I know I've been quiet lately (me?), but not a lot going on except waiting for our stuff. Friday, went (in our car) to Grecia w/Isobel (of the restaurant) and my new friend, Brenda. Sort of nice just us girls! Not necessarily in this order; went to Peri Mercado, lunch at a new (to me) Pizza place (huge, loaded "individual" pizza w/a pop for 2,100 colones ... around $4.20). Went to a "Ropa Americana" store and bought a pair of shorts and two sun dresses for around $10 total. Then a quick run through the Feria Grecia for some herbs, veggies, fruit, juevos, queso, whole wheat sourdough bread and other "stuff", then quickly back up the hill to get Isobel home by 3 to open the restaurant ... didn't make it! Fortunately, her older daughter, Jasmine, and her kitchen help were there for the eventual early customer.
Stormy up here in the highlands the last couple of days ... winds reported up to 110 km/hr ... read just over 68 mph. We lost power off and on Saturday night, but nothing prolonged. Apparently, this is the result of the freaky weather that is happening on the East Coast of the US ... go figure! We lost two Plantain plants ... the whole thing ... and two branches off the Agucate tree. What a mess. So, cool and windy up here ... only got to around 70 today. Actually went to Grecia yesterday to get warm ... and for ciggies. Much warmer today! I think I will wash "heavy" stuff tonight, for hanging on the line in the morning, without fearing that it will end up halfway to Alajuela from blowing off the line! As to that, hanging clothes on the line is NOT like riding a bicycle ... you DO forget! The good news is that it has been so breezy up here that nothing gets stiff from line drying! I (and Roy) constantly check to see what has blown off the line ... often something is partially off. Sigh! I don't want a dryer yet, though. Give me till the rainy season, then ask me again!
Took off this morning with Steve & Brenda and headed to Los Angeles, but ended up clear down in Grecia. Ate a late breakfast at a new to all of us restaurant and goofed off for a while ... window shopping mostly. Brenda & I went to a different Ropa Americana store and I actually bought a jeans skirt! Of all the things I did bring, a denim skirt wasn't one of them! Roy & Steve went to Rojos y Monge (a lumber yard, etc.) across the street and Roy did NOT find what he wanted. Back up the hill, heading home and bought a round ended shovel and a pick-axe in Los Angeles ... de Greica ... at the Ferreteria. Cost for two fairly well make tools and nearly a gallon of lacquer thinner (don't ask why he wanted that) was only around $26.
Paid the phone bill online through the bank ... see what I mean? Pretty quiet ~ mopped the front porch when we got home ... now has kitty and Roy tracks. Tomorrow, we go to Isobel's restaurant for an authentic Mexican dinner at 3. Started washing clothes tonight in order to hang 'em up at zero dark thirty tomorrow.
For all of you who might think that we live in a desolate, third world country ... Costa Rica has a female president (albeit rather conservative), a 96% literacy rate and at least 1/2 the country is either bi or tri-lingual. Personally, I am pulling for Epsy Campbell for the next Pres. Very progressive lady. The only things "third world" about Costa Rica are the lousy roads and the lack of signs thereon. We once asked our close friend, Marco Castillo, how many languages he spoke ... he grinned, with a twinkle in his eye ... and he said "Three" ... I then asked, "OK, Spanish, English ... and what?" He laughed and said "Pura Miedra" ... which I had puzzle out and then asked "is that sorta like caca del toro?" "Exactly!", he said! So, he speaks the language of "pure shit" ... makes sense if you know Marco. On that same trip, I naively asked "Why are the roads two lanes, but the bridges are only one lane?" He answered, with a totally straight face, "why, so only one car can cross at a time". See what I mean? Smart, and VERY funny! Love it!
Nearly time for bed ,,, Pura Vida,
Kathleen
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