Monday December 3, 2012

Hmmmmmm, has anybody seen yesterday's Blog???   Somehow it disappeared........   I know it wasn't much and there were no photos but it is upsetting nonetheless.

Monday December 3/12  update #303

It is getting so frustrating to go to bed and be awake an hour or two later but yet I refuse to get hooked on pills again.  I am forcing myself to stay in bed and doze away, so I didn’t get up until 10am and actually felt quite refreshed.

Bella was off for groceries this morning then had to head out again for her bridge instruction classes again.  She has 4 tables of 4 people each, but is certain that a few will drop out as they do not have the memory to retain the information necessary.   Bella is very patient but the fact is that most people can’t absorb everything necessary to even begin to comprehend the correct way to play the game.  This isn’t rummy or hearts, and Bella is a Life Master is trying to retrain a lot of bad habits.

It is such a glorious day today, an eternal reminder as to why we moved here.  We don’t miss working or shoveling snow one bit.   We will admit that we miss the beauty of a fresh snowfall, hoar frost, the Rockies, and the deer in our back yard.  For a photographer, there are few places we could live so well and have so much to do every day.

While the sun is to the south of us I will continue to try to get the magic formula to get a definitive shot of Tom Thumb bathed in sunlight to show off his colours.  I got a few decent shots today, but not the perfect shot that I strive for.

I started to play Mr Fix-It today too, screwing down the seats of our dining room chairs.  They had been badly held by small staples and I got fed up with them always coming loose.   Then Bella had two school photos of Kim’s kids framed so I had to mount those on the wall.   Now I have to get photos of all my grandkids too.

Bella made nachos for supper, a perennial favorite to our palates, but without sour cream it just wasn’t the same.  She said Coral doesn’t carry sour cream, can you believe it?

I am trying to organize this trip to Saraguro but was shocked at the price quoted by their local Tourist Bureau for a guide, a snack and a local lunch.  Nothing is ever getting easier for me any more it seems.   I am going to have to sleep on what response to make.

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