.... Happy Halloween ... April is planning a Day of the Dead Celebration this year ! She plans on making all the traditional foods and of course an Altar where everyone is encouraged to contribute ... that's the day " Peppermint Patti " and I have a date to go over our Immigration forms so I will definitely stop by. That's also the night Leafs v/s Canucks on Hockey Night in Canada, so I'll be heading up to watch with Yelapa's biggest Canucks fans ...
Go Leafs !! I can hear the Common Hawks, again in the early morning, a sign that the rain is behind us, I hope. It rained heavy in PV on Thursday night, but not a drop here. We had a
thunder and lightening show, but could still see some stars. Kind of unusual since Yelapa traditionally gets more rain. The humidity is less and less everyday.
The time has come for all our part timers to come home again, and there have been a few visitors stopping by to catch up on the news. Some tourists on the path too. I was down sweeping the caca yesterday and a couple walking by, .... " Do you live here ? " yes I do " You live here full time ? " yes I do " Wow, really ? " Yes, really .. and so it goes ... Paz had shown me where the wild cucumbers are growing along the fence at the bottom of the hill, and as I was picking some for my salad, more tourists came by, and joined in the fun ..." You really live here full time ?
What a kick to have Enrique stop by and sing some songs and play the guitar. He's been waiting all week. Poor guy doesn't have a guitar anymore, and he really needs one.
He says a friend from the States may be bringing one for him this year. I used to call him Crazy Enrique, as many people do, but I'm not going to call him that anymore, from now on he's Fast Eddy !! I had the weekend off from Mimi's, but back at it again today. Not too many musicians in town that I know of, to start up Friday night Live. Maybe we should get Fast Eddy to be the headliner this year ? I hope by next week I can include photos of the new and improved Mimi's Cafe & Bazaar.
Looking forward to the season, getting Permanent Status in Mexico in particular. The Annual Yacht Club Halloween Dance coming up, and that's the kick off really. We are missing a few friends who won't be back for another 3 weeks, but we shall do our best to carry on without them ... most everyone will be back for American Thanksgiving.
I see there is a new Restaurant at the top of Cardiac Hill calling itself the Tiki Bar ... sounds very interesting , and still have to get to Rays and try the Pizza ... and there's Tacos y Mas and ...
I hope everyone is doing fine up north. Many of you may even have snow on the ground by now ...a sign to pack your sarong and head to Yelapa ...
I'll be here ....
xx
k
Monday, October 28, 2013
yelapa bonita song ... photo
Enrique has written many many songs, the most popular being the
Yelapa Bonita Song, unless he wrote one about you and then that would
be your favorite ... He wrote a couple of new ones over the summer and asked
if he could come by and try them out ... He played Yelapa Bonita as well, of cource,
and my personal favorite, the one about Rocky and the fish that got away ....
Samuel Enrique Lorenzo Garcia
Monday, October 21, 2013
keep on keepin
Hola ... Yesterday my blog disappeared ? but it's back today ?? is that just a Mexico glitch or
maybe an internal google problem ?? and why do they call it a blog when i think it should be a blurb ?? First things first ... little Jesus Felipe died in Guadalajara last week. So sad for the Mom & Dad, first baby and all. Poor little guy just couldn't make it once the tubes and such were taken out, and he'd been through so much already. They had the funeral here, but I couldn't go, too sad with the little box and so many people. Pollo Bollo was packed last night with everyone. The taxi was packed this morning too. Soon Yelapa will be back to full capacity, we hope. I admit I like having the Village " all to myself " but no business would survive if they depended on me, so it's exciting to think the rainy season is behind us, and old friends and new are booking their flights to join us in this little paradise.
Except paradise smells like something died in my front yard ! I guess that will be the first job tomorrow .... looking for that smell. I've had to do this once before and SJ is the expert sniffer outer ! ... doubt I'll include that in my next ESL lesson ?? I don't have much to say this week. I have been keeping my nose to the grindstone at Mimis Cafe & Bazaar. Paint and more paint. All the restaurants are busy cleaning chairs, varnishing, painting, pressure washing. Getting ready for the season. Tacos y mas to open on the 4th, I heard. Ray's is going strong at the old Casa Imagination. I haven't been yet, but will try the Pizza this weekend ! I unpacked my books from summer storage this week. All my favorites, Poetry and Writing Books, and Canadiana ! We always appreciate books, magazines and newspapers ... I still feel isolated when it comes to reading material !
