It's Saturday and Shelley and Trevor went out for a walk around the village - and came back with a beautiful metal statue of a two-spired church. It's a sort of darker mustard colour and beautifully detailed. It only cost 300 pesos (approx. $27 Canadian). Here artisans travel a route across the country which takes them right through Ajijic and they sell their handmade pieces to the local gallerias - some of the galleries are quite expensive, especially the ones owned by the Americans, but the one they found today was very reasonable.
Shelley mentioned they had one of the madonna statues in that I loved so she's gone back to get one for me.
After all, there are a ton of smaller niches in my new master bedroom which need some interesting things in them (LOL), plus I'm doing my bit for the local economy. Right! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Will go out myself tomorrow to see what else I can find.
We also want to buy a new stove - the one in the house is ok but it's older. We saw a lovely one in WalMart yesterday which was only lovely, gas, full size, black - around $450 approx. While we were in WalMart we bumped into Ray - who owns the Focus on Mexico program that I took last year. He's just got back from Nova Scotia so we had a nice chat it's so nice to be able to go out and bump into people we already know even though the kids and I have only been in the country a week and 3 days. Not bad eh.
We're also thinking of replacing the washer/dryer with a stackable. The washer is fairly new but the dryer is a bit older, plus it will make more space in the laundry room which is also the bathroom for the cassita. The kids want to remodel that a bit also and put in a bidet.
Colin has spent the past hour cleaning the upstairs patio - there is a ton of bouganvilla growing over the wall from Malcom's place next door and it drops like crazy on the skylight in our bathroom. He's getting a bit bored not being able to potter around and is anxious to get in the house and has a ton of plans of his own. He wants to buy a pressure washer and give the place a good clean outside - it's understandable in this weather, the constant heat and now with this being the rainy season and dirt splashing up the walls from the ground, everything needs a bit of a clean. That's Colin anyway - constant motion, always doing something. He doesn't like to just sit around, unless he's doing his crosswords or playing chess on the computer.
Trevor is the same, starting to be at a bit of a loosend, not having his old car to work on or renovations on his house - he's even started to read some of my books. At the restaurant yesterday I exchanged a couple of my books that I had read - most of the restaurants here have book exchanges which is a great idea. Nobody likes to hang on to paperbacks so when you've finished with yours, you go to a restaurant and get some new ones. At the Cafe Magana, he has them all categorized, which is awesome - so easy to find. I found a Margret Yorke that I hadn't read and a James Patterson that I haven't read also.
Think we may go to La Tasca tonight for dinner - they have great food AND entertainment. Last year we went there and the owner plays the guitar and sings - he's great, plus the Tall Boys also play there and they had a flamenco dancer who does his thing with ropes and lights etc, It's awesome and a great show. You can sit either inside or on the gardens - it's also right on the lake and across the street from La Nueva Posada, 2 doors down from our rental and on the other side of the street.
We are just not used to having so much so close by - its a great advantage of living in the village but I'm still looking forward to the quiet of Chapala Haciendas - no sound but the birds (and the cows grazing across the street of course) - it sure is a different way of live and we're loving it!
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