We're singing in our very best Spanish and wishing you a wonderful Day with lots of chocolate and the biggest Fenton's ice cream sundae, too!
Here's a picture of us in Spenger's restaurant in Berkeley last year.
Miss you, Mom.
Love, Nancy and Rich
Friday, December 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Mom!
¡Feliz Cumpleaños!, Mom!
We're singing in our very best Spanish and wishing you a wonderful Day with lots of chocolate and the biggest Fenton's ice cream sundae, too!
Here's a picture of us in Spenger's restaurant in Berkeley last year.
Miss you, Mom.
Love, Nancy and Rich
We're singing in our very best Spanish and wishing you a wonderful Day with lots of chocolate and the biggest Fenton's ice cream sundae, too!
Here's a picture of us in Spenger's restaurant in Berkeley last year.
Miss you, Mom.
Love, Nancy and Rich
(Re) Introducing Artist Liza Wheeler
Liza and husband/assistant, Larry, just opened a solo show last night.
We attended with several friends and had a delightful time!
The exibition runs from December 3 to December 31, 2009.
Located at the El Otorongo Cultural Gallery and Cafe, Cuenca.
(Directions: Av. 3 de Noviembre, adjacent to Plazoleta del Otorongo, near the new foot bridge over Rio Tomebamba)
Admission: free
Liza's art is spectacular! We just love the play of light and the details. Photos just don't do them justice...you've GOT to see them up front and personal!
You have seen these pieces before, but we love them so much we're repeating them here:
Lots of tiny little pieces of glass......these took them several months to complete.
Liza's website is http://www.mosaicartexpressions.com/
Liza and Larry have several works for sale, and can do commission work for you, too.
Contact them directly through their website. (They are located in Cuenca.)
We'll add some more pictures later, but you can see some at Brian/Shelley's blog at
http://planetirony.blogspot.com/
Thank you, Liza and Larry, for a wonderful time last night! Fun to see the latest creations and visit a bit, too.
(More pics added 12/7/2009)
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We attended with several friends and had a delightful time!
The exibition runs from December 3 to December 31, 2009.
Located at the El Otorongo Cultural Gallery and Cafe, Cuenca.
(Directions: Av. 3 de Noviembre, adjacent to Plazoleta del Otorongo, near the new foot bridge over Rio Tomebamba)
Admission: free
Liza's art is spectacular! We just love the play of light and the details. Photos just don't do them justice...you've GOT to see them up front and personal!
You have seen these pieces before, but we love them so much we're repeating them here:
Lots of tiny little pieces of glass......these took them several months to complete.
Liza's website is http://www.mosaicartexpressions.com/
Liza and Larry have several works for sale, and can do commission work for you, too.
Contact them directly through their website. (They are located in Cuenca.)
We'll add some more pictures later, but you can see some at Brian/Shelley's blog at
http://planetirony.blogspot.com/
Thank you, Liza and Larry, for a wonderful time last night! Fun to see the latest creations and visit a bit, too.
(More pics added 12/7/2009)
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
More Pics -- Thanksgiving Party
These pictures are courtesy of Bruce and Charlie, more great shots!
See previous blog entry for pics from Nancy W, too.
Thanks to all of you for sharing...
See previous blog entry for pics from Nancy W, too.
Thanks to all of you for sharing...
Fast Visits, New Friends
Carol, Patty and Michael passed through Cuenca recently and we had the pleasure of enjoying their company.
Carol, sister-in-law of our friends' Chuck/Nancy, spent 2 weeks here. She's from WA state. Patty/Michael spent a week here 'to see if they liked Cuenca'...and, guess what! They like it so much they are planning to move here soon. They are from TX.
We're hoping Carol decides to relocate here soon, too.
We had alot of fun getting to know them all.......we joined them in dinners around town and even managed to eat some ice cream (no surprises there!).
We think they brought the rain, too! One night we were caught in a total deluge, wet to the bone, but it was all good....... the river is UP and roaring at a pretty good clip.
Safe travels, Folks, and hurry back soon!
