Creative Retreat at the Beach: 2016

Friday, September 2, 2016

Shedding Routines for Fun and Sanity

This year's birthday sabbatical held many 'firsts' apart from the routines of the pack-for-days-away beach road trips and nature retreat. That felt good. Like when you take a new route to- or from- work, or bus instead of drive, or get a gelato to eat on the beach.

Created a lounging bed of the sofa bed.

Took a beach chair (there are two in the closet at Daydream Cottage) and a beach towel (there are five in the powder room at Daydream Cottage ... to the beach! Read a book. Took a nap. Felt warm summer breezes. Watched kite-flying.

Walked across Joe Creek into Pacific Beach! Met a local lady who shared her memories of the 1964 tsunami in Grays Harbor which followed the great Alaska earthquake. Found that the info about that event has been removed in the Pacific Beach State Park bulletin board.

A first because Frontager's Pizza Co. is now open: gelato by the ocean 🎵🎶 (think DNCE) gelato by the ocean 🎵🎶 .

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Sunday, June 19, 2016

June Solstice Magic

Drove to Ocean Shores to pursue a vision for the garden: a new chair and new planting. I reset the majority of these stepping stones and planted the new red tickseed, purple salvia, and chive. Then the tiny hummingbirds visited! www.daydreamcottage.us

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Springtime Pink Time

#garden #projects columbine carnation hellebore: lilac buds for plenty o blossoms but when!? https://t.co/O94tx3WgaI pic.twitter.com/Al07WCW0l0
— Sheila S. (@daydreamcottage) March 15, 2016

Sunday, February 21, 2016

The Story Behind webdzine's Cover Photo

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It was winter 2015: intermittent deluges. No one was on the beach but me and someone intrepidly taking photos who seemed to walk right through the churning, flowing water at Elk Creek. I took copious photos of the photog with camera stand and two stately dogs. Posted one to FB. Quickly learned that it was Teri Pieper! She and I met years ago in Winthrop, WA. She was at Winthrop Gallery exhibiting photos she had taken at the very same beach. Then, she hospitably asked me to join a dinner party at the Old Schoolhouse Brewery with her and the locals. It was a hot summer, and we sat out on the deck that hangs over the Chewuch River listening to live bands. It was the same Methow Valley trip where I acquired Henri, the glass bird who lives on the deck at Daydream Cottage. What a fond memory. Teri loves The Sandpiper and clamming. This winter she was staying at The Sandpiper. I was at Daydream Cottage. Weather warnings and fact that my time at the beach was up prevented us from getting together. Here is Teri's blog: myeverydayphotos.wordpress.com. Turns out her beach photog suit is waterproof. Her pants are waders.