Category Archives: Life in Ecuador

The things I experience living in Ecuador, and in Quito in particular.

A little memory quilt

July 11th, 2020

The youngest of my father’s sisters suffered from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease for several years, during which time her husband was able to take care of her at home. Their three daughters live in other countries and came and went as much as possible, in an enormous effort to support their parents during those difficult […]

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Small town living

March 3rd, 2020

I am truly living my dream.

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More house pics

December 8th, 2016

Believe it or not, three months after having moved into my new house we are still finishing things. Hopefully that will all end by tomorrow, and I will finally be able to move on to other things. Like sewing, and all things Christmas!

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The house continues to grow!

December 15th, 2015

The walls of my earth-rammed house are finally all up! This is the most labor-intensive part of the process, and also the longest.

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Way too long… but I’ve been building!

November 11th, 2015

You must think I’ve fallen off the deep end. And sometimes it has actually felt like that. Yep, it’s been six months since I last posted, and it’s time to catch up.

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Building in Ecuador

May 6th, 2015

Yep. It’s certainly been a while since I last posted. The reason being that over the last few weeks building has been a very large part of my life.

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Time to brag: Opera iO

November 22nd, 2014

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You will recall that one of the sacrifices made after moving out of town was Thursday sewing with my sewing circle. Fortunately for me, a year ago precisely my niece Ana Lía decided to join me on those days, and I finally had someone to share sewing with again. We have had to suspend those […]

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Still stuck; something happy, something sad

November 8th, 2014

A month after moving to my new place finds me pretty much the same: still kind of stuck.

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Sorting, packing, moving… AGAIN!

October 23rd, 2014

After nearly two years after leaving Quito and learning to live in a colder climate high in the mountains, I have managed to uproot myself again.

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A great day

August 12th, 2014

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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I’ve a feeling… we’re not in Kansas anymore!

July 16th, 2014

When it comes to threats from national disasters, what we are used to and have learned to prepare for are earthquakes. And, in some parts of the country, also floods.

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It’s finished!

May 26th, 2014

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.

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