Another Beautiful Sunday

It's another quiet Sunday, here in Consejo. The air is still and warm, a perfect day to go down to the water, pull up a chair and do a little reading.







Donna and Jeanne are getting ready to leave this week and I am scheduled to leave next week. The time has flown by, but at the same time I feel as though I've slowed down. City life will be interesting but there are a few things at home that I miss while I'm here. A juicy In-and-Out burger, an Italian cold cut sandwich and a good selection of beer. Not much, but it's something you will never get down here.



When I get back, I will spend a couple of days at home and then it is off to Las Vegas for our niece's high school graduation. I will be going from a place with few extras to a place where excess is the norm. What a change that will be. Did someone say "room service". We'll spend a couple of days at the Flamingo and a couple of days at Caesar's Palace. We have tickets to see Bette Midler and I heard she puts on a good show, so I am looking forward to that.



Also when I get back, I will need to learn to live with just one car between Mischelle and I. It's never really been a problem, because most of the time we are together. But there are times when you need a second car. Now that the Toyota is a Belizian truck, we will have to figure things out. We will need another SUV or van when we bring the dogs to Belize, so maybe we'll just get one a little earlier.

It's a Sad Day

My contractor, John Harris, has invited me out to his home on Four Mile lagoon a couple of times since I have been here. I've posted on the blog about the wonderful curry rice dishes that he can cook up. I may be able to squeeze the recipe out of him, in time.

He also has 3 dogs, one of which is Winston, an English Bulldog puppy, not quite a year old. Think of a Boxer with the red brindle look. The only pictures I seem to have of him are of his butt or sleeping under a table. A cute, personable dog that only wants attention.

Unfortunately, Winston was in an accident yesterday evening and there was nothing the Vet could do to save him. My heart goes out to John and his girlfriend, Ada, over their loss. Having a couple of dogs myself, they become a member of the family, especially a puppy. It's funny how they can change your outlook after a long day. They don't care how your day went. You're home now and that's all they care about.

It makes me miss my dogs that much more. But, there is a reason dogs don't live as long as we do. It's so they can be there at heavens gate to help show us the way. And they'll keep waiting for you there, just like they keep waiting for you to get home.