Hola Amigos,
After all the activity of car shows and parades last week, it has been fairly quiet this week! Ben did take another trip to La Paz for a doctor visit on Friday (he's fine), and errands. It took all day and then some. He had to spend the night again, but at least he had his toothbrush this time! He has done his La Paz trips so often that he now has a spread sheet that lists the places he needs to go, the shopping list of things to try to find and buy, and how much time it should take to get there, and how much time for the shopping. When he adds it all up and it comes to 15 hours total, he tells me "I'm going to be home late tonight!" He actually didn't get home from his Friday trip until about 3pm Saturday! In the meantime, I stay home and water my garden, pull a few weeds, read my books, play on the computer, sew a few seams on my quilt, and walk the dogs on the beach. It's a rough life, but someone has to do it!
Oh, I've also been picking beans from my bean row! The beans you see in the photo below are the new crop (near) and the old crop (far). I think I'm going to have enough to can some! Hooray! The leaves have all grown back where the cows stripped them, and they are producing nicely. The new crop is blooming and I should be able to pick some from there very soon.
Our new neighbors down in Vista del Mar, Craig and Mary, invited us over for hors d'ourvres the other day, and they have a nice view of our casa from theirs! We could also hear our dogs barking everytime someone went by on the road! The little stinkers! I went up on their roof one time (they do have a stairway!) and yelled at them to be quiet and get in the house. I could watch them as they heard me and obeyed! At least for a little while. We finally had Ryan go up and shut them in the house (closed up their little doggie door) so we didn't have to listen to them any more!
This is the view of our house from Craig and Mary's roof. Not bad!
And here are a few views from their new house.
This is the view from their veranda. Not bad, huh?
The spring art show was last weekend, and I enjoyed visiting that. I even found a few things to purchase. :-) But no furniture (locally made with local woods), nor any paintings.
We are enjoying our spring weather... we still have a windy day or two, but it is changing directions. Instead of coming from the north, it is now often from the east or south east, which is the direction from which summer breezes blow. We've had more meals out on our veranda, and are again enjoying watching the birds who visit our garden. We saw some rare ones the other day (no camera in hand, so no photo); the Pyrrhuloxia (don't ask me to pronounce it, just click on the name for photos!) They look a bit like a Cardinal with a top knot, and are also known as the Gray Cardinal. We've also had the Black-Headed Grosbeak, and all the normal crowd; White Wing Doves, Cardinals, Orioles, California Quail, Finches, Flycatchers, Woodpeckers, Cactus Wrens, and Thrashers. They appreciate our seeds and water. Of course there are the hummingbirds, too. Can't forget them! They can provide hours of entertainment!
There are a few more photos posted at the end of the March 2013 Picasa album.
Hasta la proxima semana!
Tus amigos de Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey (who are getting bark collars later this week!!!)
After all the activity of car shows and parades last week, it has been fairly quiet this week! Ben did take another trip to La Paz for a doctor visit on Friday (he's fine), and errands. It took all day and then some. He had to spend the night again, but at least he had his toothbrush this time! He has done his La Paz trips so often that he now has a spread sheet that lists the places he needs to go, the shopping list of things to try to find and buy, and how much time it should take to get there, and how much time for the shopping. When he adds it all up and it comes to 15 hours total, he tells me "I'm going to be home late tonight!" He actually didn't get home from his Friday trip until about 3pm Saturday! In the meantime, I stay home and water my garden, pull a few weeds, read my books, play on the computer, sew a few seams on my quilt, and walk the dogs on the beach. It's a rough life, but someone has to do it!
Oh, I've also been picking beans from my bean row! The beans you see in the photo below are the new crop (near) and the old crop (far). I think I'm going to have enough to can some! Hooray! The leaves have all grown back where the cows stripped them, and they are producing nicely. The new crop is blooming and I should be able to pick some from there very soon.
And here are a few views from their new house.
This is the view from their veranda. Not bad, huh?
The spring art show was last weekend, and I enjoyed visiting that. I even found a few things to purchase. :-) But no furniture (locally made with local woods), nor any paintings.
We are enjoying our spring weather... we still have a windy day or two, but it is changing directions. Instead of coming from the north, it is now often from the east or south east, which is the direction from which summer breezes blow. We've had more meals out on our veranda, and are again enjoying watching the birds who visit our garden. We saw some rare ones the other day (no camera in hand, so no photo); the Pyrrhuloxia (don't ask me to pronounce it, just click on the name for photos!) They look a bit like a Cardinal with a top knot, and are also known as the Gray Cardinal. We've also had the Black-Headed Grosbeak, and all the normal crowd; White Wing Doves, Cardinals, Orioles, California Quail, Finches, Flycatchers, Woodpeckers, Cactus Wrens, and Thrashers. They appreciate our seeds and water. Of course there are the hummingbirds, too. Can't forget them! They can provide hours of entertainment!
There are a few more photos posted at the end of the March 2013 Picasa album.
Hasta la proxima semana!
Tus amigos de Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey (who are getting bark collars later this week!!!)
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