ABBOTT
AMAZEMENT JOURNAL
December 10, 2014
6:15 a.m.
The passing
train had everyone awake at 3:30 this morning.
One of the perks of staying at Oceanside Harbor is a front-row seat of
the train tracks, which are well-used. The plus side is that during the day the
passing trains gives Mom something to watch; along with the seagulls.
Definitely a change of pace from home.
We had the
opportunity to spend 5 nights at the coast and, although this is a busy season,
we opted to cocoon in our 3 bedroom suite to do some Christmas baking and
writing of Christmas cards. Mary Lou is delighting our palates with her Pinterest
recipes.
Monday
afternoon we took Mom to O’side Harbor to feed the seagulls—one of her favorite
things to do. We had a partial bag of sale corn chips which made her a very
popular person to about 40 gulls…to her great delight.
Meanwhile Mary
Lou and I took a walk on the beach. The tide was SO far out that we could walk
almost to the end of the breakwater!! But that’s where we found the sand
dollars. Some of them were shades of purple (still living) but we collected
several of the white (deceased) ones.
This reminded us of when we were at this resort in 2009 for Mom’s 89th
b-day celebration and found sand dollars on the beach.
The sun is glinting on the crashing waves and we can see surfers (like tiny ants) out there enjoying the morning. Coffee is hot and Mary Lou is producing enticing scents in the kitchen. "Wish you were here"
