Mystery Guests

While I was doing my last house sitting gig, someone decided to lay eggs in one of my plants on the patio. To say I was shocked, is an understatement...I looked at the high cement walls, and wondered “what in the heck”? Yesterday when I was watering the plants...to my surprise there were NOW FOUR EGGS!

This morning I posted the photo on facebook, and asked if anyone knew what they were, as the only birds I have seen in the patio were Doves. Someone said yes, the could be dove eggs, and a quick look at wikipedia said doves do lay eggs in sets of two...ok, maybe doves, yet later an ecuadorean said they were chicken. I went about my business, making a shade structure, and reading nook on the patio.

After my success with the seating area, I was enjoying a smoothie and reading my book, and all of a sudden a lot of bird noise...I look up and see, what now I am asuming is the mother of these eggs. Boy was she not happy.

She came around to the back, and then finally came down into the patio, all the while screeching at me! Next thing I know, she is heading straight for me, instead of her “nest”...

She finally flew at me, landing (thankfully) on the new shade tarp, but it sent me flying into the house! She sat out there and screeched for a good long time, finally all was quiet, Perry and I ventured to open the door... and lo and behold another egg! She obviously has a love/hate relationship with me...stay tuned, the adventure continues!

Corn Festival

Back in late May I learned of an event that was coming up, I looked briefly at the online flyer, and then shared it with the San Clemente/San Jacinto Expat page. As the date approached, people were asking me where it was being held, and who wanted to go...I had to be honost, I had assumed it was in Charapoto, but No...it was being held northeast of us, towards Bahia and then inland, the tiny village of La Laguna. We ended up getting enough people for two taxis and a truck, and all around it was an amazing turn out!

There were food vendors, with each having a little table space, there were vendors selling everything from used clothes to Panama Hats, hooch (liquor) of all varieties and artsy crafts. There was cultural dancing and judging of crops.

We sat and ate, walked and shopped. Enjoyed the festivities and the dancing (too much talking, and not enough dancing). Of course it wouldnt be an ecuadorean festival without the Queen...yep, the Queen of Corn.

Wow! She should wear that to the Crazy hat party tomorrow!! She may win! Dont want to miss that...so, stay tuned, the adventure continues!

Makeovers and moving

During the first week of June, I was house sitting for Jerri, and moving into my own little house. I would go to my place and do a little organizing, but then come back and did some projects at Jerri’s.

She is renting a house, and the decor, wasnt really her style. Another expat had painted big beautiful floral canvases, but Jerri had mentioned she really wanted something more beachy. I got the wheels turning, and decided I could “recycle” the canvases. I cut up an old bleach stained sheet, and painted the “new canvases” on a piece of cardboard. Once they were dry, I hot glued them on the exsisting canvases. When she moves, all she has to do is pull off the hot glue, and voila, the old artwork should be as good as new. (Make new frames, and she can still have these pieces)

I painted another one for the hallway, and a wolf for her room. She was soooo surprised, and happy to have a space more suited to her.

Another makeover I did awhile ago, was finally revealed when given to a little boy for his birthday, Wow was he excited! An expat made the horse, and I painted and varnished it.

Getting organized and settled at my new place, hung some decorations the other day, and feeling like home. (Of course, here I am house sitting until Friday)

The expats are having a joint June Birthday Party this Saturday, and the theme is crazy hat, so while I am house sitting, I am busy making my crazy hat...so stay tuned, the adventure continues!