Continuing Quarantine...and Home Improvements!

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August 5th 2020

Published: August 19th 2020

As we complete our fifth month of quarantine I find that I am more reflective...looking inward, focusing on details. During my daily walks up the hill with CiCi, I notice each new bloom and there are bazillions of wildflowers and fascinating plants. Awed by and grateful for the ever-evolving natural world around me. My little lemon tree is producing prodigiously (I once counted over 7... Read Full Entry

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Jill Sare

Sra Sare

I first came to Ecuador in the late 1980's to teach English in Quito. I fell in love with this country, the natural beauty, the warmth and generosity of the people. I went on to work in international education on nearly every continent, but Ecuador kept calling me back. This Chicago girl has a "latina soul"! I've now been back in Ecuador, living here as a permanent resident since 2006. I have done all different kinds of work, from private teaching to teacher training to working with American volunteers as a driver/interpreter to filling in as a substitute hotel manager. I like to keep my sched... full info

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Laden with Lemons

From the upper terrace I tried counting how many lemons on the tree...I gave up after 70 !!! Amazing yield from this small 'limonero'.

At the Front Gate

Here's CiCi in "doorbell pose" - when I'm not home she always hangs out in the garden beside the gate.

CiCi 'n' Lupe

Hanging out with my bud! When lunch & Scrabble are at Shana's house, CiCi comes along to play with her cousins, Lupe and Lucy.

Remember to Relax

CiCi has some of the wackiest sleeping positions. Here she's spilling out of her bed...chilling out indoors on a rainy day.

Shana in the Sunshine

Afternoon sun slants in during our daily Scrabble matches. Even with cataracts, Shana manages to see the dictionary in bright light.

Snowcap frm my Garden

The trumpet flowers (floripondia) all burst into bloom at once, framing this stunning view from my garden.

Ready, Set, ...Open!

These datura flowers are stunning at every stage of bloom

Trumpet Flower Close-up

Love the little curly whirlies on the edges of the blossom

Seen on a Morning Walk

Wild MORAS (black raspberries) dot the hillsides above my house where I walk daily with CiCi.

Still Life

Wild orchid (orange) and lupine flower with my fave water bottle (formerly Tanqueray) atop a table runner purchased decades ago in Provence

A Jungly Backroad

The unpaved road to Swiss Bistro in Cumandá has some of the most stellar waterfalls. Love the rock color and the delicate fall of this cascade.

Agoyan Dam

Located 3 miles from my house, here it is with all the flood gates open! We've had so much rain that hydroelectric production is at an all-time high!

A Borrowed Pic!

Taken from Pillaro (two towns over) this full view of snowy Volcan Tungurahua is a beauty! From my house I see the other side and since I'm so close I don't get the BIG view!

19th August 2020

Michelle Deutch
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the pic of Shana in the sun is beautiful!!! Your home is so wonderful! It is truly the culmination of all of your travels and experiences and adventures on display! I love it for you!!!!!

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