THIS IS A MOM & POP BUSINESS. HAVING LIVED IN KEY WEST FOR MANY YEARS, OUR
COLLECTION AND LOVE OF SEASHELLS JUST KEPT GROWING. WE STARTED TO MAKE OUR OWN
FRAMES TO DISPLAY OUR SHELLS IN 1983 AND SOLD THEM IN KEY WEST AT THE FAMOUS
SUNSET CELEBRATION ON MALLORY SQUARE. THIS WAS A DAILY FESTIVAL THAT BROUGHT THE
LOCAL ARTISTS OF KEY WEST TOGETHER TO SELL THEIR WARES, TO HAVE FUN, AND MEET
TOURISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THESE WERE SOME OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF OUR
LIVES. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD TO GROW UP AND ABANDON THE "PETER PAN SYNDROM" LIFE
WE KNEW & LOVED. WE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE & GET JOBS
THAT OFFERED RETIREMENT BENEFITS & ALL THAT GROWN UP STUFF WE REBELED AGAINST
FOR SO MANY YEARS. I HAD LIVED IN MEXICO FOR 5 YEARS ON A LITTLE ISLAND CALLED
COZUMEL BEFORE ARRIVING IN KEY WEST AND MY HUSBAND WAS (AND STILL IS) A MUSICIAN
THAT TRAVELED FROM TOWN TO TOWN PLAYING MUSIC. HAPPILY WE MET & FELL IN LOVE IN
KEY WEST. WE ARE STILL ON OUR FIRST DATE 20 SOME YEARS LATER. WELCOME TO OUR
EBAY STORE AND WE HOPE YOU WILL KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE!! LOVE, BARB & ROB
SELLING SEASHELLS
WE HAVE STARTED SELLING OUR VAST COLLECTION OF SEASHELLS TO THE PUBLIC.
YOU'LL SEE MANY FROM THOSE DAYS IN KEY WEST. DIVERS WOULD BRING US THEIR FINDS
TO MALLORY SQUARE BECAUSE THEY KNEW WE WOULD FRAME THEM FOR THEM AS FAVORS.
WONDERFUL BARTER SYSTEM WAS ALIVE & WELL IN THOSE DAYS. THE INVENTORY WE CARRY
NOW IS STILL VERY LARGE AND WE NOW ARE SELLING AT GREATLY REDUCED RATES TO MAKE
ROOM FOR OTHER HOBBIES IN OUR LIFE. SHELLS ARE STILL PACKED IN CRATES TO THE
CEILING IN OUR WORKROOM AND IT'S TIME TO MAKE ROOM. ENJOY THESE ITEMS AS
WELL...I KNOW WE HAVE.
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