Carol, sister-in-law of our friends' Chuck/Nancy, spent 2 weeks here. She's from WA state. Patty/Michael spent a week here 'to see if they liked Cuenca'...and, guess what! They like it so much they are planning to move here soon. They are from TX.
We're hoping Carol decides to relocate here soon, too.
We had alot of fun getting to know them all.......we joined them in dinners around town and even managed to eat some ice cream (no surprises there!).
We think they brought the rain, too! One night we were caught in a total deluge, wet to the bone, but it was all good....... the river is UP and roaring at a pretty good clip.
Safe travels, Folks, and hurry back soon!
Thanksgiving in Cuenca
We had one of the BEST Thanksgiving celebrations EVER!
A couple restaurants offered T Day menus, but we elected to invite several friends over instead. We did it 'potluck' and, we think it was the best food in town!
What a feast! Everyone brought a dish, so we had lots of choices... snacks, salads, veggies, desserts, o my!
Our Ecuadorian friend pointed us to a rental place... so we were able to arrange tables/chairs, dishes, glassware, etc for all 25 of us.
The rental folks are professional, patient, calm....highly recommended. They arrived the day before to set up and the day after to 'strike the set'... We will definitely use them again. (We'll add the name/address/phone number when we find the receipt later.)
And, the Punto bakery/deli cooked the turkey, complete with a good bread dressing (the chef made it to our recipe).
These pictures are courtesy of Nancy W:
We lost all the pics on our camera (not sure how), but we do have this one to share... it's 'after the fact'... you can see we had a pretty good time!
Thanks to our new friends for making our first Thanksgiving in Cuenca so special.
We will remember it always.
A couple restaurants offered T Day menus, but we elected to invite several friends over instead. We did it 'potluck' and, we think it was the best food in town!
What a feast! Everyone brought a dish, so we had lots of choices... snacks, salads, veggies, desserts, o my!
Our Ecuadorian friend pointed us to a rental place... so we were able to arrange tables/chairs, dishes, glassware, etc for all 25 of us.
The rental folks are professional, patient, calm....highly recommended. They arrived the day before to set up and the day after to 'strike the set'... We will definitely use them again. (We'll add the name/address/phone number when we find the receipt later.)
And, the Punto bakery/deli cooked the turkey, complete with a good bread dressing (the chef made it to our recipe).
These pictures are courtesy of Nancy W:
We lost all the pics on our camera (not sure how), but we do have this one to share... it's 'after the fact'... you can see we had a pretty good time!
Thanks to our new friends for making our first Thanksgiving in Cuenca so special.
We will remember it always.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Progress on the rentals
For those following our construction projects (the rentals), here's the latest update...
For the Adobe:
New beds arrived (1 queen, 2 twins):
Most furniture have arrived, blinds/curtains are up, new appliances are working (stove/oven, refridg, washer/dryer -- microwave coming)...linens were purchased yesterday for the beds and more shopping to do for the kitchen and the bath. We're targeting early December for the place to be online and ready. We're in the process of working through the details now... hanging lights, getting TV/internet service, touch-up paint and other little jobs done. It's all coming together nicely!
For the 2 units at the Fragata building:
Kitchen cabinets and some doors are almost done and the legal/deed issues are now clear and done. We're targeting those units (both wheelchair accessable) to be ready to go at the time we get Occupancy... about March next year.
Awnings on the upstairs porch are done, too.
We think the locations of all the units are pretty darn good!
The Adobe is right across from a new walking bridge over the river. Stairs take you up to the historic area, Calle Larga, and then a short walk to downtown. Always something fun to see... here is a concert being filmed/taped... the group was singing Christmas Carols. What a delight!
(Pictures taken from one of the bedroom windows.)
Fellow Master Gardeners will appreciate this picture of Nancy in the courtyard...she couldn't help herself and just had to do some weeding...
Edificio Fragata is about a block away from Mount Sinai Hospital and a busy part of town for shopping and eating... lots of services and lots of fun things to see and do...it's right next door to the Ital-Deli!
More pictures, more progress later.
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