Just Us And The Seagulls

Very distracting, sitting at the beach, when you are trying to read or paint!

Not to mention the color blue!

Meditating on the life handed to us.

Heading north in a few weeks, feeling very inspired, excited about all our new projects we have to do!! 

This winter get away was just what the doctor ordered.

Thank you St. Augustine!

 

 

Many Anniversaries

Here we are, at St. Augustine Fish Camp, celebrating our 23rd wedding anniversary.

A ten minute walk, down Riberia, from our apartment.

Started with a chilly good Mojito!

Fish Camp sits on the edge of the San Sebastian River.

This is also the 16th anniversary of Anchor Cottage Freshwater Decor blog site.

Shrimp boats. I love eating the shrimp, down here, fresh fresh fresh!

A treasure of a restaurant in a hidden corner of the city.

We choose to sit outside, on the deck, to watch the sunset.

We have been coming down to this neck of the woods for at least 20 years and we always enjoy the Oldest City in the nation. 

The bar is decorated perfectly, I got some really good inspiration for seaside decor!

We will be back! Loved the setting and the atmosphere of this fish camp in the city!

What the blog is good for is keeping memories in pictures.

Happy Anniversaries! 

 

Castillo de San Marcos

Looking out, across the Mantanzas Inlet, from the top of the fort with the Frances and Mary Usina bridge, in the background, that takes us to Vilano Beach. 

Then turn around and look! The Bridge of Lions, the draw bridge that connects us to Anastasia Island.

Behind the fort lies Abbott Tract Historic District with homes from 1861, 1885 and 1894. 

Turn, one more time, to see the Ponce de Leon Hotel/Flagler College from the top of the fort's wall. 

Amied toward the English in 1702.

Made of bronze and iron, the skilled craftsman took the time to make the gun deck ornate!

The beauty of the patina on these guns.

Imagine looking out and not seeing a bridge but seeing the English coming at you in 1702 for a 51 day siege and you outlasted them only to have the English burn the city to the ground. 

The hot shot furnace used to make the cannon balls hot and then fired into the wooden sides of ships to set the enemy warships on  fire!

The fort is made of Coquina Stone. Tiny seashells compressed into limestone over thousands of years. Locally quarried and easy to cut, coquina withstood cannon fire!

The Spanish built Castillo de San Marcos to protect St Augustine. Finished in 1695 and still standing!

We walked up to the fort, from our apartment on, National Park, free admittance day.

 

Winter Residence

Good Morning, looking out my bedroom window.

Parked the truck and headed into our apartment!

These houses were built in the early 1900s.

We have a two bedroom, two bath, upstairs unit with ten foot ceilings and a beautiful staircase with stained glass windows. 

A King Sago palm greets us upon arrival.

Didn't realize this but do they have brains?

A Sawtooth palm behind where we park.

With a huge, Live Oak dripping in Spanish Moss, blowing in the breeze. 

 

Good night!

Very different from what we are used too!

Class Act

Sitting oceanside, reading my new magazine. Does anyone remember Antiques Magazine from days gone by?

Out of the corner of my eye I see a ship passing by the lighthouse!

She's a beauty. 

Sailed, right by, in all her glory. 

 

Sea salt on my boat shoes, resting on, $175 per yard, pillow fabric topping my 5 gallon pickle bucket foot stool. 

This is the life!