Approximately once a week this group of musicians comes down our street to play and collect a few pesos. A lovely diversion.
Having your main living quarters outside of your house can pose a few challenges, privacy being one. I got the gardeners to help me move all of these plants around my "living room". Actually I only supervised and they hauled. They seemed to think it was really funny but I like it!!! Almost like a tree house!!!
Two of the items I wanted to purchase in Mexico were hammocks. One for the cottage and one for the cabin. I got the hardware in San Blas and when I came home was able to hang this beauty. I think it will go to the cottage. I usually find myself relaxing at sometime during the day swinging gently back and forth. After 2 it gets quite sunny and hot in this location so generally in the morning. I do a little read and then that may result in a little nap. I could mention how incredibly hot it is here but I know you don't want to hear that so I won't!!!
Before I got fired from my church job, I had already taken on these two women who are my maids, Ava and Esmirna. That meant I was teaching 4 days a week which did seem like a bit much. They are just outstanding as maids. They spend two hours cleaning my little cave and then want to sit and learn English for an hour. This is at the end of a long day of work. They work 6 days a week. They are here for two days a week, once for me and once for my neighbours. I really enjoy teaching them as they are so much fun to work with. We have lots of giggles and using my English to Spanish and Spanish to English books regularly to translate when we can't understand each other. I didn't mention that they are a Mother and daughter team full of enthusiasm and inquiry, a true joy to teach!!!
Like most Mexican towns if not all, Bucerias has a centro or square in the middle of town where everyone gets together and meets. When we arrived at the beginning of January, there was so much activity here with construction workers everywhere. You couldn't walk to our favourite restaurant in orange along the ocean side of the square, you had to walk around the block. Suddenly at the end of February when the project was supposed to be completed the construction crew packed up and left!!! There is not supposed to be any more money to finish the job so here it sits with this huge sign at the beginning on the road you can't drive on saying thank you for your patience as we improve Bucerias. There is no indication of how long this will take. Manana!!!
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