Guess What's For Dinner?

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family !!

Serg went fishing today and caught himself a BIG ONE...and this in the small river behind the house. It absolutely made his day.

My sister in law was here this past week for a short visit. We worked the Farmer's Market together and then stayed in town for a beach party. We had a great time.

I have been very busy working on all my sewing projects. I had to buy a new iron this week as my old one finally gave out. It did not owe my anything as I have racked up many miles on it.

Have a great day....Fish anyone?

MY HOW FAST THEY GROW

Gosh it has been a long time since I have updated my blog. The girls have grown into full fledge trouble makers and I have been very busy with all my sewing projects.

It has been a very dry winter here, with very little rain. I hope we don't pay for it when the summer months arrive.

I have also been busy with a small quilting class on Wednesday nights. One of the 4 women speaks English so I try my best to talk in Spanish. We completed a small project that was a Christmas Tree Quilt Block 12 x 12 and have now started a larger 30 x 30 sampler quilt. My dining room is no longer for eating. I have a complete workroom set up there.

Sergio keeps himself busy with all the landscaping and grounds work, with a little local fishing thrown in.

I hope that someday soon I can get high speed Internet at home. In the meantime...I am wishing you all good health!!

APOLOGIES FOR ALL THE TYPOS!

Somehow I haven't quite figured out how the spell check works on this blog site. After I think I have corrected my errors and post my blog, the misspells are still there. Have patience.

NOT QUITE RIPE YET

This is a photo of our Mango Tree behind the house. As you can see we have several large mangos in the making. Hopefully the will turn ripe and sweet before the birds didscover them, especially the larger birds, like toucans.

Sometime we take things for granted...In the tropics fruit is plentiful. But for all my "cold weather" friends...I will savor every mouthful.

Have you ever had mango pie?...It is delicous...just follow your apple pie recipe but add a liitle extra flour to the fruit as the mangos are particularly juicy.

FYI Costa Ricans also eat mangos while they are still green. They slice them up like apples and sprinkle them with salt. You will find vendors selling green mango slices at soccer games and on the highways.

Coconuts Anyone?

Every day is another adventure with these puppies. Today they managed to crack open a coconut and eat out the pulpy flesh. I caught a picture of Nelly at the end of the coconut. It takes alot of work to get to the bottom of the shell!

Today we had a beautiful rainstorm. It felt so good after such a long, hot summer. Soon the grass and everything will be green again. We are looking forward to that.

MY DOGGIE BAG

As I write this, my three baby girls are at the vet being neutered..is that the correct term for girl dogs? I am a very anxious mother....

The ride to the vet was very traumatic. Barfing and pooping from the bouncy car ride. And now no food for 24 hours. Hopefully all will go well.

This weekend a group is sponsoring a booth at the local fair to raise money for rescued dogs. They asked if I would like to make a donation for their raffle. So I sewed up this cute suede totebag. I like it!

"HONEY, WHAT'S FOR DINNER?"

Sergio got to do some real fishing the other day,and oh boy what a catch. He loves to fish but is usually happy to just get the line in the water. The other day he and 2 neighbors drove down to the coast and fished in a manly river.

Today is Easter Sunday and several people are coming over for a fish dinner. We wrapped the fish in banana leaves with butter, garlic, and herbs. The wrapped again in aluminum foil. Twenty minutes on the grill and they will be delicious.

I recently met a female artist from Canada who resides in Costa Rica half of the year. Her specialty is sculpture but she has recently been excited about textile arts. She has done some great pieces. She is a "free thinker" and just loves to mix fabrics with the unexpected. Last week we got together and tried some fabric dying. We dyed fabric with rusty nails, wires and old horseshoes. We printed with rubber stamps and fabric dyes. We just had a great time. She is helping me get "out of the box". My designs are always to rigid and symmetrical. It is great to have a new friend with similar interest...and the "all English" is great too!

Happy Easter to all of you.