HERE I AM

Getting back to blogging is proving to be a bit challenging. But it’s all coming back to me.

I am now settled in my fabulous room in Boquete. It’s called the Glass Casita at Finca Wild Orchid. This is truly heaven. I simply cannot believe my life sometimes. (Sorry for the breathing noises.)

I am all unpacked and settled in. The first thing I did upon unpacking was practice calligraphy. It doesn’t get any better than this.

Getting here from Panama City was pretty straightforward. I went to bed last night at 7:30, p.m., so I woke at 2:30 a.m. I arrived at the airport at 4:30 and sat and finished my book, In the Castle of Flynns. I highly recommend this book, especially if you grew up Irish Catholic in the 50s. You and your family are in there.

I arrived in David on time, and both of my bags were present! I was picked up by Fernando – all arranged by Cathy, my hostess here. We stopped at Gago, and I picked up a few essentials for dinner this evening, and then we stopped at Nancy Peterson’s to pick up my “three” boxes. Oops…actually five, but some were pretty small. Fernando then dropped me off here.

Tomorrow morning, I’m meeting Nancy and Beth Abrams for breakfast. Sunday, Barb Fiorucci is stopping by. It’s so much fun seeing people again.

Looking forward to spending most of this first week doing absolutely nothing strenuous. My back is about 80% better right now, and I don’t want to jeopardize that. I brought my Meta Quest virtual reality with me. I’m looking forward to doing some of the workouts on there.

I’ve begun creating my to-do list. Never a dull moment. I’ve been putting some things off until I got here. First thing is to start working on our church auction. I’ve already been nudged about getting that started. Then there are cards, writing, Spanish classes, Soul Matters prep, and calligraphy…of course. Nice to be back.