Summer laziness

I've been far too busy to update the blog recently, and for that I apologize. By busy of course I mean lazy. And what a lazy summer it is! The heat the past few weeks has been brutal, and any kind of productive activity requires twice the effort. Fortunately this week has been cooler and nicer, and we've also discovered the wonder of the early-morning empty beach to start the day off refreshed and cool.

We also bought a fan. We hoped to buy one used, but the only one at the flea market, a small, old 1'x1' box fan, was price-quoted at.....(try not to laugh)....50 Euros (what's that with the exchange rate? $85?). Maybe I had 'estupido' Sharpied on my forehead that day. Fortunately we found a bigger, floorstanding, NEW fan with a 2-year warranty for 18 euro at a store, and it's been wonderful.

Anyway, due to my laziness I've got lots of pictures. These are 'assorted' but in the next week look for pictures of Carrie's end-of-classes party and a video of Aryanna dancing flamenco!



Some classmates. Our roommate Driss is on the right, his friend Muhammed beside him, and Muhammed's girlfriend Carolina by Carrie. Carolina had to return to Valparaiso, Chile last week because her visa was only for 6 months. They were rather unhappy to be separated.

















I'm so proud I could cry. One of Ash's Lego creations.
















Carrie's been missing her guitar. We found one in this hole-in-the-wall old things shop for 25 Euro. It's much older than it looks in the picture and I'm pretty sure some of the inlays are ivory. Here I am figuring out how to string one of these things.

















Early morning at the beach. On weekends you'll be lucky to have 5 feet between you and your neighbor, but early on it's just us and the old folks.

















Carrie made a delicious bread pudding with German rye bread. One of her friends from university gave her the recipe. The next variation she suggested was to exchange the sugar for seafood and make a main dish.















Til next time!