It's Show Time

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.