3-15-2018 The Pool

DD and I would go to the pool 

slathered in 100+ sunscreen

at 5 p.m. as the sun was setting

to avoid getting burned.

Plus, it was over 100*F

and the polished marble around the pool

was HOT and SLICK!

3-14-2018 Flora We Saw In Costa Rica

Cool "Palm Hat" at the pool...

3-13-2018 Wildlife

This Iguana joined us for lunch one day...

Coatimundi eating fruit

from the trees outside our building.

 A feral cat at dinner...

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

with pink bills, legs and feet...

...and best of all...Howling Monkeys!

Wait for it...

that dog barking sound

is the beginning of the monkey howl.

(Turn up the volume on your speakers!)

But my favorite was this beautiful blue butterfly!

3-12-2018 Tootsies in the Pacific

Because we were told that 

we would sunburn to a crisp in 10 minutes

(due to the fact that this resort is on the equator)

DD and I would walk on these stamped concrete paths

to the buffet breakfast at 6 a.m.

 then go for a quick 10 minute walk along the beach

of the Pacific Ocean,

and spend most of the rest of the day indoors.

3-11-2018 Glassed Balcony

The next morning...

we were able to enjoy our glassed in, air conditioned,

fan on the ceiling, balcony/patio

and the beautiful views of the golf course

across from us

and all the water birds in the creek.

As we walked around the rest of the resort

we noticed that we were the ONLY ones

with an enclosed patio.

All the rest were open to the heat, mosquitos and elements

so I'm not sure how we lucked out!

God was being good to me!

3-10-2018 Our Accommodations...

...were beautiful!

3-9-2018 Arrival in Costa Rica

We left my house at 9:30 a.m.

and arrived in Liberia at 10:00 p.m.

Then we had an hour and a half drive

thru mountains

in the pitch black night

to get to our resort on the Pacific Ocean.

We had a lengthy delay and LONG line of traffic

at one point

where road crews were doing some work.

They work on the roads during the night

because it is too hot to work during the day.

(They are right on the equator.)

While we were sitting and waiting, I asked the shuttle driver

about the large fires we saw as we were landing.

He said those are the sugar cane fields on fire.

They start a fire in the center of the field around 5-6 p.m.

to push out to the edge all the venomous snakes and rodents

and to burn off the razor sharp leaves of the sugar cane 

so they don't cut the workers.

Then, about midnight, after the fires have burned down,

the workers,

(Nicaraguans that the Costa Ricans hire for all the hard work...)

go into the sugar cane fields 

and cut the cane one by one with machetes.

Finally, we arrived at our destination,

checked in at the open air lobby,

and opened the door to our room at

2 minutes after midnight (12:02 a.m.) the next day (3-8-2018)!

3-8-2018 Headed To Costa Rica!

Yesterday,

Dear Daughter and I headed to Costa Rica

for a vacation she earned

by being the 3rd highest seller in 

one of the companies for which she works,

Color By Amber.

Her husband was busy with school

and unable to go with her

so she invited me!

3-7-2018 Red White and Blue

...off the needles and ready to block.

3-6-2018 Thunder Snow

Lightning, thunder,

snow and sleet today.

3-5-32018 Sloth

for a friend's upcoming birthday...

3-4-2018 Fingers to the Bone

Today's QCSO offerings were from Germany and Austria

and the orchestra played their fingers to the bone!

Wonderful performance!!!

3-3-2018 Evil Eye Mitts

...for the March for our Lives

on Washington DC

March 24, 2018.

3-2-2018 Red Sparrow

DH & I went to the movies today.

Wish I could unsee this one!

3-1-2018 Pepsi Shawl Progress

2-28-2018 Spring Flowers

The GDs drew some 

spirograph spring flowers

to decorate my refrigerator for Spring.

2-27-2018 Options Slippers

My slippers have finally worn out

after 3 years of use and some patching.

Time to stitch up a new pair!

Options Slippers for Women

2-26-2018 Unicorns

Ragdoll Unicorn

under construction...

should look like this when finished:

2-25-2018 Mosaic Pictures

 GDs had fun making mosaic pictures

in the art room.

2-24-2018 The Staff of Life

Bread...

ready to go in the oven!

Our house is going to smell GOOD!!!

2-23-2018 #YarnBombQC

DH and I went downtown
to the Figgee Art Museum
to hear an artist speak about wood turning.
Outside the museum all 12 trees were
sporting some yarn.