Sunday March 10, 2013

Sunday March 10/13  update #388

I tried to sleep in, but to no avail.  There was a procession of those folks in the purple gowns again today and they are quite noisy.  Bella told me that this was the culmination of a religious retreat or something.  Anyway it is quite a spectacle as they pass by our home.

I wanted to add my seal to the collage for the Hearts Of Gold and I was determined to try a collage of my own.    I gathered several Cuenca Kids photos and went into PrintShop to try to find a ready-made collage format but they were really restricted so I forged ahead and manually made one myself.   After several hours I finally had things lined up so I printed an A4 version on glossy paper.   Then I applied my seal and ran it through the laminator 4 times.   Now I have a nice placemat, lol.  It really needs to be printed much larger to be effective so I am not sure what I will do now.   At least the hard work is done.

Bella was off to play bridge at Joe’s and then we are meeting at Mark and Karen’s for a feast of Black Angus beef.   They had ordered some of this great beef from a local man and were super pleased with the product so we got to sample some of it.

It might not be Alberta beef but it was a close second!  Mark made some mashed potatoes with sour cream, chives and bacon, just like a baked potato and I filled my face.  Lemon squares for dessert topped off the evening.

We got to enjoy the African motif they have in their apartment, mostly from their time spent teaching in Egypt.   We were also rolling in the aisles recounting many pet stories from our past

Our 55ish cab driver asked if it was OK to stop to pick up his wife on the way so she could enjoy the ride.  We just laughed and said OK.  She was waiting on the street in a coat and scarf, with one curler in her bangs.   Only in Ecuador you say??

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