livinintherainforest

I know, it's been a while since I last posted. I have been busy with my continuing adjustment to my change in lifestyle. That said, it is going well. Things are picking up here in Surfside. The snowbirds are returning and everyone is preparing for Christmas. I must admit, coming from the far north, that it is some strange to celebrate Christmas without snow, or at least cold. But it isn't that hard to get used to after a while. Every year, Perla hosts a Christmas party for the local children. She always has a good crowd, cons someone into playing Santa and has gift bags, cake and ice cream for all the youngsters under twelve. On Christmas Day, she hosts a traditional dinner with all the trimmings. And of course there are Christmas lights and decorations and, naturally, parties.

We are back to irrigating now, so I have another chore added to my duties. Several years ago, I installed pop-up sprinklers to take care of this task. However, my gardener chopped them off cutting the grass with his machete so they have been decommissioned and I have to manually place and replace sprinklers and hoses. This works, of course, and it's not like I don't have the time. So the foliage is happy and beautiful.