feels like rain ...

Feels like rain ... heavy clouds all day and now, at 5 pm, it's steel grey up river and the ocean

is black coral.  The humidity is over 80 %, with a cool breeze down the canyon.  Not sock

weather, but a little sweater vest is perfect.  We have really had a mild winter, so far.  

If only it would rain, even just a little.  I spend a lot of time dragging hoses, and carrying

buckets, and I will be doing that till June.  The hillside is turning brown and the leaves are

falling.


I am trying to grow some kind of lawn, in the side yard towards the banos. ( You have to

leave the house to get to the bathroom, in the casita too ) On hot days I have to water

twice.  It's only some kind of weed, but it's better than just the sand it's growing in.

It's constant vigilence taking care of this place, kinda like having a farm !


The ocean is still warm, no jellyfish, and the fishing crew had 2 excellant days in a row, the

local Mexican crew that is !  The gringos caught a fish for lily, and a primo amber jack for us

all to share. But ...better luck next time ... 


Breaking News  !!!  We have purchased a filter for our tap water, so we won't have to buy

bottled water from the store anymore !  A breakthrough ! Like electricity & telephone, this

will make life much easier.  No more hauling water up and down from the store.  I can't

carry the bottle, so I had to have a a man ( that I knew )  carry it up for me, and tip him .

No more !  Some people living here have been using these systems for quite some time, and 

I was sceptical, but they had no problem.  The systems now are much more affordable,

$ 90.00 usd, small and portable.  And the water tastes better, i think .  The next step is

finding glass bottles to fill, instead of the plastic we have been using.


I made it up to Casa Isabels and saw our visiting jewelry expert.  She helped me restring a

necklace made out of seeds, that belonged to my mother's mother.  We made a double

strand bracelet and i love it.  Two other woman joined us, and we stopped for a while to watch

the whales playing.  


I also had a session with a local Jin Shin Do practitioner.  She has also just arrived in town.

I thought she was acupuncture, but her gift is the jin Shin Do, just like my first therapist,

( whom i adored ) in Gatineau, Qubec.  What a gift.  She helped me a lot.


I wanted acupuncture because of my psychic Reading 2 weeks ago.  When a pychic healer

moves in next door, well, I just had to go and meet with her.  I'm really glad i did.


It all comes with the territory in Yelapa.  People appear out of nowhere, and make a little

village.  I keep busy with the house, but i am off to the beach manana to re connect with my

Spanish teacher from 2 years ago.  She's from Iowa, but has a phd in Spanish ... go figure ...

We'll meet every Monday, I hope , until she leaves in May. 


Mimi's was rocking Friday night.  There was a birthday and a lot of musicians showed up

and everyone had a good time.  I even heard about it on the trail the next day !


There is a lot of work going on in town, and  i only know a little of it.  The old hardware store

will reopen soon, in some incarnation, there is a new clothing store, pharmacy, and so much

more.  The next edition of Yelapa Ahora Newsletter will be out soon, and I can get caught up

on the latest Yelapa news.


Croquet begins tomorrow .... Quite a few members missing this year,  so it will be a much 

smaller tournament, but still, ... May the best Woman Win !!


Life won't slow down for me now, until late May.  Even though I keep my privacy, I have to 

accept, I live in a tourist town, and the tourist season is gearing up. 

Easter, Spring Break, etc ....  I won't mind one bit when June comes , and we all can get back

to normal !!  Yelapa Normal ! 


 It turns out, the old kitchen sink we discovered, is actually an old clothes wash stand.

A sink to fill from a hose or bucket, and a wringer board made out of cement built in

between.  I love it, and it's still in good shape !  Silent says it was built about 30 years ago.

It will be perfect for herbs ...  herbs like mint and basil ...


Lots of work. but when you're heart is in it, you can't ask for more.


Some of Pegge's Yoga group had to cancel out of NYC yesterday because of the snow storm.


Stay strong everyone , this too shall pass ....


good night from my jungle tree house ... to yours ...

k