Sunday-Monday July 29-30, 2012

Sun July 29/12 update

Bella went to play bridge.  It was a dreary rainy day so I just stayed in watched whatever Olympics I could find.  I found a channel with a lot of different feeds, and no commentary other that the in-arena announcers.

Bella returned with the news that I have my first real paying gig for my photography!  Joseph at Joe’s Secret Garden is so enamored with my work shooting the patrons at every event we attend that he wants me there every time, with a free meal!!   My first paying gig, as Bella calls it!

WooHoo!!  I won’t starve while Bella is away, lol.  The truth is I actually can be pretty self-sufficient and am a pretty good cook, but Bella has to have food her way, so she cooks and I clean.  It is surprising that Bella is really learning to spice her food as that would have been unheard of before we came here.  Last night’s stew was four rings of fire out of five.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151100784486355&set=a.10150220507151355.350287.692591354&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf  shows my grandson Dawson (lower left) with his team getting Gold medals for roller hockey at the Alberta Summer games.   We are so proud of all our grandkids!!

Only one week before Bella leaves back for Canada.

That was today’s excitement.   Hugs to all.

Monday July 30/12 update

Today is Bella’s grocery day so she was making sure I had enough supplies of paper products and cat food for while she is away.   She looks after me so well.

I went to Spanish class then had a few errands to run.  First I checked out a picture framing shop on the way for an estimate ($19).  

Then I checked several jewelry stores, then the jewelry Mercado, for heavy link copper bracelets.  No luck.   My buddy Kevon from Edmonton was hoping they would be much cheaper here.  One of the merchants spoke a little English and he said copper isn’t used much for jewelry here and such a bracelet would be hard to find.   He didn’t seem to think that copper was expensive here?

Then I took my computer stick to the Fuji store to get my photo of the lion cub enlarged to 12”x16” for a whole $4.50.   I checked more jewelry stores on the way back to the framing place where I picked out a beautiful gold frame, blue mat and non-reflective glass and paid the actual $15 cost.  It will be ready Thursday.

Today was a typical Cuenca day weather-wise, with early fog, sun, then cloud and sun, threatening cloud and more sun, etc.  I can’t think of too many places I’d rather be in the sunshine.  We are truly fortunate to have landed here.

I know you may get tired of many shots of places like the main cathedral, but every day is different, including the skies, etc.   And I will never tire of shots of the people and the children here.  Bear with me please.

Yesterday we spotted another Sparkling Violetear hummer in front of our place but we are 99% sure it is not Tom.  This one is giving us a wide berth even though we have tried leaving the nectar, with the huge bait flower, on the windowsill unattended.  Maybe this one was just passing by on his migration as well as we haven’t heard nor seen him either today at all.

That was today’s excitement.   Please see all photos at souvenircuenca.blogspot.com.  Hugs to all.