Once and a while we stumble on a small business & just fall in love with it. Rocky Point Rodeo Drive has a of of shops that hold very similar tourist items. We weren’t expecting something different or new. Creating curios from shells has been a long standing tradition even when this road was simply sand and shacks. I had my own tradition of buying one particular older woman’s shell creations but when they upgraded the road a few years ago, her store disappeared. Now we have created a new tradition as once we met Salvador.Way at the west end of the street on the north side we found a shop owned by a delightful couple.
Salvador is showing the secure backing his wife uses on her designs.
Some of the shells are local, some are purchased, but all the work is hers.
He explained they live behind the shop and TODAY he was watching the shop and the kids while his wife was at a political luncheon for women.
Salvador’s pride in his wife’s work & her participation in the luncheon was delightful. We learned a lot about this couple in a short time from his story. They are part of the old traditions, and they are shaping in the future of their town. This is such a terrific mom and pop business. Please stop in the next time you are in Rocky Point. I know we always will.