The Sandcastle Lady

Wednesday brought wind from the West, And a stomped castle from yesterday. I came to the beach late today; had some problems at home, but all seems to be well now.Not so, on the beach – someone decided they should destroy my castle I built yesterday, and did their best to stomp it down. But I am persistent, and hope springs eternal. I did my best with the sand that I could scoop up. I wasn’t alone today, had sweet visits from Henry, Isabella, their Uncle Kurt, dad Eric, and their grand mom Laurie💕 and a late day visit from Olga and Andrew, whose name I took for the Village – Andrewville!🏰💕Here is Castle #12 today.

castle #12 Wednesday , August 28, w 2024

Thankfully, the wind was coming onshore, from the North East today, so there was a cool breeze all day!
Donna and Rae came for the first time today – so good to see them!💕Another first was Jen, my favorite person at Villa Sorrento! Jen brought her daughter Anna, and her granddaughter Maddie. Jen’s mother Jane and step father George came later, too.💕Lois brought her two grandsons.💕it was great to see Deb and Erin.💕 Arriving by boat, was Laurie, with her grandkids, Henry and Isabelle. I taught her soon Eric 30 years ago(!)❤️
🏰Here is my 11th castle🏰

Sunday on the Massachusetts Street Beach in Lewes💕🏰. The 9th castle today. Kathleen and Ed, from Wayne “found” me💕Phyllis, her son David, and daughter Ruby (almost 9)from the Philadelphia area, came to talk💕Claudia stopped by to say her granddaughters were here earlier in the month, and saw one of my castles💕Jim and Leila, from DC came to chat💕AND I “snuck up” on Beanie, to say Good morning!

Beautiful Saturday on Lewes Beach! So nice to see Kevin and Jen Johnson, Liam and Avery. Seble came with her niece Meklit, and her brother Teshager. Very nice to see Carol and Beany Denlinger (even though Beany snuck up and scared me!) Another surprise was seeing my sister, Dawne and niece Keely Farrell! I taught Miriam (6) while her dad Chris and brother Solomon (9) watched.

This castle was my 7th of the summer❤️🏰

Very thankful to be able to be on Lewes Beach, and to be able to build a new Castle each day. This castle today is the 7th of the summer.
No students today, but many people stopping by.
Very nice to see Colleen and meet her friend, Darlene. Happy to see Linda Mouradian for the first time this summer. Nancy brought her granddaughter Nova, and Nova’s dad. I met Finnegan (5), his dad Ryan, and mom Erielle; as well as Bill, son Micah and granddaughter Zoe.

this is the 7th castle this summer

Thursday on the beach – nice onshore breeze. Lessons for Amelia and William; Maria brought Bea and Lilly🩷whose imaginations were put to use, to create unicorns! Molly, Harvey and Lila stopped to say hi (friends from last year.) Mary and Al stopped for a chat; Eva, from Germany talked about castles on the Rhine; Nova (4)’s grandmother brought her over; and Zadie (8)’s mom brought her, too.

A terrible attack of vertigo kept me away, but was able to come, build a sandcastle, and teach today, thanks be to God!

It was chilly, with a strong breeze off the water, but there was lots of sunshine! Seeing kids from last year, and meeting and teaching three sweet sisters from Georgetown was really wonderful!

it’s therapeutic to build a castle. This was my 5th castle of the summer.

Update on what is happening now. Thanks for all your suggestions and prayers❤️I have been sleeping Non-Stop all yesterday and most of today, because of the meclizine that I am taking every 8 hours, and doing the epley maneuver, also. If I move slowly, I don’t get too dizzy. I am hoping with 2 more meclizine doses, I will be a bit better tomorrow.

Early yesterday morning, I had an attack of vertigo (first ever.) It was severe, with nausea and vomiting. I went back to bed, because lying still with my eyes closed gave me relief. When it persisted through noontime, Jack and my daughter Beth took me to Beebe Hospital’s Walk in Care, on Rt.24.
I was seen and evaluated for neurological signs of a stroke, and given Meclizine.
I am still having balance issues with certain movements. I will be home (not building until I regain my balance.)