| The Coast of New England is vacation land for | | | | we kept safely at the cottage. Over time our |
| thousands during the summer months. The sea | | | | container was filled with an eclectic assortment of |
| shore is populated with people of all ages soaking | | | | colorful, frosty sea gems. Little did I know that |
| up the sunshine and salt air. It is apparent that | | | | this glass would one day be my creative outlet |
| many of the vacationers return to the same | | | | and my livelihood. |
| cottage every year. Regardless of whether that | | | | Decades have now passed and sea glass hunting |
| is their home or rental property, that spot is their | | | | adventures are shared with a group of beach |
| vacation home for that particular week or two. | | | | lovers who have this common interest in sea |
| Interestingly enough friendships develop with | | | | glass hunting. We comb the beaches of New |
| neighbors that are seen once a year. It is a | | | | England and enjoy good company and |
| welcoming feeling to witness families at rest and | | | | conversation. We are the "North East Sea Glass |
| watch each others children grow as the years flip | | | | Society". We come from all walks of life. Like the |
| by. | | | | neighbors next door at the beach we get to |
| Fortunate for us we had our spot at Mimi's (my | | | | share in a past time that takes us away from the |
| grandmother) cottage. An area that was at one | | | | hustle and bustle of the day to day and so look |
| time rich with sea finds including pirates treasure, | | | | forward to the next sea glass hunting event. |
| sea shells and sea glass, the jewels of the ocean. | | | | For myself the love of the ocean and beach |
| You could always see one or two people scanning | | | | combing developed into a career as a sea glass |
| the terrain with a metal detector looking for | | | | artist with a focus on sea glass jewelry. So the |
| precious metals and then there were the beach | | | | next time you visit the beach and take that stroll, |
| combers like myself who were constantly | | | | keep your eyes fixed on the sand. You never |
| scanning the shoreline for beach glass. Mimi & I | | | | know what you will find or where it will lead you. |
| shared this interest and combined our treasures | | | | |