Walk on the Wild "Sea" Side

"Mutated Starfish"
Haute-Normandie, France




Black-eyed Hermit crab-Pagurus armatus



Bat Star- Asterina miniata

...baby sunflower starfish

Sea Lions
Gardner Beach, Galapagos, Ecuador

Barcelona


Drinks in Bali

Support Wildlife- Throw a party!

Beverage recipe #1:

Key Largo Cooler

Ingredients:

1 oz. DeKuyper Key Largo Schnapps
1/2 oz. Spiced Rum
4 oz. Orange Juice
4 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 Proof Rum

Instructions

Mix juices and alcohol in mixing tin, flash blend, and pour over ice in a 23 oz. squall glass and float rum. Garnish with an orange flag and an umbrella.

Beverage recipe #2

Blueberry Lemonade:

Mr. Wonderful's concoction a few months ago:
Pinnacle Blueberry Vodka, lemonade
Mix a tumbler of vodka and a half gallon of lemonade.
Serve VERY chilled, over ice.

After we'd enjoyed it for a while, we were not surprised to see
this advertised for the summer.

He's a brilliant one, I tell you.

xo xo,
Miss Bliss

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Global Beach-Hopping

Barcelona


Grab your suit and beach towel--
we're traveling some of the world's nicest beaches...


"An undisclosed location"



Denmark


Mexico


South Holland, Netherlands



Honolulu, Hawaii



Sand Dollar Beach, ?


Cornwall, England


(setting of Rosamunde Pilcher's international bestseller,

The Shell Seekers.)

If you missed that one,
put it on the list...at the very top

Santa Galdana, Balearic Islands, Spain

Did you enjoy beach hopping, beach hoping ;) ?

Where's your first stop?

There's still time for an end-of-summer getaway.

What's your go-to, favorite beach?
(Luckily mine's a few blocks away--this was one of the best days there.)

Which beaches are on your dream list?

xo xo,
Miss Bliss


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What are YOU doing for the holidays?

shiny?

bubbly?

bird-watching?

wet-suit testing?

or.... where will you be?

what will you be doing?

hope you are looking forward to it.

We are almost there!

-Miss Bliss

find -and seize- your bliss!

“The way to find out about happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you are really happy — not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what is called following your bliss.” -Joseph Campbell

What is your bliss?

Today when I was teaching, I totally lost track of time -poor students-... I looked up and saw the clock hand on the 9, thinking I still had thirty minutes of class to direct. It was actually time to finish... I did not know what time it was, and I was totally enjoying what I was doing... how is that for bliss at work? Being completely unaware of time and thinking you still have a half hour when actually you are done for the day???

I think it was the wild water-ocean swim I took last night that made the work so blissful today... just a thought ;)

When was the last time you followed your bliss...?

Best Beach Day Ever

See the meandering heron, the newborn touching the sea for the first time, the happy feet, the tidal pools that just sucked us all right into that sparkling blue green water??

This is the most beautiful day I've ever seen in my years of visiting this beach... people were in an even better beach mood than ever... we were all positively frolicsome... stop by and see us, we'll be at the beach right past the stone wall on Ocean Drive... Don't worry, I'll post a list of our favorite hotels soon... ;)

a an island oasis

a lovely little south beach hideaway we discovered when we pushed past the South of Fifth starbucks!

beach bliss-- a March South Beach at sunset

Yesterday we took our short walk down to the beach... everytime we cross over the sand dunes and get the water view, I get chills. It is so beautiful, and I am so happy to be living a 2 block walk.

I spent some time picking up sea shells, lost in the simple bliss of color: pink, purple, coral.

The ocean was like a blanket of peace, the movement just a lullaby for us before we went home.

Have a blissful day! Here are some breezes for you in case you are too far away; and, by the way, I am getting envious of the snow days I'm hearing about... watching snow fall with a cup of hot chocolate sounds blissful.

Does anyone want to trade for a weekend? What blissful weather do you have to trade????

Free Spa In South Beach

You need to come and join us, and the thousands of others who have enjoyed the free spa in Miami Beach, Florida. Come now and enjoy the warm salt water that brings people from all over the Americas and bask in the healing that happens as the water pulls the toxins of your life from your body. Let your soul heal in the sounds of flowing water as your mind settles into a new rhythm in the healing clean air of our spa.

Enjoy dreaming again as your feet are exfoliated. Hear yourself begin to think again as the oppressive voices of your demanding life are silenced one by one and wash away in the next tide. Remember the summers of your youth at the shore or lake when you ran free and lived your dreams? That is correct, I invite you to the beach once more. Where you pass palm trees waving like cheerleaders cheering you on to live free again, as they rustle in the ocean breezes, cheering you on as you crest the dune and take your first deep breath of ocean air. YES! This is your spa with no front desk or steep fees, just you and your thoughts.

Forget your life and get back to the reason you moved here in the first place make this trip a priority. At night as you settle into your fresh linens and are at peace with yourself, you will thank yourself and wonder why you didn’t come sooner.