Pic-of-the-Week for November 6, 2018

Hola Amigos,

Happy election day in the US.  Hope you've voted!  And that's all I'm going to say about that.  

I am going to try to keep these short, with plenty of pictures and few words.  I do tend to get rather verbose, given a chance!

Since our last POTW (Pic-of-the-Week), we have gotten into our routine here.  Unfortunately, Ben got sick last week (stomach issues) and spent a good part of the week in bed.  He's trying to make up for it now!

Gardening:  

One of our few Hibiscus is blooming.  This one is obviously a hardy one, and likes where it's planted!  

We have been doing some clean-up work.  When it's in the shade, we work on the west side of the house hoeing out the needle grass.  It comes out easy, but most of the lot is covered with it.  Phew!  

We got a delivery of good farmyard compost yesterday from a rancher in San Bartolo.  I'm going to enlarge last years corn growing spot.  I'd hoped to put in a raised bed, but I guess not this year.  Instead, we'll invest in some good wire to fence out the critters.  I have a nice crop of Blue Lake bush beans started, and some radishes, lettuce, spinach and squash in our existing beds.  I'm hoping the tomato seeds will sprout any day now!  

Fashion Show:

We have also been spending a lot of time working on the "Feeding the Hungry" Fashion show, which Ben and I started heading up last year.  We're doing a LOT of things different this year; change of location and time of day, ticket sales, no reserved tables, no set menu... Hopefully, it will be easier for us.  The proceeds from this fashion show go to supplement the program our church here started, feeding almost 30 families in town who are the poorest of the poor.  Last year we were very successful, and we hope to continue that this year.  The show will be November 29th.

Cars and things that are supposed to run:

When Ben hasn't been sick, he's been working on the Model A Roadster.  There has been a lot of time underneath, with me on top holding the nut, or being the "gofer" to get his tools.  It was coming along nicely, when he realized he needed the doors.  Well, he didn't have them!  He called the body shop in La Paz, and they said, "No, we don't have them.  We're sure you loaded them in your red truck."  Ben looked everywhere, and they were not to be found.  They looked again in La Paz, and found them behind some BIG heavy metal.  So, they had been scratched a bit, and need to be painted again.  He's hoping to get them this weekend.

Here's that classic look of the Model A.  Many of the parts that need to be installed are in those boxes on the shelves to the left.

 Do you know how hard it is for a 70+ year old to get inside this car and drill holes for rivets and/or bolts!  Ugh!  He has it jacked up a bit so that he can more easily get under it.  

This picture shows the blue color pretty well.  The green stripe on the gas tank is a reflection of our kayak hanging above it!

Fun stuff:

Who has time?  We did take some time for some visiting with friends and shopping some sales this last weekend...and eating out.  When we get the Jeep done (who knows when?) we will take it out for rides and exploring.  It has a ways to go, but the engine runs nicely.  And I guess my morning beach walks with Zoey are fun.  I'm always finding garbage to pick up, and once in a while I find treasures, too.  Yesterday, I found a nice Craftsman screwdriver!  And I'm always picking up glass.  I have a pretty good collection.

And of course, the burros are in the barrio, and I just happened to have some carrots for them the other day.  Probably the best thing they've had to eat in a while!

Can't forget the Trick-or-Treaters!  Had quite a few this year.  Good thing Ben went shopping for candy two times when he was in La Paz.

I have started a 2018 November photo album.  I might even put captions on the pictures.  

No pictures of Olivia this time.  😞  Grandma is having withdrawal pains here!  

Hasta la proxima vez,

Tus amigos en Baja,

Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey