Vero Beach January 2026

We've enjoyed a lengthy visit to Vero Beach this month. Activities included:

 Long beach walks everyday

Three books of Earthsea = read by me. (This will be out new family read aloud after dinner. It's amazing!)

Time spent together just talking

Watercolor painting

Reading quietly with Grandma

More walks

More painting

Watching Clone Wars after dinner with ice cream at intermissions

Shell collecting, organizing, and identifying- 

I found shells I have never found: two nerite shells (shown in the picture above) and I also found a spiny jewel box (the yellow shell in the picture below)

We always take a collection of shells home and create a keepsake jar for every visit to Vero. (We have over ten! They make beautiful decor for our basement living room.) 

But we had so many magnificent shells by the end of this trip and I had so much time here that I purchased these cases, labeled everything, and gifted this collection to Dwayne's sister/ her beach house, so the whole family can enjoy it. 

Avril painted Howl's Moving Castle- Amazing work! 

Card games with Grandmom

The beach changed everyday. It was lovely to spend so much time there! 

 It was lovely to spend so much time with family, especially Grandmom. We also got to meet our nephew and his wife's new baby. What a blessing!