On this Memorial Day, I was thinking of the Shelling Medal Of Honor SAND DOLLAR I made for U.S. Military veteran Sean of Ormond Beach and that great memory of the day we met in 2012… which happened to be on his wedding day AND when he found a big HORSE CONCH (CLICK HERE to read the story).
Through the years, I’ve been fortunate to meet folks like Sean and his wife Danita and see the happiness the beach brings.
Remember the Tweezer Sisters? I ran into Judith from California at Blind Pass Sanibel this weekend. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen her so it was a pleasure catching up.
She was as happy as a CLAM finding the mini shell for her beautiful art work. CLICK HERE to see the frame she made me out of beautiful little gems like these. 
Her friend Deb (Oregon) uses those big tweezers too for finding the minis (She calls herself the Tweezer Geezer- hahaha) but she was using that little tiny net to scoop up treasures out of the Gulf… and she scooped up a fabshellous FLAT SCALLOP with that itty bitty net. Wow!
The beach on Sanibel this weekend has been absolutely gorgeous, but I haven’t been finding that many shells…
I must have missed all of the really good shells last weekend when I didn’t get to the beach much because I heard the shelling was fantastic… and now I see how fantastic it was from another blast from the past. I met Jesse (so shellendipitous- he lived in Ormond Beach, FL too at that time) after Tropical Storm Debby in 2012 while he was running back and forth shelling AND fishing off the Sanibel pier. (CLICK HERE to read the story) But anyway, last weekend he found a JUNONIA, SCOTCH BONNET, QUEEN HELMET and lots of ALPHABET CONES! His girlfriend Kristen found ALPHIES too.
Shellzam! Now Jesse is a Sw Florida local so he gets to shell and fish a little more- so awesome. It’s so good to “see” you again. Congrats! 
It’s been a wonderful weekend on the beach, spending some time on our boat and reminiscing about the amazing shellers we’ve met over the years. But most of all, its been an honor to fly our American flag and remember our heroes and to shellebrate Memorial Day.
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Simply glorious!!!!!!! Happy Memorial Day to you, Pam!
Jesse found some fantastic shells and so did everyone else. Hope everyone had a great weekend shelling. Pat
another good post an honoring the great people who kept us safe and still keep us safe god bless them all sincerely r.g.stein
Pam,
Have you made your “islands” schedule for October or November? I’d like to get back to Sanibel again and go with you to Big Hickory. Did Cayo Costa with you in Feb and had a ball. Thank you.
Love the flat scallop and happy to have Jesse in the “junonia club.” I clicked on the links to read the beautiful story of Sean and his bride. How deserving that they should find that awesome horse conch. The bonus was catching up on old stories before I followed your blog and reading the recipes for repelling/soothing those nasty bug bites.
I am mourning the loss of my mother whose last wish for me was to go shelling on the beaches of Sanibel. She loved Blind Pass. I hope to get there mid-July.
Sweet Diane, Im so sorry for your loss of your mom. I hope I see you at Blind Pass in July
Thank you, Pam. I will look for you! I am hoping to get there for one or both of the shelling cruises in July and August.