Hola, Amigos!
Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas!
We hope that our bi-weekly newsletter finds you healthy and happy and ready for the Christmas season! And please remember the reason for the season....
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
We are getting ready for 12 to 14 of us here at our little casita for Christmas dinner, and some singing afterwards. Ben will be smoking two turkeys (we hope to have some leftovers!) and our guests are contributing food and goodies for the meal. I'm also preparing the music and PowerPoint show for our church's Christmas Eve Service on Thursday night, so we've been busy! Lots to do and remember. I have also been busy toting my portable keyboard as our Community Choir group (OK Chorale) has been singing at various functions. I think we get the next week "off"!
Ben took the 1928 Woody to yet another Car Show on December 13, in Cabo San Lucas this time. It was the First Annual Car Show there, so we decided to go, and since it was Sunday afternoon from 2 until dark, we spent the night at a hotel there. There were over 120 cars registered (ours was the oldest) and lots of motorcycles showed up, too. Surprise, surprise, Ben's car won primero lugar!!! That's FIRST PLACE for the entire show. Wow! He even won a trophy cup; first time for that! (He says he thinks it's solid gold!)
And of course, when he was awarded the trophy, he was surrounded by pretty girls (he kind of likes that part!)
The hardest part about accepting his trophy was getting his car moved to the parking spot where they wanted it. There were traffic jams to the front of us, traffic jams behind us, and no drivers for the "jamming" vehicles in sight! It probably took 20 minutes or more to get half way across the parking lot where they had a generator with some spot lights. And by that time it was dark, the parking lot lights weren't working, and neither were the Woody's headlights! (One was, but Ben thought that wouldn't look good).
Afterwards, everyone wanted another picture of Ben, the cup and the car. I even got in a few of the photos (on other folks cameras).
More photos of the Car Show are on our December 2015 Picasa album.
We made our way out to Los Frailes where our friends Katie and Mel Crabb dry camp for about 5 months every winter. They recently acquired a 5th wheel trailer (new to them, and barely used) so are very happy with all the space, compared to the camper they were using (which is now a guest room). Mel is a great fisherman, and had recently caught Tuna, so we had barbecued tuna for lunch. Muy delicioso! We contributed a Strawberry Pie that topped off the meal perfectly.
The road from our house to La Ribera is fine; La Ribera to Los Frailes is always questionable. It's paved part way, and dirt part way, and we were half-way lucky this time in that the grader was there that very day working on the dirt road. Unfortunately, the road crew repairing the paved part of the road is off until after Christmas vacation, so we had quite a few miles of detour on dirt. We came home pretty dusty.
The birds are back in force enjoying our offerings of seed and hummingbird nectar. I caught this cute little guy taking a bath the other day.
Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas!
We hope that our bi-weekly newsletter finds you healthy and happy and ready for the Christmas season! And please remember the reason for the season....
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
We are getting ready for 12 to 14 of us here at our little casita for Christmas dinner, and some singing afterwards. Ben will be smoking two turkeys (we hope to have some leftovers!) and our guests are contributing food and goodies for the meal. I'm also preparing the music and PowerPoint show for our church's Christmas Eve Service on Thursday night, so we've been busy! Lots to do and remember. I have also been busy toting my portable keyboard as our Community Choir group (OK Chorale) has been singing at various functions. I think we get the next week "off"!
Ben took the 1928 Woody to yet another Car Show on December 13, in Cabo San Lucas this time. It was the First Annual Car Show there, so we decided to go, and since it was Sunday afternoon from 2 until dark, we spent the night at a hotel there. There were over 120 cars registered (ours was the oldest) and lots of motorcycles showed up, too. Surprise, surprise, Ben's car won primero lugar!!! That's FIRST PLACE for the entire show. Wow! He even won a trophy cup; first time for that! (He says he thinks it's solid gold!)
And of course, when he was awarded the trophy, he was surrounded by pretty girls (he kind of likes that part!)
The hardest part about accepting his trophy was getting his car moved to the parking spot where they wanted it. There were traffic jams to the front of us, traffic jams behind us, and no drivers for the "jamming" vehicles in sight! It probably took 20 minutes or more to get half way across the parking lot where they had a generator with some spot lights. And by that time it was dark, the parking lot lights weren't working, and neither were the Woody's headlights! (One was, but Ben thought that wouldn't look good).
Afterwards, everyone wanted another picture of Ben, the cup and the car. I even got in a few of the photos (on other folks cameras).
More photos of the Car Show are on our December 2015 Picasa album.
We made our way out to Los Frailes where our friends Katie and Mel Crabb dry camp for about 5 months every winter. They recently acquired a 5th wheel trailer (new to them, and barely used) so are very happy with all the space, compared to the camper they were using (which is now a guest room). Mel is a great fisherman, and had recently caught Tuna, so we had barbecued tuna for lunch. Muy delicioso! We contributed a Strawberry Pie that topped off the meal perfectly.
The road from our house to La Ribera is fine; La Ribera to Los Frailes is always questionable. It's paved part way, and dirt part way, and we were half-way lucky this time in that the grader was there that very day working on the dirt road. Unfortunately, the road crew repairing the paved part of the road is off until after Christmas vacation, so we had quite a few miles of detour on dirt. We came home pretty dusty.
The birds are back in force enjoying our offerings of seed and hummingbird nectar. I caught this cute little guy taking a bath the other day.
We've seen Cardinals, Grossbeaks, Finches, Jays, Doves, Woodpeckers,.... you name it, they've been here or flying by. (That includes the Turkey Buzzards who enjoy flying by on the windy days).
Our garden is producing a few things; zucchini and cucumbers. They're not very big yet, but I guess that's a good thing.
Weather wise, we've had a lot of cloudy days, and it even rained a bit yesterday, but today is the kind of day I love; bright sunshine, blue sky, and a bit of a breeze. Not bad for the first day of winter, hey? This is taken from our roof. (If you look hard, you'll see some kite boarders there in the distance).
We all wish you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From your Amigos in Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
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