No Strings Attached

Posted By Kathleen David on July 22, 2022

Shoreleave was a lot of fun. The crew that runs it are top notch and they make sure that everyone feels welcome, unless they are on the blacklist then they are escorted out. I met Amiee Garcia who played Sargent Lopez on Lucifer and Brandon Roth known as the Atom on Legends of Tomorrow and Superman. I had fun clowning around with Eddie McClintock and Adam Baldwin. I finally got to talk to Gates McFadden about her work as a choreographer on Jim Henson’s Labyrinth.

There were meals with friends and panels to do and watch. I was one of two Workmanship judges and Peter judged the main contest. 

Overall, I had a lovely time.

Then there was the drive to St. Augustine. 11 hours but we made it and settled into the condo for the last O’Shea Beach Week during this week. We have been coming to St. Aug for beach week since I was seven. It was always in July and usually the third week in July. That’s over 50 years of beach week. The place changed a number of times until my parents bought into a timeshare and both the date and the place became consistent which was around 1980.

We have spent the week relaxing for the most part. We have a few things that we need to get done for various folks to keep things rolling.

I can see the beach from my porch. The weather has been nice in the morning with showers in the afternoon. Normal Southern weather for this time of year.

Here are a couple of photos from our Beach Week 2022

Caroline and the Downpour

(For the VI: this is a photo from our deck looking over the pool. To the left you can see the pool and a red umbrella. To the right is Caroline sitting and drawing.)

Caroline is a water baby. She loves water in all its forms. This thunderstorm she called the best therapy she had in ages.

Sheila and Me

(For the VI: On your right is my sister Sheila. She has long hair and is wearing a red shirt and white shorts. I have my head on her shoulder.)

I think this is the first photo of just the two of us since I went to grad school. I love my sister very much.

Weird Egg

(For the VI: You can see a bunch of fingers holding or touching an egg we found along the beach.)

We are pretty sure but not positive this is not a turtle egg but we assume it is reptilian.

Sunrise July 21, 2022

(For the VI: This is a picture of the sunrise through clouds with Caroline walking on the beach. She is on your right)

This is why I love the beach so much. You can see things here that I have not seen anywhere else. I love the colors and the shadows of the clouds.

Spot the Bunny. He’s on the right side of the photo

(For the VI: What it says in the caption. This is the dunes with lots of plant life growing and animals living.  We saw two bunnies. Those bunnies hopped into their burrow shortly after meeting us.)

I am grateful for this pause in our busy lives.

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