Comments on: Finders Keepers

By: Vicki Wood

Vicki Wood — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:09:26 +0000

I grew up near the Jersey Shore where there were always plenty of shells of all sorts to collect. Every child (and most adults) would spend the lazy summer afternoons on the beach gathering sand pails or sandwich bags full of shells to pore over later with friends and relatives back at the rental house.

We would generally finds clam shells of various sorts–razor clams, quohogs, etc. And also delicate scallop shells, and ocasionally star fish or sand dollars–either a great prize!

I still have many of them in various jars and tins around my house. Every time I come across them, it takes me back to those lovely days! The shells are a treasure as fine as any on earth!

By: Belablast

Belablast — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:47:20 +0000

There is something magical about seeing what shells the sea will deposit on the beach! I have shells collected over the years and not only are they artistically interesting, the details of where I found them hold special memories.

By: Cheryl Actor

Cheryl Actor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:36:58 +0000

I love this blog!

Having lived on a shelling island I know how much fun and how relaxing shelling can be.
Back in the early 70’s I lived on South Padre Island before the building explosion. My mother used to find Coquinas and Black Coral and make, beautiful, Coquina Trees out of them.

There’s never a dull moment when searching for the perfect shell.