We just painted our house and have been sprucing things up....finally filled all the cracks caused by the earthquakes and shored up the corners and
fixed all the damage...seeing as we havent had any rumbles for a long time now.
yesterday we had some misty fog much of the day...great for working in the garden and an afternoon dance along the coast as it was nice and cool.
the dolphin skull in the planter is there to keep the kitties from trashing my plants...little rascals.
Now that summer is upon us, the winds are subsiding and there is lots of painting going on all over the village. Here is the new look of our Sunset
Casita...I love being able to paint houses bold colours here! Next for some window trim and landscaping....we just planted 10 palms and lots of agave.
Our neighbour Chui has started another little cabin at Ensenadita next to the "bottle house" that he plans to rent out...they are real cute...next
door to bajafam's place.
here is the view from the back of the casa...right at the beach
I love the colour they are painting this house too.
it is a gorgeous day here today...definately a beach day!!!standingwave - 7-3-2011 at 08:01 AM
Sunset Casita is looking great Shari. Perfect colour!DENNIS - 7-3-2011 at 08:30 AM
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Our neighbour Chui has started another little cabin at Ensenadita next to the "bottle house" that he plans to rent out...they are real cute...next
door to bajafam's place.
I like that propped-up effect. It could be a design element. Wish I'd thought of that.
.bajafam - 7-3-2011 at 08:39 AM
Yee Haw!! Can't wait to get there in August to start building right along with ya!!Phil S - 7-3-2011 at 09:08 AM
Shari. Your so blessed in your life. First Serina. Then Juan. And then all the folks who have met you, and loved you. A great asset for Baja
Nomads.
God Bless you all. Hope to see you this November. My granddaughter still talks about meeting you on her 15th birthday Baja trip.shari - 7-3-2011 at 10:10 AM
gracias Phil and please give your granddaughter a big hug for me...I AM blessed and count my lucky stars every day and thank all my guardian angels
for helping me out....really look forward to seeing you in the fall too.BajaBlanca - 7-3-2011 at 10:24 AM
you sound busy !!! gardening and painting and building !!! it was so cool yesterday with that ever so unusual fog .... a bit of a change in
scenery, for sure. we shall be visiting asuncion soon, we are planning a short visit to PUERTO NUEVO .... see ya !woody with a view - 7-3-2011 at 11:12 AM
looks great Shari!
BTW, we also have a dolphin skull that we brought back from one of our trips. it sits next to the seal skull and 4 flippers, whale fluke, and assorted
flotsam..... now if i could just bring back enough crushed clam shells to make a nice path thru the yard, that would be awesome.Bob H - 7-3-2011 at 04:53 PM
Wow, everything looks so different. Looks GREAT! How are the dogs? We need to get back down there for a visit soon!!Mulegena - 7-3-2011 at 10:28 PM
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..... now if i could just bring back enough crushed clam shells to make a nice path thru the yard, that would be awesome.
Here's the deal as I experienced it in secondary in Tecate a couple years ago.
I was bringing a few boxes of stuff back for a friend. She left the boxes with me already sealed and addressed for me to Fed Ex to her in Alaska when
I crossed in. Those boxes sat in my house for a few months and I didn't give them a second thought, but tossed them in my car when I finally made a
run north.
The boxes were in plain sight of the US entry guy in the back seat of my truck. After the usual questions he nodded towards the back and asked,
"What's in the boxes?" I told him I had no idea.
Wrong Answer! I'd just won myself a one-way ticket to secondary. Every box was opened and gone through with the proverbial fine-teeth. That girl had a
lot of weird stuff in those boxes including over 50 pounds of seashells!
I learned its absolutely ok to bring back seashells from Baja, no worries there. Basically, you can bring back 40 pounds of shells in any single
entry. More than that and it looks like you're importing them for commercial purposes. They offered to let me return to Mexico and go back to the
Otay crossing, declare 'em and pay import duty.
Well, after a couple hours of detainment with no permission to visit the ladies room granted, I told them-- politely of course-- that wouldn't be
necessary. They could keep those shells, all of 'em.woody with a view - 7-4-2011 at 06:46 AM
great story and info, however, i'm thinking it would take an entire truck load to do what i have in mind. i guess i could bring buckets and figure the
weights out....msteve1014 - 7-4-2011 at 11:24 AM
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great story and info, however, i'm thinking it would take an entire truck load to do what i have in mind. i guess i could bring buckets and figure the
weights out....
You are right. It takes way more shells than you would think to cover an area. I have 2 truck loads at my house now. It covers a small area around a
porch and fire pit. I need about 10 more to do what I want.Baja Bernie - 7-5-2011 at 01:29 PM
Hey Shari, jaime and Bernie here...actually jaime! I am wondering if the yellow building is your north end of the house? where the whale room is?
are you going to be looking for any comforters, rugs, and other types of "whale" items to help decorate with? just give the word and i would love to
assist you!
hope allis well, say hello to family and friends for Bernie and I. Looking forward to November....tight lines juan!shari - 7-5-2011 at 03:32 PM
Hey there girlfriend....you know that we always appreciate all that stuff so bring it on girl...cant wait to see you both....the yellow casita is the
sunset casita a few blocks from our place but excellent for counting whales passing by!!!
