When the sun warms my skin, the breeze moves my hair and there is good music playing in my ears, life is good. Summer, my favorite time of year. Yesterday, to add more beauty to the day, I was invited to have lunch with friends I have not seen for Read more
I’t Monday morning, another beautiful day her in Ecuador, I hope you are also enjoying a beautiful summer day wherever you are. Today is a music day, introducing “Baka Beyond”. It is a quiet day, there is really no news to report, no crazy thoughts running rampant in my mind. Read more
For many years, until very recently actually, I was uncomfortable looking in the mirror. I always felt the person looking back was not accurate representation of who I was. In the same way, how I felt when I was dancing, preparing for the year end performance, the image in my Read more
This is the second time writing this story, as the saving I did intermittently while working on it failed and the whole story was gone when I went for another video link. I almost threw my iPad out the door…..all the beautiful feelings connected to the story gone as I Read more
Over the last few days, I have felt an uneasiness I cannot explain which began after speaking to someone about my book. There was a young woman here who spoke English and so for me this was a real treat, to have a conversation without the translator. She was here Read more
Heading in one direction while surfing the web, I stumbled upon this…. I was in a bit of downer this morning, not really sure why, it was just like that. I decided to walk into town, get some snacks and a change of scenery, you know, just step out of Read more
I was gone for 4 days when I went to Cotacachi for the weekend. The dogs here are survivors, so of course they would be fine, but still I worry about all things feeling responsible for these beings who normally spend so much of their day with me. The puppies Read more
I spent last weekend in a gated community in Cotacachi, something I have not done previously. I kind of felt as though I was in prison, easy access denied unless you have a key. I wonder at the necessity of such places, more common worldwide than makes me comfortable. Even Read more
I have been inspired today to write about the many very encouraging comments I have received over the last few weeks. As I have said on a few occasions, this blog was initiated as a means to keep in touch with those back home. It then developed into the posting Read more
While in Cotacachi I met a young woman upon arriving at my hosts home. She was from Ecuador and a lovely person, so easy to talk to from the moment we hugged each other in greeting. I found her interesting for several reasons, and really liked her from the start. Read more