Cuyutlan house - some friends asked me to show them...

The house is on the corner of Puerto Angel, on the other side of the highway from the beach,

where you can actually grow things!

the entrance to the street is modest

inside new tile, screens and paint have made this an inviting patio

the bedroom, could you tell

sitting in the bedroom

I love long velvet drapes, they reminded me of old castles with stone walls

the kitchen is large and has new tile

  

and bright colors

the bathroom came out nice

I love the sink

the outside front of the house

the kitchen door

the hidden garden

with mural

there is a shop

side of shop (with tent)

looking back toward the bar b que

view to the back

a copper image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the well....

for good luck.

Best kayak trip ever!

Yesterday we kayaked to this little Island.

It is about a mile from where we put in.  It was a rough trip out, we were fighting the wind and the tide.  We also had to cross the inter coastal waterway and the boats go through there as fast as they can so the water was always chopped up with boat wakes.

It was worth it though.

We explored the island, ate lunch in the shade, I let Willi skunk me at cribbage.  We did a little swimming, the first swim of the year.  Going back was much calmer and easier.

Lovely day.



I did not mean to leave you hanging, loyal readers. 

I was waiting for one of the key elements to bloom.

You can't rush mother nature. 

So back to the story....

My sweet husband cut a hole in the fence and put up this arbor.  We bought the arbor at Lowe's, normally William would build it himself, but we no longer live in the land of wood.  This was made of Western Red Cedar from Oregon.  We know well a timber industry that has tried to diversify from selling logs to well, arbors for one thing.

I think they did a really good job on this one.  It is well designed, simple and easy to put together.

The best part are these fast growing vines that are already heading for the arbor, soon to take over I hope.

Passion flowers, one of my favorites, this is one of 3 kinds planted near the arbor.  Not sure of the names, just love the flowers.  This one has many flowers already.  It was planted before the arbor in anticipation.

This one rescued from the nursery at Lowe's when we got the arbor, another passion flower.

This one is my favorite and the one I was waiting for. 

The man at the nursery warned me that these take over.

Great! 

Just the thought of these taking over makes me happy.

The star jasmine are blooming now too on the old arbor. 

The petunias are doing well too.

The colors on this one are iridescent in the sun.

Happy Spring!