Gotta get a move on !! Want to watch Downton Abbey tonight ! How isolated is that ? I could even get all the NHL games if I signed up , like the Russells do. They keep me well informed.
Maybe I'll sign up when the Leafs actually make it to the play offs ! Love to all and keep on keepin on !! xx k
maybe an internal google problem ?? and why do they call it a blog when i think it should be a blurb ?? First things first ... little Jesus Felipe died in Guadalajara last week. So sad for the Mom & Dad, first baby and all. Poor little guy just couldn't make it once the tubes and such were taken out, and he'd been through so much already. They had the funeral here, but I couldn't go, too sad with the little box and so many people. Pollo Bollo was packed last night with everyone. The taxi was packed this morning too. Soon Yelapa will be back to full capacity, we hope. I admit I like having the Village " all to myself " but no business would survive if they depended on me, so it's exciting to think the rainy season is behind us, and old friends and new are booking their flights to join us in this little paradise.
Except paradise smells like something died in my front yard ! I guess that will be the first job tomorrow .... looking for that smell. I've had to do this once before and SJ is the expert sniffer outer ! ... doubt I'll include that in my next ESL lesson ?? I don't have much to say this week. I have been keeping my nose to the grindstone at Mimis Cafe & Bazaar. Paint and more paint. All the restaurants are busy cleaning chairs, varnishing, painting, pressure washing. Getting ready for the season. Tacos y mas to open on the 4th, I heard. Ray's is going strong at the old Casa Imagination. I haven't been yet, but will try the Pizza this weekend ! I unpacked my books from summer storage this week. All my favorites, Poetry and Writing Books, and Canadiana ! We always appreciate books, magazines and newspapers ... I still feel isolated when it comes to reading material !
Gotta get a move on !! Want to watch Downton Abbey tonight ! How isolated is that ? I could even get all the NHL games if I signed up , like the Russells do. They keep me well informed.
Maybe I'll sign up when the Leafs actually make it to the play offs ! Love to all and keep on keepin on !! xx k
Monday, October 14, 2013
HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!
.... a toad, a mouse and a squirrel decided to form an army dedicated to causing annoyance, irritation, and general foul play in and around their favorite palapa in yelapa ! Since the mouse was the smallest, she was designated corners, cupboards and drawers, the toad took on the inner perimeter of the house, leaving his heavy artillery in exact locations guaranteed to achieve the army's objective. Throwing a toad down a hill is not going to kill it, or make it go away, it's probably a fun ride and they can't get enough ! The squirrel is in command of the outer perimeter, primarily the front and sides of the house. He works the same hours as the local tradesman around here, 8 to 12 approx. and 2 to 5 ... does the same routine day after day, although there are a few twists added occasionally. He's an actor, and a comic, and seems to be having a grand time ! I've decided to use opposite tactics and just do as the cat, and ignore him ! The mouse has retreated so far, probably gone to get more recruits, and no more joy rides for the toad, I may have to take him to the ocean !
Maybe because it's drying out, just a little, that we have so much activity, although it rained
hard for an hour Saturday night. Part of the disturbance to the south of us. It's all very
interesting following the weather satellites, but the sight of so much purple haze headed right for you can sometimes be alarming. No different then Florida, or Kansas, or Colorado,
we all have to live with Mother Nature.
Maybe, just maybe, it's all over now, but still to early to tell. No one is willing to call it the end yet ... The Lagoon is still deep, Valentine working every day giving rides across ... actually pulling his little boat across ... I can see him sitting under his umbrella on the beach, waiting for passengers. The first time I took a lift, I didn't have change, so I gave him a silver ring I had on. I had found it somewhere, and it didn't suit me, I thought I would give it away, and so gave it to him. We're great friends now, as he is with so many, I wonder if he remembers the gringa who gave him the ring, 15 years ago ? His wife called this morning and we will do our Immigration together again this year, for the final time !! By the end of November we will all have Permanent Residency in Mexico !! P. has been living here for over 40 years. She was born the year before my Father ! It'll be a privilege to assist her in this very exciting process !!
The 9 days of prayers are over for our friend Alicia. On Sunday an Elder died, I never knew,
but was well known to many. She had been living on / about the beach all these years, she
was well into her 90's. On that same day, Alicia's grandchild was struck down by a large
branch that fell from a tree, a big tree ! She is in PV hospital. I believe her back is not broken, but the vertebra has been damaged. She will be 16 this year. She is a very strong young woman, we hope she will fully recover. Yelapa is such a close knit community, even
though there are fractions, and split families and history, as there is in all small towns, anywhere, people feel each others pain and there is much empathy for their neighbours, most of the time, it seems to me . I'm just a visitor and I don't speak the language well, but
the spirit of Yelapa is one of the main reasons people are drawn here, the connection and the way people get along ... Yelapa Time ? Vortex Power ?
