LOVE A PEDICURE

I have not had a pedicure since October, after I finished the Camino. Today was the day. Yadira is a traveling manicurist/pedicurist. She came right to my house and gave me a great pedicure. She used an electric sander on my feet. They feel and look great. Yadira brought her son, Juan David with her. What a cute kid. He busied himself for a while at my painting table. I was amazed by his artistic ability at only six years old. He then spent some time on my laptop and finally had an experience with the VR. I am so amazed by how young children so readily dive into the technology. I just asked him if he knew how to use a Mac, and he said yes. So, I said, “Go ahead.” Within minutes he was watching a sitcom. Amazing.

I was surprised that Yadira said she traveled 40 minutes from her home in Potrerillos (that is so hard to say) to Boquete. I have heard the name of the town, but I didn’t think it was so far away. I checked Wikipedia, and it said it was 10.6 miles from Boquete and takes 35 minutes to drive. Wow! That surprises me. It must be hilly and/or windy.

This is Yadira’s second job. She also works at a business that provides dental equipment. I think that’s what she said. It’s nice to have encounters like this where I can communicate in Spanish. It doesn’t happen a lot. I can now speak with Yadira and Yahaira (the cleaning lady) in Spanish.

Yadira’s husband is an attorney. He dropped her off here and returned to pick her up. The logistics must be interesting.

Today’s “Zentangle.” I put that in quotes because I learned on the Zentangle Facebook Group that this would be called Zentangle-Inspired Art. Traditionally, Zentangle does not use tools like compasses, rulers or erasers. But most of the commenters said, “You do you.” I love that saying. One commenter said, “That’s fine. You can feel free to do it any way you want. You may discover, however, after doing it for a while that you no longer want to use those tools.” We’ll see. Right now, I’m enjoying this technique,

So satisfying. I think I finally have this one down. I was having difficulty remembering what line went where when (yes, like that kind of feeling). As I was falling asleep last night, I thought of a solution. I divided it up into steps with each one in a different color. Yay!! Now I don’t have to keep rewatching the YouTube video.

I will have to share this with my friend, Lynda Stuber, at home. We were on a Zoom call the other day with Kathleen Johnson and Diane Hennum. She saw the cards I was making and said she wanted to give it a try. I told her, “DO NOT start with the Celtic Knot.” But who knows, she may be able to do it easily. But I’m here if she needs me.

My favorite podcast today. They are talking about cold exposure and brown fat. I was up to two minutes in the cold shower. I was so happy to learn today that 30 seconds is the maximum recommended exposure time.

Dan made fun of me for posting my dinner photos, but I don’t care. This one is called Moroccan Spiced Stew.

It was pretty good, but I can’t say it was great. Truth be told, things are starting to taste very similar. I’m going to have to mix it up a little more. Not sure how I’m going to do that yet, but I am hoping that with the arrival of The Blue Zones American Kitchen, I will find inspiration. Also, his book is more Mediterranean focused, and I love those flavors.

Kathy sent me a text today that my package is on the way. The cookbook is in that package. as well as new paints. I found some images on CreationsCeeCee that I want to paint.

I finished creating the cards which I plan to donate to our church auction. And I also made a packet for a friend here who wants to give them as a gift to her daughter. So, now it’s all just playtime for me.

My friends, Natalie Kelly and Sally Zigmund, both of whom I met through Boquete Health and Hospice, are going to come here one day for a kindergarten session. Love kindergarten. It’s so much fun living this again through Cordelia. I love all the photo updates that Sara sends.

I find it so awesome (rarely use that word, but sometimes it’s perfect) that kids like Cordelia will be able to go back and view their early lives with so much more clarity than we did. Still photos are different than videos. In videos we see behavior, so there is less left to memory.

I have a date with Terrie Silverman this evening. We are going to discuss the movie In and of Itself. I was happy that Terrie asked if I wanted to discuss it. I have been wanting to watch it again, and this was a great impetus.