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LovelyOf course, in addition to putting them on one's pack.
I don't know about anyone else, but since first walking the Camino, these shells have become a 'thing' for me - not only do I notice them everywhere but they begin to accumulate.
I'm sure I'm not alone in this: are scallops invading your living spaces, too?
Fortunately life prevents me from being too acquisitive. But recently an old (non-camino) friend in NZ introduced me to a lovely way to show off the beauty of our favorite symbol (see my new avatar).
Lots of possible metaphors there, besides being gorgeous. The Camino contains multitudes, and all levels of being.
Available from the pilgrim office at St Jean Pied de Port (SJPdP) and all along the Camino Frances.I will (all being well ) nervously begin my first Camino in 2018. I have so many questions, those of great brevity and the more mundane, but one thing I’ve been wondering is where do these scallop shells come from? Do peregrinos bring their own shells with them sourced from home or are they readily available at the start points?
Thank youAvailable from the pilgrim office at St Jean Pied de Port (SJPdP) and all along the Camino Frances.
Buen camino
I too, have several shell jewelry pieces I've purchased in Santiago at the end of my journeys.I just wear a necklace and earrings with the shell design. I don't want to add any more weight to my backpack!
Well, that was my friend who did that - I just took the photo. She lives on an island surrounded bu a healthy ocean, and loves shells. Her beautiful nest was an acknowledgement that even the very young die, as well as we who are older and bigger...You really DO love the scallop shells!
Where is that, @Bradypus ? Wow.You could write a message on it and nail it to your wall or roof beams. Add one for each camino and eventually it will end up like this
Great idea.Christmas tree ornaments?
Where is that, @Bradypus ? Wow.
I will (all being well ) nervously begin my first Camino in 2018. I have so many questions, those of great brevity and the more mundane, but one thing I’ve been wondering is where do these scallop shells come from? Do peregrinos bring their own shells with them sourced from home or are they readily available at the start points?
Well, let me count . . . 1,2,3,4,5 . . . five of them hanging on the wall to the left of my computer desk. Note, where I grew up it was considered bad luck to have sea shells inside your home, so, wish me good luck! Thanks for reading, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.. . . are scallops invading your living spaces, too? . . .
My mother had a lifelong collection of spoons, souvenirs from world travels and some lovely antiques. After her passing I was looking into her spoon chest, right on top of the spoons inside was a beautiful scallop shell. That told me that I must walk the Camino. Her shell has hung on my backpack for both of my pilgrimages.
Of course. Why did I not think of that??Cufflinks, of course.
You could write a message on it and nail it to your wall or roof beams. /QUOTE]
The previous owner of my house left 17 St Brigid's crosses nailed to a beam. Apart from the desire to reuse my original shell, I doubt that there are enough active years remaining to me to accumulate such a collection!
I don't know about anyone else, but since first walking the Camino, these shells have become a 'thing' for me - not only do I notice them everywhere but they begin to accumulate.
Save them for the next CaminoOf course, in addition to putting them on one's pack.
I don't know about anyone else, but since first walking the Camino, these shells have become a 'thing' for me - not only do I notice them everywhere but they begin to accumulate.
I'm sure I'm not alone in this: are scallops invading your living spaces, too?
Fortunately life prevents me from being too acquisitive. But recently an old (non-camino) friend in NZ introduced me to a lovely way to show off the beauty of our favorite symbol (see my new avatar).
Lots of possible metaphors there, besides being gorgeous. The Camino contains multitudes, and all levels of being.
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