Author: Lynn McKeown

Our neighbors from home in Pennsylvania came to visit my beach, and brought their great grandson, Lucas (almost 5.) Riley helped by teaching, and Lucas’ cousin Sammy helped build a great castle!

Julia 8 1/2 and sister Chloe 7, built a beautiful castle together, and then hung out, keeping me company, while I worked on my castle. Sweet girls!

My castle today – a little sun and wind blown at the top.

I teach other people’s kids all the time, so I am very happy when I have one of my grandchildren here! This is Riley, 6 1/2, with his castle <3
Anesia 8, built a castle next to her sister Allanah 5. The girls are from Lewisburg, PA, and came with their two brothers Kai 9, and Jayden 11 (who dug holes all day.) Their mom (Tia,) dad (Gus,) and Nanny (Denise) brought them to Lewes.

Somehow, I managed to finish a castle of my own. Here’s mine, with the sandcastle village behind!

Here is Molly, 7, youngest of 3 siblings from Toughkennamon, PA, with her castle Colin, 10, sitting behind his castle.
Jamison is 13, and the oldest brother, to Colin and Molly,all 3 great kids, from Toughkennamon, PA
Keegan is 5 1/2, and this is his first castle (he’s holding the lollipop that Molly was so gracious to offer to all who were making sandcastles! I had a banana tootsie pop – first one in years and years!) Here’s my castle finished (even after teaching 4 kids!)

I got to the beach late, but was very happy to meet two 9 year old girls from Columbia, Maryland, who were there with their Grammy (Candy,) who retired in Lewes. Since it was so late, I decided to have Jakayla and her friend Madison (just like a sister) do one side of the castle, and I did the other side.
Here’s Jakayla and Maddy, with their side of the castle.

And here is my side. It’s a little misty (but then again, so am I.)

I left the sides of my tank blank since repainting the front of the tank, because there were big (ugly) labels on there that had to stay. I decided to incorporate the labels into octopuses (that a visitor from Colorado requested!) The label is there, but the big picture is an octopus (if you squint!)

I plan to be on the Market Street Beach August 2, and as many nice days as I can, until September 22.
I hope to see lots of sandcastles there!

Jack and I came to the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel, in Rehoboth, for 4 days, to celebrate our Anniversary (December 20, 1975.) The weather has been amazing! When we arrived on Sunday, December 13, it was 70 degrees! (No castle building this trip, however!)
Here is a picture taken from our balcony at sunrise.

A year and a half ago, I painted sand, water, and some sea shells on our brand new oil tank, and put fish decals on. My painting held up well, but the decals lost their color, and had started to peel.
I peeled them off, and painted my own fish on, instead. I also added a few more shells. Am I done yet? I’m thinking about it – I may add some more ‘stuff’ – but not today.

The Sandcastle Lady’s Fish Tank (formerly known as an Oil Tank.)

I love this old boat my neighbor put out, with his wooden pussy-cat and owl! I decided it needed a little text to go with it, and of course, the jar of honey and money wrapped in the 5pound note!

I find things to do, even at the end of summer.

Finished painting my neighbor’s white plastic flower barrels with beach scenes. It was fun painting (except for having to practically lay down on those sharp clam shells.