boys and Beach Patrol when I get home!
Sunshine and Pleasant thoughts to all!
Neesie
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Good morning Beach angels. Looks like everyone is waking up and coming out of their cabanas. Neesie....what the heck....did I just see Mario sneaking out the back of yours???!
Well, breakfast is being served on the patio and I'm sure our resident cruise director, Sahalie, has all kinds of fun activities lined up for us today.
Me....I still need lots of coffee since I was up late with someone's hunting dogs barking behind my property line most of the night. It woke another neighbor up and we finally found them but they had no collars or owner information so we just let them go. I hope their owner found them or they found their way home.
Surprise song of the day! Here's a little Jo Dee Messina telling us that we're doing alright.
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Margo,
So happy you have received a huggieghan. It's beautiful and so are you. Half Moon Bay is lovely .. I've been there many times.
Love,
Bren
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Here's our breakfast buffett..
Faith, Neesie, Margo, Celia, Biker, Susan, Amy, FPAngel, Wings...let's get a move on....Sahalie has a full day planned...we're going to need our energy.
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Anyone daring and brave enough for parasailing today?...
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GOOD MORNING ON THE BEACH!
First of all Margo, wonderful news about Joe's ear.
Second of all what a cute picture of you with your beautiful afghan.
It's is really pretty.
I know how soft they are and what a lucky gal you are.
Your walls in the picture look the same color as mine.
Wings, Sooooooooooo Good to see you!
I looked over at your light house daily to see if you were polishing the big light.
It glows so bright and safe.
Jaz, You bring a gigantic smile to my face.
Neesie, We need some of your rain.
I can't believe how mixed up Mother Nature is at the
moment with the horrible rains and tornado's in the
Midwest and our fires here in California.
We had a big fire to the North of me the other day.
Midsize and contained fire to the immediate south
of me but the big fires are in the Santa Cruz mountains
and those are the most beautiful mountains.
You can imagine. So lush, cabins, mega homes.
It's all tragic.
Then yesterday a fire broke out over in the
Oakland hills and the fire dept. was on it like
Mrs. Butterworth's on pancakes.
We had a devastating fire there a few years ago
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many lost their homes.
The Oakland hills are equally majestic with old
eucalyptus trees, Oaks of all varieties, UC Berkeley
gardens, tennis courts and tree house homes, also mega
wonderful Frank Lloyd Wright type cottages.
I always worry this time of year for our farm and
surrounding farms as the grasses if not cut in March
or April turn to dry tender and all
it takes is someone on a tractor or weed eater
at 2 in the hot afternoon to hit a stone and start a spark.
It happens.
We got all our property cut and maintain it with wide
fire breaks around each barn and the property.
Hoses at every outlet.
Today is another scorcher.
Where Margo and Joe went to Half Moon Bay is one
wonderful area.
They have a huge pumpkin growing contest there each
year in the fall.
You can drive along HWY. 1 with an uninterrupted view
of the ocean as you drive right on into Santa Cruz.
Fields between the road and the ocean. Beautiful.
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Family member leaving Monday for Italy so we are busy
planning the send off.
Activities to be announced a bit later.
I'm only on my second cup of Java and still bleary eyed.
It is so great to see everyone.
Faith, Are you packing yet?
Please rub fuzzy baby heads and tell WB hello from us.
BikerbabeJanny, shouting out a big hello to you.
Foots, I hope to see you today.
Amy, Little Mr. goat must be keeping you busy snuzzling close.
Celia, Happy day always to you.
Susan, Any left over retail beach balls, mats, umbrellas
we can purchase for the beach?
Ok gotta go find my flip flops and get moving.
Peace, Love, Music and I love that buffet Jaz is providing.
Adios mui beach babettes! Muah muches.
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Had to edit cuz my words go way off the page to the right.
Anyone know why that is?
Off to get more Java.
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Beachies of bountiful beauty..... imagine the Three Stooges meets the Marx Brothers at the intersection where the three-ring-circus has crashed. What a hoot! Wish I could bottle some of this adrenaline to save for slug days.
The air conditioner broke at DD Sarah's home where we've been playing babytown, on Wed..... so we sat in the sweltering heat there yesterday awaiting the cabana boys technician to arrive. He arrived just before dinner to find us all melted together into a lump of goo.
The condenser is shot and will take a couple of days to get correct parts. Crummy buttons.
So we packed up boosters and boppies and bouncers, a pool, clean clothes, diapers, toddler food, dog food, well perhaps you're getting the picture...... and came here to my house. Which is fortunate to have air that is cooled!! However, it's such an inappropriate space on so many other levels (like my yard isn't fenced and the dogs (2) are quite confused.)
DH is attempting to maintain his composure at the invasion. He does much 'better' with his occaisional visit to babytown, rather than having Babytown invade 'his' territory.