I'm already late writing this, and SJ is up behind the house installing the second water tank,
so there won't ( ever ) be a water shortage in the ( near ) future. The rest of the day is garden work ... cut back everywhere ... it's a real jungle out there !!
HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING ... what I wouldn't do for a piece of pumpkin pie ...
xx
k
Maybe because it's drying out, just a little, that we have so much activity, although it rained
hard for an hour Saturday night. Part of the disturbance to the south of us. It's all very
interesting following the weather satellites, but the sight of so much purple haze headed right for you can sometimes be alarming. No different then Florida, or Kansas, or Colorado,
we all have to live with Mother Nature.
Maybe, just maybe, it's all over now, but still to early to tell. No one is willing to call it the end yet ... The Lagoon is still deep, Valentine working every day giving rides across ... actually pulling his little boat across ... I can see him sitting under his umbrella on the beach, waiting for passengers. The first time I took a lift, I didn't have change, so I gave him a silver ring I had on. I had found it somewhere, and it didn't suit me, I thought I would give it away, and so gave it to him. We're great friends now, as he is with so many, I wonder if he remembers the gringa who gave him the ring, 15 years ago ? His wife called this morning and we will do our Immigration together again this year, for the final time !! By the end of November we will all have Permanent Residency in Mexico !! P. has been living here for over 40 years. She was born the year before my Father ! It'll be a privilege to assist her in this very exciting process !!
The 9 days of prayers are over for our friend Alicia. On Sunday an Elder died, I never knew,
but was well known to many. She had been living on / about the beach all these years, she
was well into her 90's. On that same day, Alicia's grandchild was struck down by a large
branch that fell from a tree, a big tree ! She is in PV hospital. I believe her back is not broken, but the vertebra has been damaged. She will be 16 this year. She is a very strong young woman, we hope she will fully recover. Yelapa is such a close knit community, even
though there are fractions, and split families and history, as there is in all small towns, anywhere, people feel each others pain and there is much empathy for their neighbours, most of the time, it seems to me . I'm just a visitor and I don't speak the language well, but
the spirit of Yelapa is one of the main reasons people are drawn here, the connection and the way people get along ... Yelapa Time ? Vortex Power ?
I'm already late writing this, and SJ is up behind the house installing the second water tank,
so there won't ( ever ) be a water shortage in the ( near ) future. The rest of the day is garden work ... cut back everywhere ... it's a real jungle out there !!
HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING ... what I wouldn't do for a piece of pumpkin pie ...
xx
k
Sunday, October 6, 2013
poem : Night Vision
A little frisky poem ... but one of my favorites ... seems many of my girlfriends feel the same.
One morning, in Vancouver, I woke up, and this poem was in my head, or in my dreams, and
I just got up and wrote it down. That was 1999, and it remains the same as that morning.
night vision
in my wildest dreams I see
my man has turned to ice
while standing in the kitchen
with his hand around a knife
so I turn the oven heat on high
and open up the door
then pour him in a bottle
from a puddle on the floor
he'll stay inside a secret cupboard
high above my head
until he starts to miss me
and spills upon my bed
Rest in Peace Alicia
Alicia passed away last week in Guadalajara. Born and raised in Yelapa, around 63 years ago. Her Mother & Father were among the first 5 families to settle in Yelapa, and they raised a large family, Alicia being the youngest, and the first to leave this world. Alicia leaves 4 children and numerous grandchildren, who loved her deeply. She is free of pain, free of fear,
and her memory lives on.
With sad news comes happy news. The baby born so ill and rushed to Guad. hospital for surgery is thriving and will be making his first trip to Yelapa very very soon. I saw a photo of him and he has those fat baby cheeks his family has been praying for. I understand is name
will be Jesus. He was baptized at the hospital, since it appeared he would not survive, but the very next day he began to improve, was able to endure another operation, and is now ready to come home. Another miracle. His Dad is home now, attending to business and happily receiving pats on the back and greetings of congratulations. We share the sorrow, and we must certainly share in the joy.
I am in Puerto Vallarta tonight. What a beautiful Bay. Even with humidity at over 80 % !
