This month has started out
pretty busy. The artists in Bahia, including the local Mexican
ladies, are making arrangements to have our annual arts and craft
show this month. The ball has started rolling where signs are being
put out and artists are finishing up on what they are creating.
Every year I make the announcements over the VHF radio to communicate
the date, where it is and the hours. I write something up for
everyday to try and keep people interested in coming to the show. I
had a turtle breastbone for a long time and thought many times to
make a Mardi Gras mask but never got around to it. Well I did this
time as I had a couple friends bring me beautiful feathers. Here is
a picture.
I made some wall hangings
from wood slats and rocks. Also some rock pictures. It was fun to
create these.
Dave went out to the big
garage for something and noticed the Tundra truck had a flat rear
tire on the left side. He put air in the tire and let it set and
noticed it had a small leak somewhere. He took the tire off and
examined it but couldn't see anything that would cause it to leak.
We weren't happy we had two trucks down and the only transportation
was our quad which is not something you want to go to town on, on our
rough rocky, and wash board road. Plus it can't carry a bunch of
groceries, so hmmmm!!! Plus our mechanic is out of town!! Dave put
the spare on the Tundra so we could go into town tomorrow which is
Saturday. We are hoping our mechanic's son is here so we can see if
he can help us.
Saturday has arrived and
Dave and I went into town. We stopped at Sammy Jr.'s house, as he
has a shop at his house, and asked if he could fix the two tires. He
said yes, so we left the tires there and went on to do our grocery
shopping. When we returned to Sammy Jr.'s the tires were ready.
There was a sharp tack or something in the Tundra tire which was down
between the tread where you couldn't see it. So we are very happy to
have the normal tire back on the Tundra and the boat trailer tire
fixed. It only cost us $10.00!!! No where in the U.S. would you be
able to get tire work done for that amount!!! Awesome!! So it was a
very successful day.
Today is the day to stop
the extra Prozac pill as the doctor gave me the ok to go back to my
normal 40 milligram dose.
My tailbone is healed so
no more hurting going up stairs or sitting. So glad for that. I did
however, tork my back while setting up for the art show. It doesn't
take much to have that happen. My back will always be a problem.
Since we are going to
Guerro Negro on Wednesday to visit the ATM, we took the black truck
into Sammy to fix. He was able to get the part and so we will have
breaks again. Yay! Have to go this week as we set up for the show
and hold it for 5 ½ days. It is nice to have both trucks working
again.
Drove to Guerro Negro and
got money and then came right back home. It seems like a long drive,
2-1/2 hours for money, but since there is no ATM in town it has to be
done. That is the closest place. It is all desert and we go
through a few little towns so the trip isn't too exciting but you do
see some beautiful scenery.
Dave took the quad in to
town this morning to have Sammy put on the two new tires we bought in
the U.S. and then just kept one of the old ones for a spare. So all
vehicles are taken care of.
Took the black truck into
town today not only for groceries but to exchange a badly rusted and
empty propane bottle for a new full one.
Went into town to decorate
for the Arts and Craft show. There were 3 of us ladies to put up a
big fake Christmas tree and decorate around the room with fake
garland. It looked nice when we finished. Tomorrow is when all the
artists come and set their tables up and the lattice work goes up for
pictures and other art to hang. The guys usually do that while the
gals get their stuff ready.
Set up my table this
morning and am ready for the art show opening tomorrow. That is
usually our best sales day!
We had quite a few people
at the opening of the show this morning. We held a raffle and
because we serve finger food, the guys are always there. It is
always a fun time. Then in the afternoon the hours drag on until
closing at 3:00pm. My schedule is to work today, Friday and Monday.
I was back at my table
today waiting for people to come in and maybe buy something.
We did have a few people
come in but they didn't buy a lot. After closing the show, I headed
home to get the cake I made the day before and Dave and I headed over
to Rincon park across the bay from us for a memorial ceremony and
potluck in honor of our friends who were murdered earlier this year.
It was a time to reflect on what they gave to each one of us and the
community and they will be missed. We lit large paper lanterns to
send up to the sky as a farewell. It was an awesome sight.
Today, Saturday, is my day
off from working the show but I still have to come into town for
grocery shopping. I did that and filled a jerry can so we have gas
for the generators and stopped by the show just to see how things
were progressing, say hello, and head home.
Today being Tuesday, the
show is open from 10:00am to 12:00pm. A little before noon all the
artists start to put their wares away and take the decorations down.
Since both Dave and I were attending the luncheon, we rode in
together. While I was taking my table down and packing up, he took
the black truck to the gas station and filled the tank. After all
was packed and cleaned up, we headed to a restaurant that was chosen
to have the luncheon. We had 13 people and everyone was thanked for
all the help and participation. It was another successful show.
We are thinking of having
the show again in the spring as many of the artists believe there are
more people in Bahia then. That is a huge vacation time for the
Mexican people. So we will see how it goes. We used to have the
show in November and around Easter but numbers of tourists diminished
so then it was just November. It is a tricky time because the show
is right around Thanksgiving and most people want to be home for the
holidays. It is worth a try.
Thanksgiving was a quiet
day for Dave and I but it was nice. We try to have people over if
they don't have anywhere else to go, and this year it worked out
where everyone had a place to go. I made it a festive day for us and
we had a wonderful, delicious dinner. Then pie for desert.
Since we had a lot of
pumpkin and apple pie left over, we invited our neighbor, Joanne and
a couple of our friends for coffee and pie for breakfast at our
house. That was fun!! When our friends, Phil and Creela were here
for Thanksgiving, we did that and it is fun. They couldn't make it
this year unfortunately.
I have developed a floater
in my right eye that doesn't go away. It is not as dark as it was
but now there is a film starting to cover the eye. I sent a message
to my eye doctor to see what she has to say. We aren't planning on
heading north until May of next year so I hope I can wait to have
anything done until then. Dave and the surgeon says it is common and
they can fix it with laser treatment. So I will see what she has to
say.
We had an invite to our
friends house in Rincon Friday night for Pizza, but it was postponed
until Saturday, the next day. Since there are a bunch of people from
our side of the bay that go over to the park in Rincon to golf on
Friday, our friend and host, Rainy, changed the party to Saturday.
Well then I find out that was canceled and now the pizza party is on
Sunday. I called Rainy and asked if she was sure and we both had to
laugh. Saturday the wind was blowing from the south which would have
made it difficult for all who attended and to cook pizzas outside.
So that is why she changed it to Sunday. We have learned you go with
the flow here as things do change!!!
I am feeling great back on
my regular dose of Prozac so I am happy I don't need the extra
anymore.
