My Mom brought love in my heart, comfort, happiness and wellbeing. I sometimes may forget the words but I always remember the love in her voice when she spoke to me. I grew up going to the ocean, and will always be a beach person just like my Mom.
~Photo (click on photo to enlarge)....My Mom loved the Beach - any Beach and at the end of the day she always liked to have a good time. She once lived in Hawaii with my two older brothers in the early 50's~
I have so many childhood memories of the beach it has become a part of me. In 1955 my grandfather purchased a piece of land and built a tiny cottage in Holden Beach, NC. The cottage was not very big or even fancy but it was everything to us. Only three small bedrooms, one tiny bathroom and screened in porch from one end to the other end of the cottage. We had a tree and porch swing. The cottage was on the coastal waterway. You could see the island of Holden Beach across the water. We often dreamed of a storm washing the island away and giving us oceanfront property. My Mom is always in my heart and never far from my thoughts and the same is true of the beach. I've always loved the view, the sounds and smell of the ocean. Whether it is hot, warm, storming or cool the beach is my sanctuary. So many of my memories are of the beach, sand so hot it would burn your feet. My Mom would always say....."Debra, put some flip-flops on those feet" because I was always barefooted! Even today I hate wearing shoes! My wonderful Mother is in heaven and I miss her ever so much. I can still clearly see her sitting in a beach chair, out of the sun under the fishing pier and me sunbathing on the beach just far enough away from my Mom to watch the boys! I always give thanks for my Mom "At the End of the Day". More to come about my love of the BEACH!
I hope you will find time "At the end of the day" to visit my blog and share my love of the coast!
Debra
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