Blogs: A Little More About My Journey

What is Sea Glass?

What is Sea Glass?

Sea glass begins its journey as ordinary discarded items—like old bottles, jars, or shipwreck fragments—that find their way into the ocean. Over decades, nature’s tumbling waves, sand, and saltwater work...

What is Sea Glass?

Sea glass begins its journey as ordinary discarded items—like old bottles, jars, or shipwreck fragments—that find their way into the ocean. Over decades, nature’s tumbling waves, sand, and saltwater work...

San Dollar found in beach

It is not always sunshine at the beach

Enjoying a breezy spring morning walking the shoreline in Port Aransas brought back familiar memories of growing up just minutes from the Caribbean. Even without sunshine, listening to the surf...

It is not always sunshine at the beach

Enjoying a breezy spring morning walking the shoreline in Port Aransas brought back familiar memories of growing up just minutes from the Caribbean. Even without sunshine, listening to the surf...

Mariel at Rockport beach

The Magic of the Sea

Heading down to the Texas coast to Rockport sparked a wonderful reminder of why I’ll always be a true beach girl at heart. For those of us who feel completely...

The Magic of the Sea

Heading down to the Texas coast to Rockport sparked a wonderful reminder of why I’ll always be a true beach girl at heart. For those of us who feel completely...

Mariel enjoying lunch with husband

The age of retirement

Thinking about retirement used to feel like a distant idea I liked to talk about, but now, with a firm date committed to my company and just seventeen weeks to...

The age of retirement

Thinking about retirement used to feel like a distant idea I liked to talk about, but now, with a firm date committed to my company and just seventeen weeks to...

Mariel at Market

Sterling silver or silver plated?

Exploring the shift from silver-plated materials to solid 925 sterling silver has revealed how much more lasting, solid, and truly "forever" real silver feels, eliminating the hidden copper cores that...

Sterling silver or silver plated?

Exploring the shift from silver-plated materials to solid 925 sterling silver has revealed how much more lasting, solid, and truly "forever" real silver feels, eliminating the hidden copper cores that...

Mariel fully aware of surroundings

Watching the World Pass By

Sitting at my gate at DFW airport during Spring Break, watching the constant, diverse flow of people of all backgrounds moving with the purpose of travel reminds me of the...

Watching the World Pass By

Sitting at my gate at DFW airport during Spring Break, watching the constant, diverse flow of people of all backgrounds moving with the purpose of travel reminds me of the...