In Yelapa I couldn't be there during the summer , without a fan, in PV, I couldn't do it without A/C ! Almost everywhere you look is construction, and every other place you look you see for sale signs. It's great to see people working, building and improving, (?) the city.
I just hope the people will come to buy and rent . The centerpiece of the new pier, the fountain of light , sort to speak, seems to have a serious malfunction. Now there is only a white strobe light, pulsating from the center pole. I'll have to get down there and see what's up with that !? Dentist appointment tomorrow. The Dentist is still coming to Yelapa twice a week, but I have a new Dentist here I really like. I love her office too. On Basillio Badillio
street, and she says her Father bought the land and built there 50 years ago. He wanted to get out of Old Town !! Which is now, 3 blocks away ! Very well kept up, love those terracotta tile roofs, feels so organic. What a great way to live.
Yelapa is a hub of activity too. A lot of construction. Everything changes all the time, right.
And with everything there are pros and cons. The people in this community are resourceful,
obviously, and have an eye to the future. I wouldn't be surprised to see more people moving here, as life becomes more unmanageable and unpredictable up north. More pros and cons...
I certainly get caught up with World Affairs when I get out of Yelapa. Just turn on the TV and WoW !!
From Sad, to Happy, to Exciting !! The School Library in Yelapa will be opening within the month. It is the commitment of our new friends, and Yelapa Residents, A&B, to improve the educational opportunities for the children of Yelapa. As a volunteer, I see the wonder in the eyes, when kids/people are presented with resources that so many of us take for granted.
It is inspiring, even if only 1 person in 5 . or 2 in 5 , or 3 in 5 , expand their world through reading. You must check out the website !! Biblioteca Yelapa.org ! Can you imagine. Two
people, with much help I know, but still, they made this happen. Imagine what we can
accomplish if we all pull together.
In the meantime .... turn up the TV ... it's time for the 2nd half of Sunday Night Football !!??
See you all soon ... and thanks for the books !!
xx
k
and her memory lives on.
With sad news comes happy news. The baby born so ill and rushed to Guad. hospital for surgery is thriving and will be making his first trip to Yelapa very very soon. I saw a photo of him and he has those fat baby cheeks his family has been praying for. I understand is name
will be Jesus. He was baptized at the hospital, since it appeared he would not survive, but the very next day he began to improve, was able to endure another operation, and is now ready to come home. Another miracle. His Dad is home now, attending to business and happily receiving pats on the back and greetings of congratulations. We share the sorrow, and we must certainly share in the joy.
I am in Puerto Vallarta tonight. What a beautiful Bay. Even with humidity at over 80 % !
In Yelapa I couldn't be there during the summer , without a fan, in PV, I couldn't do it without A/C ! Almost everywhere you look is construction, and every other place you look you see for sale signs. It's great to see people working, building and improving, (?) the city.
I just hope the people will come to buy and rent . The centerpiece of the new pier, the fountain of light , sort to speak, seems to have a serious malfunction. Now there is only a white strobe light, pulsating from the center pole. I'll have to get down there and see what's up with that !? Dentist appointment tomorrow. The Dentist is still coming to Yelapa twice a week, but I have a new Dentist here I really like. I love her office too. On Basillio Badillio
street, and she says her Father bought the land and built there 50 years ago. He wanted to get out of Old Town !! Which is now, 3 blocks away ! Very well kept up, love those terracotta tile roofs, feels so organic. What a great way to live.
Yelapa is a hub of activity too. A lot of construction. Everything changes all the time, right.
And with everything there are pros and cons. The people in this community are resourceful,
obviously, and have an eye to the future. I wouldn't be surprised to see more people moving here, as life becomes more unmanageable and unpredictable up north. More pros and cons...
I certainly get caught up with World Affairs when I get out of Yelapa. Just turn on the TV and WoW !!
From Sad, to Happy, to Exciting !! The School Library in Yelapa will be opening within the month. It is the commitment of our new friends, and Yelapa Residents, A&B, to improve the educational opportunities for the children of Yelapa. As a volunteer, I see the wonder in the eyes, when kids/people are presented with resources that so many of us take for granted.
It is inspiring, even if only 1 person in 5 . or 2 in 5 , or 3 in 5 , expand their world through reading. You must check out the website !! Biblioteca Yelapa.org ! Can you imagine. Two
people, with much help I know, but still, they made this happen. Imagine what we can
accomplish if we all pull together.
In the meantime .... turn up the TV ... it's time for the 2nd half of Sunday Night Football !!??
See you all soon ... and thanks for the books !!
xx
k
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