Mellow Yellow Monday

Crescent Beach, FL.
Wishing this was my view everyday.

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Pink Panties :)

This just makes me giggle.

Merry Christmas From The Beach

I took these pictures 2 days before Thanksgiving.

It was 81* that day and we stayed on the beach until dark.

My niece Tara and her family were down from Ohio

visiting and took their pictures too.

Santa is Tara's husband Ben.

She made his Santa suit and I think she did a great job!

I'll show their pictures soon.

Randomness With Pictures

It is 2:00 PM

It is 95* with a heat index of 107* out side today!

I am not leaving the house.

I went to the garden this morning and nearly had a heat stroke.

This is my FIL, Clemon H. Griffis

He had a quadruple By Pass done on Monday.

He is doing well and they had him up walking yesterday.

He will go to a Rehab place for a few days when

he is released from the hospital on Monday.

The 3 Arlene's

My Mother, Janice Arlene

Me, Gigi Arlene

And my niece, Amelia Arlene

I also have a Great Aunt, Betty Arlene

She has a daughter Becky Arlene

And also several cousins with the name Arlene.

I don't think that any one of us even go by the name

it's just our middle name.

When the Sweetheart and I were on vacation back in May

I called to talk to the oldest GRAND~girl.

I asked her what she wanted me to bring her from Michigan.

She thought about it a minute and said,

"I believe I want some 'Beef Jerky'"

I'm, like, "are you sure"?

She said "yes".

So that is what we brought her along

with a couple of summer dresses.

As you can see I still have that beef jerky.

She doesn't like beef jerky??

I asked her, "then why did you want me to bring you some?"
She didn't know.

So into the food storage it goes.

This is how the Sweetheart enjoys the beach.

What EVER!

More cake, yum!

A friend celebrated her 40th birthday last month and this was her cake!

Different but good.

My New Buddy, Jack

Little boys, oh, how I love them.

This is big brother Jack.

We took an instant liking to each other.

I loved hearing him calling me by name.

Gigi is easy to say.

A Conch Shell

We were over on Jekyll Island taking pictures of Jordan's cousins that where here for spring break. They were looking for seashells and came across this conch shell. When Jordan picked it up it had the conch in it. Yuck, I've never seen one that had a live animal in it.

But just in case you do, here is a recipe for conch fritters.

We didn't eat it.

Conch Fritters

Fritters:
1 quart oil for frying
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
ground cayenne pepper to taste
seasoned salt to taste
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup chopped conch meat
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped

Dipping Sauce:
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon hot sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1.Heat the oil in a large pot or deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
2.In a bowl, mix the flour, egg, and milk. Season with cayenne pepper, seasoned salt, salt, and pepper. Mix in the conch meat, onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic.
3.Drop the batter by rounded tablespoons into the hot oil, and fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
4.In a bowl, mix the ketchup, lime juice, mayonnaise, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Serve dipping sauce on the side with the fritters.
Footnotes

Conch can be replaced with any seafood. We tried last week 'Calamari Fritters," following the same recipe but replacing conch with chopped calamari... it turned out awesome! We cannot wait to try it with shrimp or crab meat. Read about CONCH in our handy encyclopedia! We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount may vary depending on cook time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.

Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes

Warm Afternoon

The movie, "Glory" was filmed on Jekyll Island, GA. and came out Dec. 1989,

Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this movie.

This walkway that leads all the way down to the Atlantic ocean
and was build as a gift from the film crew.

This is the view at the end of the walk way.

This is the view to the right, looking south.

And this is the view to the left, looking north.

It was a beautiful warm December afternoon on a deserted beach.

Friday Shoot Out

Friday Shoot Out

This week's theme, chosen by Cindy,

is MY FAVORITE PLACE TO_______.

(I guess this isn't exactly my town but it's what I have on hand. )

Go to the B*E*A*C*H

It's Crescent Beach, Florida

Crescent Beach is just 6 miles south of Gordon's St Augustine Beach.

It is an hour and a half drive south of my town Brunswick, Georgia.

As you can tell it's one of the last beaches that you can still drive onto with your car.

These pictures were taken at low tide and in the evening. One of my favorite times of day at the beach.


Our GRAND~girls just love it as much as we do.

Digging in the white sands is a favorite thing to do for children and adults a like.
My parents took me to this same beach as a child.
I took my children and now I take my GRAND~children and their friends.
That's my big boy Travis who can dig one handed.
Remember the other hand is wrapped up due to the MRSA infection.
He posted a recent picture of how much it has healed so go see for yourself by clicking here.


Great place to run.

The dunes are beautiful.

Almost looks like snow.

I guess it is, Florida snow.

Clouds starting to roll in.

Turning around and looking over my shoulder, the rain was coming.

Time to load up and go.

Driving back into St. Augustine we were looking for fun.

And we found it on the Merry Go Round!

Just look at the excitement!

Sweet fun.

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Saturday Photo~Hunter

Saturday Photo~Hunt

This weeks theme: Surprise

Surprised to find that it was high tide

and we wouldn't be playing on the beach.

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Saturday Photo~Hunt

Saturday Photo~Hunt

This Weeks Theme: Low

Both of these shots are at low tide.

And this baby is laying low.

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Driftwood Beach

Sunday Stills

Today's Theme:

Black and White with a twist.

Not exactly what I wanted,

but it will do :)