Tidepools and Wildflowers

I’ve been fascinated with this place since the first time I saw it, passing by a couple years ago on an errand with my mom. It has so much character, and I have this weird urge to buy it and restore it, which is not within either my budget or my skill set, but I get wistful every time I see it. I think because it has so much quirky charm and potential, it seems a shame to just let it crumble and decay like Miss Havisham’s wedding cake.

If you’re interested, there’s some great info on the Wikipedia page about it. I’m not going to regurgitate what Wikipedia has to offer, but I will tell you that I think one of the coolest bits of the story is the discovery of the mineral springs- in 1939, the owners Ted and Alice Sliger dug a well. They’d been hauling in all their drinking water, and the well was intended to meet that need, but instead, the water they hit was 112 degrees Fahrenheit, and they capitalized on that discovery, turning the spot into a small hot springs resort. It reminds me of the movie Mama Mia! when they find Aphrodite’s well. I’m a sucker for stories with serendipitous discoveries…. and I hope we all experience our own serendipitous discoveries and happy surprises in the coming days.