Tuesday August 21, 2012

Tuesday August 21/12 update

In one month we will be starting our second summer season.   Bring it on!!!!

Bella sent me a note that CIBC had not cancelled a credit card as requested when I had called in May and now they were trying to charge us the fee again.   It did not take long for me to straighten that mess out.

I slipped downtown to the Book/Movie Exchange at the Windhorse Café.   I saw Garth and Orilla there but they didn’t see me and then they slipped away before we could chat.

On the Escalinata, and on the riverbank, there were so many beautiful artworks on display.  The wire motorcycle was about 9” long and the artist wanted $40 for it.   The artist by the tree, Freddy Peralta, was selling the painting of the blue woman for only $30.

This lady and her daughter were posing for her husband taking shots with his cel phone so I asked if I could take a picture and they easily agreed.  Isn’t that shot just the greatest statement about Ecuadorians and how they love their children??!!

The rivers are exceedingly low so we wouldn’t mind a good rain to replenish them.   We are getting dangerously close to seeing a "River of Rocks" again.

On my way home I stopped at the local video store and picked up 8 more movies.   My time was limited and I tried to keep an eye out for our maid, Rosa, but somehow she got by me and was waiting at the door, early, and ready to start work.

Later I decided to slip out and get some shelving at Rotary Market for our DVD’s  so I promised Rosa I would be back in time.   I couldn’t immediately find what I wanted, but did finally locate a unit somewhat close and usable for our collection of almost 150 in stock now..   I haggled the price down to $40 and was on my way back home.

I made a mess of the newly cleaned floors when I had to make holes in the hardboard backing to allow cords to be run through.  My initial thought was just to use the unit for the DVD’s and put the plant on top but it was way too high for that so I had to move all the electronics into this new unit.   The DVD’s are now housed in the old TV unit which is the right height to support the large plant.   I am glad it worked out.  The stack of DVD’s you see in the big unit are those we have yet to watch.

I got an email from Martha Mays asking if I would consider continuing with the Spanish classes.  Unfortunately I had to respond that I couldn’t.  I am just too darn busy and I have oodles of Spanish material on hand that I need to absorb.

I was watching AlJazeera news while suffering through some filet mignon and they had a brief clip about the Tungurahua eruptions which has been quite active these last 4 days.  Many people had to be evacuated from the vicinity.   I don’t wish anyone any harm but I sure hope there is still activity by the time we get our tour organized, which won’t be before next Tuesday for sure.

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