Thursday November 8, 2012

Thursday November 8/12  update #279

Bella and Mavis went to the weaving store this morning to get reacquainted with all the crafts people.  They get busy and crochet and knit stuff for cancer patients, etc.  Bella is always very popular with the ladies because of her extensive knowledge in those crafts.

I spent my morning uploading to my photo sites and it is always gratifying to see my work featured in many groups and favoured by many other artists.

After the ladies got home and had lunch, we hopped on the #15 to go to the top of El Valle and explore.  We walked the road above the church and came across this cute family and really giggled when this pantless boy was searching the laundry for something dry to wear.  They were quite happy to pose for us, except the matriarch always dropped her head and did not smile because she had very few teeth, and those weren’t going to last long either.

I still love the extreme quiet and feel so at home up there compared to the city.

We saw many animals and also many folks working in their large gardens, most of which seem to be freshly hoed for planting soon.   We even saw a man unhooking two bulls from a single blade wooden plow.   I later got their silhouette travelling on the ridge.

The house I had been eyeing up there appears to have been sold, or at least the For Sale sign is down.  It was reportedly 1820 sq ft but we had a pretty good look at and the house appeared to be maybe 900 sq ft on the main floor with only a ½ second floor.   They were also asking $135,000, way over the usual asking price around $50 a sq ft.  Oh, well, I can still dream.

The house across the street is progressing very slowly but they have begun bricking in the outside walls now.

Mmmmmm Lomo Fino (Filet Mignon) for supper….   So-o-o-o-o good!

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