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Santa Cruz Anniversary Vacation

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For our 7-10 anniversary ( 7 yea rs married, 10 together) , we s tayed three nights in Ben Lomond, which is in the Santa Cruz mountains. I composed a post det ailing how we made it a fun, low-key , thrifty vacation, but once again, Blogspot has a mind of its own , messing with my uber simple font settings . So instead of words, I just give you pictures. Enjoy. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Natural Bridges State Beach

How to Make a Seashell Wind Chime

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Some crafts do not go as planned. Some crafts cause curse words to fly out. Some crafts cause physical pain and even leave a mark. My seashell wind chime was one such craft. See, while browsing Big Lots one day, I came across a selection of seashell wind chimes, very reasonably priced. I exclaimed, "How cute! Wait, I could make this! It's just seashells and twine. Just drill some holes." My husband agreed. "Yea, that'd be hella easy. I could help you drill them." Ha. Since I got the idea for this craft at a store, I didn't even think to see if other people made such wind chimes. (A Pinterest search shows, yea, they're kinda popular.) I decided I could just wing it. So I pulled out my seashell collection, dating back over 20 years, gathered from the coasts of California, Hawaii and Florida, and selected 20 shells to use. And these are the steps I learned to do ... and not to do.