I’m still in the throes of harnessing my inner beeyotch (the lady who slammed on her brakes and made a u-turn in front of me got a taste of that new me) but I took a teensy break to ponder the oft-asked question: Why do I love seashells?
1. Just like snowflakes, no two are exactly alike. Some are almost perfect twins, but there’s always an individual characteristic if you look close enough.
2. Unlike a snowflake, they don’t disappear.
3. They are all beautiful in color and shape and size.
4. Shells can be worn as jewelry.
4. There is appeal in their symmetry and asymmetry.
5. For me, seashells impart a tangible tactile and visual state of bliss.
6. Shells give birth to episodes of intense creative passions. This is my most recent seashell bouquet; an organic interpretation inspired by a froggy vase acquired at a local thrift shop that helps victims of domestic abuse.
7. Once upon a time, a seashell housed a living creature.
8. Cowry shells were used as currency in China.
9. If you love to collect dust, start collecting seashells! They are a dust magnet, prolly their only negative trait.
10. A small grain of sand–a foreign body–inside a seashell grows into a magnificent pearl. A pearl is an annoyance to the shell, just exactly like the way I am oftentimes an annoyance to my son!
Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud 
I love cowry shells–and I have a helmet conch shell sitting on the mantle in my living room.
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Oh, that sounds lovely! I wish I could see it displayed on your mantle, must be a showstopper!
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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And your creativity finds fantastic expression in seashells.
How cool is that?
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You are such a sweetheart, El Guapo! How very nice of you to say that. Even hubs really liked this one, and usually he just says, “Oh, another seashell thingy, nice.” He’s a diplomat, my tugboat man, ha ha!
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I like the analogy with the snowflakes and that no 2 seashells are alike. Also love the picture and your arrangement in the vase. You have a creative flair!
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I appreciate that! I’m not normally very creative, but I do love my shells and rocks!
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I think your creative and love that vase you found. I think everyone needs to collect something they love. I have wooden nautical boats around the house.
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My grandmother adored seashells. We walked the beaches in Florida, collecting them for her to keep. When she died in October, each of her 7 grandchildren took a few seashells to have in our homes. I love having that memory of her!
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I’m so sorry for your loss, grandmas are so special, and what a nice way to remember a loved one! I’ve heard about the mounds of shells in Florida, maybe I’ll get there one day!
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I’ve always loved sea shells! I used to have a large collection of them, but they were a gift from my last boyfriend’s mother so I had to leave them behind when we parted.
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That’s too bad! Was it possible to “accidentally” bring a few with you?
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I only wish – I had made them into a display which was quite prominently displayed in the living room where we lived.
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My work here is done. I have waved the wand of enchantment and caused everyone to dwell on the beauty of the seashell!
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Everytime I visit a beach, I’m on the hunt for shells. I love browsing in the shops and seeing all the things that are made with various “sea” items. Always makes me want to re-do my bathroom and always have a piece of the ocean, the calmness, and the feeling I get when I’m there. Then…I come back to my “real” life, where sometimes all hell goes crazy and life just gets busy. I have the urge to go to the beach….xoxo
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Maybe that’s another reason why I love them! Even just a few of them are very evocative of the beach. You could get a sweet dish from the thrift store and fill them with a few shells and eventually you’ll have a house full!
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We have some beautiful shells here on the beaches of Florida.. Sanibel Island has the best..love shells too!!
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OMG Sanibel Island is one of my wish list destinations!! I want to go shelling there sooo bad. But I bet if there’s no surf, I’ll never get there. sigh.
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I love that you love seashells. It’s what makes you you. And I love the comment about dust. So true LOL.
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And it HAVE to dust cos I have asthma, but it’s a small price to pay for my collection!
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so you’re hinting to us that you’re the Pearl of Your Captain?!
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Nope, not my name, ha ha, I meant I am the irritating little grain of sand in his life!! I do love pearls, tho…
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Great reasons! I especially like #9, therefore will start collecting STAT.
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Yes, dusting is just so Zen, is it not?
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Couldn’t agree more!
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Sorry, Babe, you will continue to be “Sheels” or maybe “Shelly”, but “Pearl” ,as more accurate as the name/description may be, simply does NOT fit you!
(Take it as a compliment.)
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Thank you! I really think I’m mostly just an annoying grain of sand, but you know my real name, right? I love pearls, I don’t think I want to be one. My real name is a flower, which is funny cos I’m allergic to it!
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Sorry about the typo; you know I meant ‘Shells”.Nope, I don’t know but I’m making a guess based on the initials in the desert and the flower most people are allergic to. I assume there is a tournament associated with them?
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OK then Nancy Drew! You are partly right!
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Look, I was trying to respect Capt.Tug’s need for tight lips so his ship doesn’t sink, but you started this! I’m TRYING to be discreet here. “Partly right”.Did I guess the wrong initial and it’s a night-blooming flower? (Damn!)
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what night blooming flower starts with “r”?
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Let’s step back…I’m going to be a pest now that you started this.!
I said I wondered if I had chosen the wrong initial …instead of R;I was alluding “Jasmine” but I doubt that ; I mean, that would not fit your background and ethnicity . You are a true American Beauty.
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Thank you and the bloom is slightly off my rose, if you know what i mean. I am Princess Rosebud after all!
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Who may be planning on moving to The Valley.
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?
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Don’t mind me; it was late and I slipped my mind.
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Too bad the nasty driver didn’t know how irrelevant she was in comparison to the mighty “OM” seashells deliver!
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You know it! I might be only 5ft tall and carry a gigantic ChaCha, but my I have the mouth of a merchant mariner! Suh-nap!
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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All that and you have to be on the beach to find the best ones! -The sea breeze on your face, the sand between your toes, with not a care in the world! Ahhhh…
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You’re killing me! He said where is it, I said Florida, he started laughing and said there’s no surf, and the subject was closed. Oh well…
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Here’s one for you: Florida’s Best Surf Spots (http://www.visitflorida.com/articles/floridas-best-surf-spots) 😉 We gals have to stick together!
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Thank you! I’m going to forward those links to his email right now!
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Every time I see seashells now (which is a lot), I think of you! You are Ms. Seashell by the Seashore Designer Le Chic!
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Merci beaucoup, mon petit chou (if I remember my french, I hope it means what I think it does!)
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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{{Virtual hug}}
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Right back at ya! xo
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Well done tribute to your passion!
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Thank you! Hubs made me a little shelf to display it (yes, he really did!)
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Seashell bouquets! Oh, what fun. Thanks for sharing your creative genius.
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You are too kind! I think it would be a great activity for all ages! Even hubs liked it and he helped look for different sized twigs to glue the shells on.
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He’s a keeper.
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Yup, he is. thank you! Have a lovely weekend. It’s raining here!
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I wrote about the seashells we collected in Costa Rica on my blog post. You probably shouldn’t read it because it will probably make you mad. 😦
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Oh I’m gonna read it–thanks for the warning. Hubs wants to do a surf trip to CR so I might actually get there! I promise not to be mad at you!
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Gorgeous!!
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You are very kind!! Now if I could only find the perfect black boot, all would be wonderful!
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