Blue Water Retreat - Second Half

Barbara and I decided to see a movie as she hadn't been to one in more than a year. We saw Hidden Figures and were blown away by the power of the film! It was embarrassing to be reminded how racist and sexist our population was back in the 60's. The bravery of those women was astounding and humbling. I have never wanted anything as badly as they did. We talked a lot about how our country needs to maintain its forward motion.

After the movie, we walked over to this shop where I found this fabulous brass sculpture. I wondered aloud how much and told Barbara I guessed its worth to be about $500. The store owner agreed saying it was listed on eBay for around that price. He showed me where it was signed by the artist and invited me to check eBay right then. I did. Then, he said somewhat flippantly, if I had $150 cash, I could have it. I now own a very large, very beautiful Curtis Jerė!!!


This shop, called The Eclectic Collection, is an Aladdin's cave of treasures. I could have dropped a ton of money, if my Scot ancestors weren't breathing down the back of my neck and I lived in a huge place with lots of extra rooms!!!

The owner offers props for theme parties and sells pieces on the side. We found jewelry, hats, ugly cowboys boots and Victorian parasols sitting next to Buddha and a Leaning Tower of Pisa!


We walked into the back room of the place and came upon pirate ship fronted by a camel!!!

In a small room of the main, we stumbled onto a very unique collection for sale.

We lunched on excellent seafood while watching boats sail and motor along the Intracoastal! This is the life!!!


Back at the condo, we stitched. Barbara worked on her quilt made from her mother's Hawaiian fabrics. I found it enlightening that, like me, Barbara talks to her seeing machine as well as her fabric!



I met my sewing goal as I completed 80% of the quilt top using some left over fabric that matched one of the Pat Sloan blocks I made back in 2016!!!

This has been a wonderful renewal. We are committed to traveling and exploring once she retires in July. In fact, we've begun plans to visit Iceland in October. I want to see the Northern Lights and Barbara wants to walk inside a glacier!!!

We were inspired by a news story about the collapse of the Pioneer Cabin redwood in Yosemite. Seeing the drive-through redwood was on our to-do lists, now the chance is gone. We can't wait much longer to do what we want to do.

Take a hint, ya'll.