I met a sweet 6 year old, Amelia, from connecticut today,and showed herall I know about castles.
Here’s my castle today.
Really looking forward to August!
I am really looking forward to building sand castles August 7th to the 23rd! I will return for one more week on on September 11th till the 18th. I hope to see you all then!
Still busy in the winter, away from the beach
A Franciscan convent nearby had a crudely cut Nativity. Their Maintenance man, who has brought other projects to me, brought this unpainted wood. It proved difficult, because I had to work with profiles someone else had cut. The Franciscan Sisters were happy with the result.
Sunday, Sept 17, one of my last castles
It was a crazy day with weather (cloudy, then a bit of sun, and cloudy again; rough water; very calm water; windy and cooler in the afternoon.) But then again, I am not on the beach to get a tan! I just want to build, and today’s castle satisfied that want!
I hope to get to the beach on Monday, September 18, and build, if the weather cooperates. We will be leaving Lewes on Wednesday morning, to go home to SouthEast Pennsylvania, and will be packing and cleaning Tuesday. We don’t expect to be back to Lewes until next May. I will certainly miss the water, beach, and especially building castles.
Here is Sunday’s castle – 
Days are dwindling down
Friday, September 16, today’s castle –
Sept 15, back to traditional castles
It was fun to get back to building a traditional castle today!
After a day off, back building on September 14, although an unusual castle
I had decided to get to some much needed weeding on September 13 (in the rain,) but got back on the beach Thursday.
For my birthday, a friend gave me an unusual sand mold (that reminded me of the Sydney Opera House.) It was a challenge! This is what I came up with.
I wished I had built a traditional castle, when I had a visit from Diana, a 3 year old, who came with her mom, Tanya. Diana came, with a gift of a speckled crab shell for me! I hope to build a castle that Diana will like today.
September 12, a new castle joining the two older ones
The new castle, with Airik’s and my castle from yesterday in the background.
September 11, Airik came back and built another castle
After building his first castle on September 10, Airik came back and built another castle, and it was amazing! I think he is hooked!
September 10, a student on the beach!
On Monday, as I was starting to build my castle, a young man came over. He said, “I’ve been trying to build sandcastles all my life – what is your secret?” I stopped what I was doing, and shared all that I know with him, and he built an amazing Egyptian Lion Sphinx. I love teaching big kids (he is 34!)
