Nostros nuveo casa

in the land of the coconut.

Our new home is actually our tent in the yard while we have the casita worked on.

We had a new floor poured in the casita to bring it up to the door, too funky to step down into the bedroom. The red is a final skim coat with white cement and the color, it has dried to a deep terra cotta, I love it. We will be in the tent awhile though as it needs to cure, have sealer put on and we are going to paint all the walls. We are also having the screens replaced and shutters made. It is quite lovely sleeping in the tent under the palms and stars.

The crew did an awesome job and now we are like everyone else in the village with a pile of sand and a pile of gravel outside out front door.


Our lovely young neighbors came over while they waited for their dad, he takes care of our place when we are not here and we gave him our old refridgerator,

we were surprised to see him load it in a wheelbarrow and take it accross the street!

As sweat is pouring off me here in the local internet, I will say adios and write soon. I want to show you some of the wonderful wildflowers that are blooming everywhere, as this is the end of the rainy season, on the next post.

Beth's cool drawings

of Emily and her Pop Pop.

We think they are so adorable that we want her to do more and make a children's book with them.

What do you think?

Our wisteria continues to delight

with its vibrant yellow leaves. I thought I could never love it more than in the spring with the lovely purple cascades of flowers but I find it is delightful every season.

The apples trees are also giving us their last beauty for the season, the ground looks like gold. And it is gold, I have been raking them up and putting them on the garden, they make great mulch and a good organic additive for the soil.

The plum tree is all aglow too.

Happy fall.

Now I have hope again,

and now I can go to bed.

Sweet dreams America