Sixth day

As I arrived at the beach this morning, I heard a little boy say to his parents (they were walking behind me) "Look, there's fog on those mountains," his mother corrected him, "No, sweetheart, that's sea mist over the cliffs."

Whatever you call it, it was simply lovely.

The beachside cafes have thankfully reopened, so I had a large skim cap in the shack. This photo is dedicated to The Coffee Lady, with love.
These two young women sat and watched the ocean and chatted. The one on the right had a British accent, the one on the left had a French accent, and I tried very very hard to eavesdrop but the sound of the waves crashing got in the way. They laughed a lot and I loved having them sit beside me. They were so young and happy and vibrant.

Then it was time to build a sandcastle for Eurolush, as per her commentbox request. You know, Eurolush is very very crafty, so I really tried very hard to make this sandcastle special. I added a flourish of seaweed, isn't it lovely?

Here it is again, with a bit of a different view.

This is what the top of the castle looked like - I collected those shell fragments myself, and the mosaic effect does NOT come easy to me, so....um...as E like to say "Don't hate, appreciate" (?)

E also reminded me of a book which I had on my bookshelf (she's spooky that way), so I took it down to the beach with me. Here I am about to start Chapter One.

Then I swam, and dozed, and swam, and dozed, and walked home. I arrived home to find that Miss Commentbox and her fab friend D had baked this cake (chocolate). It had just been taken out of the oven and was turned upside down so as to show its surprise nutty caramel topping.

This daughter of mine is quite something! Plus, they had already washed all of the dishes. I know, I know, I am blessed I tell you!!! Blessed!!!!

So now I'm inviting you all to send me your personalised sandcastle requests. One per day, so get in quick, leave your comment in the box and don't forget to add any special features you may require (eg type of structure, preferred decoration, name? blog name? a 5-word poem...the sky is the limit...literally) and it will be created in sand by yours truly.

Oh, and refreshments will be brought tomorrow by Alice C, sandwiches I believe, and you all know what an awesome cook Alice is so get in early people!!!!!!!!!