Wednesday February 27, 2013

Wednesday February 27/13  update #377

After many months of experimentation, Bella may have finally perfected the art of bread-making at this altitude!  In spite of running out of gas mid-way in the baking process, the resulting loaves were perfect.

I woke very early and was able to catch the gas man on his first pass-by this morning.   Usually you can set your clock at 6:30am for his honking but naturally he was late this morning, just because I was waiting for him.

I finally got back to uploading some more photos for sale.   I have such a backlog, at least 500 works, and that is not counting really anything meaningful since Xmas Eve.  Between the Pase Del Nino and the Galapagos I could easily have another 500 ready to go.   I don’t know how to solve this dilemma.  I need to partner with a marketing genius I think.

I am still fighting this sinus cold but I feel 10 times better physically today.   I actually feel that I am winning the struggle to get my weight and physical condition back on track.  I also soaked up some natural Vitamin C on the terrace to help combat this stubborn cold.   Then I broke down and went to the Pharmacy.

We had another meeting at the Hearts Of Gold to come up with a Mission Statement today and it was very productive.  We need a Statement to be included in a brochure for volunteers to canvass for our upcoming Silent Auction.

I was also asked to take photos of all the volunteers so they can make name tags, etc, so we will all look official.  We got them all except for one, who I will get later.

I got home to find Bella in a foul mood after finding out she has now lost her Ecuadorian bridge partner.   The poor girl has given so much to improve the game here that she is feeling totally unappreciated, and unable to play competitively as often as she would like.  It seems that she is going to resort to online bridge games against players worldwide to get her competitive juices flowing.   I really hope that works for her.

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