Well. Somehow in the midst of all this fun Trevor is coughing & sneezing & weezing...... he made a quick visit to pediatrician this a.m. to be dx with allergies!! I guess all of that fresh air (haha) at his house was more than his system was used to??
Meantime, that educational publishing company that's waited for 4 months to get our project going, wanted that to be attended to this a.m. as well.
crikey.
oh and DD2 called havin' her own meltdown..... can you spell: long distance hug therapy?
DH drug me to ballroom dancing last night, since i havn't been seen for months by our friends -- there were rumors circulating as to my where abouts LOL.
Apparently my poisonous neck is more alarming than i realized -- as folks across the dance floor flocked over to see what chemical i'd dipped my neck in. guess i'd gotten used to it. hopefully i'll pass inspection and not spend the week quarentined by the health minister.
all of this is just temporary nonsense
margo: so glad to hear about joe's good news
jan: soak here just as often and as long as possible
wings: glad the lights are lit, celebrate good times!!
nEEsie: how do you spell p-a-r-t-y???? get ready
sahalie: my step-son got married high atop santa cruz beach: breath-taking
jaz: WB had a great time watching Mustang Sally REPEATEDLY
iris: come back when you're ready, sending you luv
footie: skoot your skooter down beachside
susan: i need sunscreen, does WM sell by the gallon?
celia: where do you live now?
amy: sending strength and courage, as i manufacture a supply for myself hourly, have some surplus to share!
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Good heavens Miss Faith! Sounds like quite the day for you. Give our beach babes a hug from all their aunties. What will they do for Trevor's allergies since he's so young?
I hope the air conditioning is fixed soon. Being without ac down here is a crisis too.
Just keep chanting your mantra.....'oooommmm aruba ooommmm aruba'
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Holy cupcakes Faith!
What a day, night and in between.
I can sympathize with your dh about invasion.
Remember my out of towner's end of last month!
AC is a life savor to be sure.
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Anyone else watching the US Open at Torrey Pines?
Mickelson and Woods are about 10 down on the leader board
as I type this.
They just showed beautiful dolphins swimming about five feet from some local surfers.
The dolphins were playing so close to the surface.
Such a beautiful sight.
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We were watching the Lakers and Celtics last night and the Celtics
were behind like 20something points then whamo there they
came from behind and won the game.
It was unbelievable.
Jack Nickelson right there in his beach shades almost needed
oxygen.
What an upset.
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Jaz, I meant to thank you for Manilow's Coco Cabana song.
I Love love that tune. It's puts "happy" inside anyone that
hears it.
Did anyone see the "Fanilow" episode on "Will & Grace."
It was as usual so funny.
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Sweet Amy and Sweet Foots
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Hugging you both always
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Sahalie -- I haven't seen that episode of Will & Grace. I don't watch that show but I will see if I can find that episode on reruns.
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hi new beach friends,
today is a strangely winter day here. no shorts today and no sun. I have come to this beach today for sunshine, beach smell, and good vibes.
Faith, i live now in the pacific northwest in the state of Washington,
near this beautiful woman, Mt. Rainier:
(sorry so big but my Mac crashes when i try to edit them)She is so beautiful and she jumps into your windshield as you drive around a curve. She suddenly appears on the left or the right of the road, jumps into view, and then jumps out just as quickly. visually, it is something to do with the greyness and the cloud cover that is present for 11 months of the year (and of course the curvy roads and highways). She looks like a giant ice cream sundae to me, vanilla and blueberry icecream with marshmallow topping running down the sides.....yumm!! (my hubby sees her as vanilla icecream with blueberry syrup......what do you all think??.....either way--yummm!!) She is a volcano and she is female in Indian lore and is married to Mt. Baker. We have many volcanoes here in the pacific northwest. I think that if i had been born and raised here i would love the greyness and the rain, but having been a californian, i miss the sunshine too much. I find the grey, wet, darkness depressing, but when she jumps into my windshield quickly, it is like she is telling me to center myself and use my own inner strength and power to survive. i love her so much and would have left here if she had not introduced herself to me. every day i look for her as she has a tendency to come and go as her spirit moves her.
Faith you are such a busy person. I think if you ever came to visit me i would have you sit down and just watch the mountain with me.I am going to get started on my walk today on the beach.
Have a wonderful day to you all.
celia(somehow i got those unwanted black dots in here!! and i could not get rid of them)
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Celia, friends of mine live in Seattle. The mountains are just gorgeous. She has shown us many pics of Mt. Rainier.
Faith, no AC? I would surely die! I'll bet those twins are growing like crazy. I love the pic you posted of the dock. It looks so peaceful.
Good afternoon, Sahalie! I got my flip flops and my floatie. Where are we going?
Margo, I'm really glad you finally got your afghan!
Hello Jaz! Thanks for the song.
Hi Neesie! I've missed you! Things have just been hectic lately.
Ahhhhh, relaxing on the beach
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