You’ve seen me write about *our* Pedrito before. For the last year and a half he’s been handyman and jack-of-all-trades to my mother and me. More importantly, he has become family to us.
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Grandbabies here!
Okay, okay. So they certainly aren’t babies anymore. Alexia is now as tall as I am, and Julian is getting there…but they will always be my babies. 🙂
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Summer has come
And what that means in this little corner of the world where I live is that the rains have pretty much stopped. Temperatures at night can still get pretty cold, but during the day the sun is out… and it is windy. 🙂
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It’s finished!
Well, kind of. At least all the construction part. But basically my mom’s new suite is done. Just a few odds and ends that will be taken care of over the next few days.
Also posted in Life in Ecuador
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Passing on the torch
Fanesca is the traditional Ecuadorian dish for Easter. It also happens to be my all-time favorite when it comes to Ecuadorian cuisine. I will never turn down an invitation to eat a bowl, regardless of who prepares it and what particular ingredients are included or left out. Except for “mellocos,” which you might have heard […]
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A bit more on the extension
As I was going through my image folder I found some additional pics of the extension on my mom’s house I had completely forgotten.
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Building an extension
More than a year after leaving our life in Quito we all seem to have finally settled in our new homes or locations. That is, Jamie and Carlos will most likely be staying in the apartment they’ve been living in, and my mother will definitely be staying in our country cottage in the valley of […]
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I’ve been caught!
This is the message I received from Jared this morning: “Just so you know, I do read your blog every now and then…. :)”
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Thai Cooking
My sweet child and only favorite daughter Jamie loves to cook. Let me put it this way: cooking is her quilting. (Ok, she likes to crochet, too! 🙂 )
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An Alternative Wedding Ceremony
I know… it’s time. Friends and relatives who were not able to be at Jamie and Carlos’ wedding have clamored for photos. It’s taken me long enough, so let me make up for it with this post.
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A July wedding
As some of you know, the last month was particularly busy for our family. Two weeks ago Jamie, my youngest child and only daughter, married her boyfriend of two years, Carlos. Here’s their cute “Save the Date” photo:
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Moving to the country
I do much better with certainties. 🙂 We now have a clearer picture as to where we all will be living… at least for the immediate future.
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New beginnings
The property where we live has been in my family for over forty years. Four generations of our family have lived here during this period. This is where I grew up, and where I have raised my own family the last 22 years.
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I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I am learning how to dye my own fabrics and am dabbling with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life.