Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Tuesday July 10, 2012


Tuesday July 10/12 update
Bella is off to the weaving store, the Book Exchange, and the lawyer’s office before returning home to let in the cleaning lady and some novice bridge players for the afternoon.   She will apprise me later of her talk with the lawyer regarding the payment of wages to casual employees such as Rosa.   Apparently there are also new interpretations of residency rules for widows and widowers and divorced couples.
I was out early to volunteer to help at the Book Exchange for two hours.  This is at the Windhorse Café, and the Book Exchange was started 1.5 years ago by Susanna Maxwell who also sells bread during these hours.  She introduced me to two other people who live in east Cuenca and also advised me that the Moca Café is looking for photographs and artworks to display, so I have emailed them too.
From the upstairs window at the Windhorse there are some nice views to the southwest mountains and the mountain with the telecommunications masts where we will be taking some night shots from next Monday.
Across the street is a busy bus stop and I spotted these 2 serious female backpackers, each with a huge backpack strapped their back and another large backpack on their front.  They really look like they are ready for the wilderness and whatever Mother nature will throw their way.
On the opposite corner of the same block is a Canadian Microbrewery but it is always closed when I go by.   I’d like to try their beer one day, even though I have no problem with the local Club beer. 
A truckload of municipal police went by with 4 in the box (a common sight here) and you can see them giving me the thumbs up.   Gotta love the Cuencanos.
I picked up my new name + address stamp at the papeleria on Juan Jamarillo then went over to the Papeleria Monsalves to pick up a highlighter, a permanent fine marker and a few labels ($1.60).
I always seem to walk pretty much the same route through El Centro as I make my way over to the Rotary Market to catch the #50 home.  When the sun is shining like today we don’t want to be indoors.
And we have a couple of more shots of our friend Tom.
Enjoy the pics.    That was today’s excitement.    Hugs to all.

Serious backpackers, and frontpackers!

Coffee klatch next to the book exchange room

Canadian Microbrewery

They have that big priest to protect them

Tom Thumb 1

Tom Thumb 2

Tom Thumb 3

Tom Thumb 4

Hummingbird Abstract

Thumbs Up from the Municipal Police

SouthEast view to the Mast Mountain

SouthWest view to the Andes

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