Hello Everyone,
We are enjoying our routines, swimming three times a week at a lovely place with a view, watching Ivan's hibiscus flowers bloom (now he has 4 different colours). The little papaya tree is growing and if we are lucky it will bear fruit next year.
I continue to dancercize and exercise most mornings but my left knee is problematic. So I alternate between weight bearing activities and swimming. I plan to get a cortisone injection prior to departure. The one I got 4 months ago was like a miracle but sadly doesn't last forever.
This year I am determined to return home with my silk painted. I am enjoying the medium and started playing with colour on the silk scarves I am making. It is so wonderful to put the items out in the sun where they dry in less than 15 minutes. A small house in sunny Mexico never feels small with so much useable outside. It is good to find my "fiber artist self" and even better to recently have a job counseling. Normally I teach ESL in Mexico so my recent series of sessions was a great surprise after all those VCC courses and many years experience.
Ivan is watching his many plants; flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruit trees flourish. This is late spring in Chapala and everything is growing with enthusiasm. He is also popular for his berry pies, lemon squares, chocolate eclairs and other delightful culinary treats.
This weekend we are headed south of Cocula (about a 2 hour drive) to visit our Mexican friends Alberto and Natie. They are both artists and just built a small home in a town of only 2000 people. Alberto has been inspirational and knows this area so well. During past years he took us on many adventures to off the beaten track places, magical pueblos, beautiful canyons, a steamy thermal river and many local towns. We are anxious to see the place they chose as home and may spend two days there away from the internet March 15 and 16.
Hope everyone is well. We look forward to seeing family and friends so soon.
Abrazos!
Evi
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