Here it is: Item 1 is the beach sign.
I don't remember where I bought it or when. I think I found it at a little shop at the beach a few years ago. What beach you ask? Point Pleasant Beach. NJ. 08742. Ocean County. South of Asbury Park. North of Seaside Park.
I used to live in PPBNJ but that was a long time ago. I'm talking over 30 years ago. I still love the beach but I live over 150 miles inland now.
For quite a few years I've had a beach theme for the decor in my office/the extra bedroom. I have quite a collection of beach-related items that I've grown tired of and am now ready to discard.
I never thought I'd say this but I don't miss the beach anymore. It took nearly 30 years but it happened. It's not that I don't enjoy the beach or the ocean; I do. But it's no longer in my bones. I think it's because I see the beach as a place of solitude. The smell of the salt air, the sound of the waves, even looking at the gray, winter sky helped me through many a difficult time in my life. But because I no longer live there, it's difficult to find the time to visit the beach alone. It's too crowded there in the summer so I don't visit much then. And over the course of the last several years, I've visited fewer times in the off season.
C'est la vie I suppose. Things change. Places change. People and their interests change. So here it is: item 1. A sign. Literally and figuratively.
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