Be Still and Know...Then and Now

I was mentally kicking and screaming as the sun came up on our last day. As condo's go, I have to share that being the spoiled woman that I am I found several deficits in my surroundings. Don't get me wrong, I loved our time at the beach, the place where I rest my head is a secondary issue. It was completely adequate, however, compared to some of the other places we have rested our head this was a bit lacking. The back deck, the furniture was very old and kinda dirty, so sitting outside was not an option. Enjoying my morning coffee as the sun came up was not something I wanted to do on rickety dirty plastic lawn furniture. The grill was a fire hazard, there was a dead tree right outside our back porch so it was a bit of an eyesore. The condo was also a townhome, that meant stairs leading up to the main living area and then stairs leading up to the bedrooms. The trips up and down the stairs were not the most conducive to the arthritis in my hips and knees. I managed to co

Y'all God is sooooooo good! Our last full day at the beach was about as perfect as it could have been. We had blue skies and not a threat of rain at all. We had an entire day to enjoy, sunning, napping, reading, dipping in the pool...it was awesome! Perfection! This little guy was fearless and very bold, he hopped around in the sand just a few inches way from my tootsies looking for birdie tid-bits in the sand. I tossed him a grape and he was less than enthused, apparently ocean fowl don't eat grapes.Later a seagull swooped in and snatched it up and then promptly dropped back down on the sand. Whooo knew.... We had most of our meal at the condo, I had planned very well and spent minimal effort, kept it very simple, mostly fruit and yogurt for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, big salads for supper. But on our last night we went out for dinner. A very dear friend suggest The Indian Pass Raw Bar. HAVE MERCY! Y'all, over the course of that last f