Feb. 22, 2010 Monday

the couple of the day :)

Randy and Wayne left and the house is too far too quiet ...  i really enjoyed their company. he - quiet and a reader and loving the quietness of life with his whisky on ice in one hand and a book in the other !!  Randy and i talking away about a million different subjects under the sun ... she was a high school art teacher who managed to keep those kids under control, i take my hat off to her. her method was to be consistent and respectful, therefore expecting and usually getting, respect in return. freedom to explore and create art under her guidance.  and one of her students became a  poet. and mentioned owing thanks to her.   randy grew up in palo alto. she went to europe as a young teen and just absorbed so much information. her dad a psychiatrist.

Wayne who bought the surf contest t-shirt !!

talked to Su for the first time in absolute ages.  carol is doing so well. veronica is doing so well. Chico is working. norma moved to suely's street. she gave me guillermo's phone number so we can see about getting a cuban doctor to come to la bocana. tomorrow they will check into my retiring in brazil.  maravilloso seria !!

Randy went to Joaquin's for his famous dinner and ...... found her cousin from McCall's best friend who was camping on Bokanita. talk about a really REALLY small world

the most exciting news is the Luis, the police guy, has really come thru and tomorrow we are having our first ever foundation meeting - our first ever non profit la bocana foundation meeting :))))))))))))))

i am thrilled. i am absolutely positively amazed and happy about it. the meeting will be at 4:30  - here at our house - and the foundation will be created thru the ejido and therefore free.  not only that - we need the ejido involved. nothing and i mean nothing gets done without them. and if it does get done wrong without them, trust me, it will come back to slap you in the face !  the ejido is the power here, no ifs ands or butts

i heard that madeira island, that beautiful paradise, had rain and flash floods. 42 people died and they have 3 days of national mourning. so sad.