August 2011 – The Sandcastle Lady

One of the first castles built since Irene left the beach — Three cousins, worked together to make a sweet castle <3these two sand sculptors met me last year, on the last day of their vacation, and couldn't wait to build this year!

Although I didn’t get down to our beach till 4pm, kids were ready to build castles! Some of them remembered me from last year.

August 26, 2011

Lewes (and all coastal areas in De) evacuated; but I’ll be back Monday

Delaware’s Governor Markham issued a mandatory evacuation last night, and I packed all the buckets, molds, shovels and paraphenalia up from the dunes on the beach – I’ll be back building on Monday, August 29th (God willing, and the bay and canal don’t rise again.) Hoping we don’t lose power, and Hurricane Irene doesn’t damage our beach or cottage!

August 26, 2011

Sydney and Quin, from Media, PA had a ‘refresher lesson’ and built, but thunder chased us.

Thunder on the beach Thursday (Aug 25) put a stop to my plans to build ( I did have time to teach 2 great kids from Media, PA – Sydney and her brother, Quin, but the thunder chased us before I could get the picture of their castle with them.)

August 24, 2011

Tuesday and Wednesday’s castles, and 2 castle builders from Laurel, MD

Toby (8) and Aaron (4) and Jeremiah - not in photo (3) - brothers from Laurel, MD — Their castle today - Wednesday, Aug 24

August 23, 2011

Building on the beach on Monday, August 22, 2011

Met and taught a great family from Alexandria with 2 boys: Gavin (5) and Trevor (2 1/2); also met 2 cousins who got together here in Lewes – one from Herndon, VA; the other from Boyerstown, PA. And also had a great niece, Katie (6 1/2) from Phoenixville, PA and a granddaughter, Sofia (7) from West Chester, PA