Pictorial Ecuador

Earlier in the summer, Joyce and Ken came home for a visit. They have spent the better part of the last couple of years finding their way to live in Ecuador where some friends had settled in and invited them over to join them. They found a new haven and love it over there but not being citizens of Ecuador they have had to go through a long process to become dual citizens. I gather, from what Joyce told me, they have to come back home to America every year for several months. That is what they did this summer and Joyce came to see me. She brought me a key chain made from a nut from a tree that looks like ivory. It is a nut, but a beautiful one and the artisans make lovely jewelry from these nuts. Joyce tells me that the pace is much slower and for them it is even slower as they do not speak the language. They are learning. She goes on to tell how helpful, friendly and kind the people are , now if I had good walking legs I could go and visit her and Ken, my wouldn't that be special. I will have to wait for her e mails and pictures and live vicariously through her eyes and ears.

One of the things I did was to delete her last message, not deliberately as I wanted to copy the names of the village she is living in and put a caption on the pictures, but my computer is freezing constantly and I have no idea why. I get thrown out in the middle of typing an e mail, or it just sits and waits for ads to blink and now split into two or three on the opening page. Frustration is the name of the game. All I can tell you is that she took a picture of the market place she frequents and named the important buildings there. It looks like a wonderful place to visit and when I gather some more information about their new home away from home, I'll pass it on. Love the park . . . how about those domes? . . . it sounds like a lovely place to be.

So today, I hope you find a lovely place to be. I am invited to a birthday lunch with Marge to celebrate Eunice's special day. We are going to ride up to Gold Beach and visit the "Rollen In Dough" restaurant. It was closed for awhile, and now reopened so I am anxious to get a peek at it. I know the food will be delicious, after all the owner is a former chef. Look around your area, maybe you have a semi-retired chef cooking just for the love of it. My computer is telling me it cannot contact Blogger.com and publishing may fail. Oh...I hope not......Hugs to all.