Hola Amigos,
Believe it or not, it has only been two weeks since our last "Pic". The major hurdle is done. Feeding the Hungry Fashion Show was held, was successful, and we survived! Please check out this link from the professional photographer we used to see all our models, and a few of us. Fashion Show . All of these models are local ladies who had a great time showing off the fashions of local dress makers. You can see by these pictures how much fun they had!
I was the MC and the answer lady, and Ben sold drink tickets and raffle tickets and kept people happy on his end of the deck, while I flitted around and visited, thanked people for coming, and dusted off my Toastmaster skills for speech making. I also spent some anxious moments trying to track down the DJ who had our sound system! Yikes. No way I could yell loud enough for everyone to hear. We are hearing reports that people really enjoyed the show, had a good time, and basically the only thing they could complain about is that we didn't have enough seats (some waited to the last minute to buy tickets, in other words!) We sold out, and I think there were a few sneaking in at the last minute anyhow!
So, I figured after the show, this week, we could relax a bit and maybe get a few things done that have been on our list. Well....the calendar is so full this week it's crazy! We're trying to get a few time sensitive things done (like our new health insurance) before deadlines are reached. Maybe next week we'll have a little time to relax. Maybe.
In the meantime, I have been doing a bit of gardening. I saved and planted some squash seeds from friends in Walla Walla. These need a bit of shade right now as they're developing, but I think they'll do just fine for a winter garden here in Baja. I'm hoping the lizards don't find them once they set on fruit! I have some onions started, and I'll be planting some other things very soon, now that the weather has cooled down some. The rancher from San Bartolo stopped by soon after we arrived home and sold me two bags of compost, so I'm set for a nice garden in my raised beds. I put the squash on the neighboring vacant lot. I'm hoping they can spread out nicely there.
OK. Not too many pictures have been taken in the last two weeks, because our noses have been to the grindstone getting ready for the Fashion Show. Hopefully we'll get a chance to get out and about and get more pics soon. Speaking of out and about....we're trying to figure out where our Jeep is in the process of being painted and so forth. Last time we saw it, it was in the Palmas Boat Yard waiting for a bit more fiberglass work on the firewall. We are really ready for it to get done and use it! (According to our painter whom Ben just called, he is retrieving it from the boat yard RIGHT NOW!) Hooray. The Model A is coming along, too. Ben has done some upholstery (we have upholstery kits and new springs) and it looks very nice. Today, the fenders and running boards are going to get sandblasted and taken to Caliman, the painter in San Bartolo.
Hasta la proxima vez,
Tus amigos en Baja
Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey
Believe it or not, it has only been two weeks since our last "Pic". The major hurdle is done. Feeding the Hungry Fashion Show was held, was successful, and we survived! Please check out this link from the professional photographer we used to see all our models, and a few of us. Fashion Show . All of these models are local ladies who had a great time showing off the fashions of local dress makers. You can see by these pictures how much fun they had!
I was the MC and the answer lady, and Ben sold drink tickets and raffle tickets and kept people happy on his end of the deck, while I flitted around and visited, thanked people for coming, and dusted off my Toastmaster skills for speech making. I also spent some anxious moments trying to track down the DJ who had our sound system! Yikes. No way I could yell loud enough for everyone to hear. We are hearing reports that people really enjoyed the show, had a good time, and basically the only thing they could complain about is that we didn't have enough seats (some waited to the last minute to buy tickets, in other words!) We sold out, and I think there were a few sneaking in at the last minute anyhow!
So, I figured after the show, this week, we could relax a bit and maybe get a few things done that have been on our list. Well....the calendar is so full this week it's crazy! We're trying to get a few time sensitive things done (like our new health insurance) before deadlines are reached. Maybe next week we'll have a little time to relax. Maybe.
In the meantime, I have been doing a bit of gardening. I saved and planted some squash seeds from friends in Walla Walla. These need a bit of shade right now as they're developing, but I think they'll do just fine for a winter garden here in Baja. I'm hoping the lizards don't find them once they set on fruit! I have some onions started, and I'll be planting some other things very soon, now that the weather has cooled down some. The rancher from San Bartolo stopped by soon after we arrived home and sold me two bags of compost, so I'm set for a nice garden in my raised beds. I put the squash on the neighboring vacant lot. I'm hoping they can spread out nicely there.
Our bougainvillea is blooming profusely (see up top), and the lime tree just keeps putting out a few more of these wonderful sweet limes. The banana trees have produced one very nice big bunch that we donated to the church food program, and we have at least three more bunches in the group! Hard to say how long it will be before they get ripe, but it may be a while!
OK. Not too many pictures have been taken in the last two weeks, because our noses have been to the grindstone getting ready for the Fashion Show. Hopefully we'll get a chance to get out and about and get more pics soon. Speaking of out and about....we're trying to figure out where our Jeep is in the process of being painted and so forth. Last time we saw it, it was in the Palmas Boat Yard waiting for a bit more fiberglass work on the firewall. We are really ready for it to get done and use it! (According to our painter whom Ben just called, he is retrieving it from the boat yard RIGHT NOW!) Hooray. The Model A is coming along, too. Ben has done some upholstery (we have upholstery kits and new springs) and it looks very nice. Today, the fenders and running boards are going to get sandblasted and taken to Caliman, the painter in San Bartolo.
Hasta la proxima vez,
Tus amigos en Baja
Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey
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