Sea Glass Jewelry Display

I had this empty frame sitting on the floor on top of my painters canvas and really liked the paint spills behind it. So I cut a piece of the canvas out and painted some of the earring colors with it and here is the outcome. I'll use this for the "Happy Hour Sea Glass" show I'm having at my house in a couple of weeks and then at the Sea Glass Festival in Santa Cruz in October. Can't believe how fast that is coming up. Lots to do to get ready. I guess time flies when you're having fun! :)

Kitties Eat Mouse

These sweet things can cause havoc with a computer. I couldn't figure out why my mouse stopped working on my computer at home. I banged my mouse up and down trying to get it to work. I grabbed the cord and jiggled it. Then I felt it, kitty bite marks in the mouse cord! Looks like I'll have to replace it. It only works half the time. If I hold the cord at just the right angle it works great, but can be awkward for typing. I don't know which is worse, replacing the mouse or trying to wash blue paint off the kitties paws after they walked across one of my paintings. Good thing they bring me lots of joy.

Cowell Ranch Beach, Half Moon Bay

Today we took a walk on this fabulous beach. It's a bit of a hike to get there, but so worth the effort. We collected some tiny pebbles of sea glass. They are tiny jewels. The finish on the sea glass here is different than other beaches, highly polished and smooth instead of a rough patina. Usually you only find tiny ones there this time of year. We also saw a sea lion in the surf real near the beach. She followed us all the way from one end of the beach to the other. If we'd stop, she'd stop. If we walked the other direction, she followed us. I've never seen anything like it. She was watching us the whole time. Amazing! I think we were down there for about three hours. Finally had to leave because we were hungry. But I collected sea glass, driftwood, took photos and played with a sea lion!