Taly and Wilbur just returned from a trip to Denver, where we connected with a number of Wilbur's old friends. The trip was occasioned by a number of gatherings of friends; at the largest and most elegant of these gatherings, a good number of Wilbur's old hippie friends from the sixties, and some from the seventies and eighties, gathered to witness us getting married. It was a fabulous party and Taly was much loved by all.
Taly returned from Australia, and we resumed plans for expansion/improvements of our house. Subsequently, we added a 3.5 KW solar array, thereby reducing our once-every-two-month electric bill to less than 65 pesos (about $3.25) - WOW!We also completed the enclosure of the covered portion of the rooftop terrace with glass walls, thus starting the eventual addition of a completely independent guest suite which will eventually comprise a living/sleeping space, a private bath, a small kitchen area, and a couple of outdoor spaces (one covered and the other open).
Then the addition of mini-split heat pumps in the five major areas of the house (main living area, Taly's and Wilbur's individual craft spaces, main bedroom, and the rooftop living space) making the house much more comfortable in the heat of summer as well as on mornings in the winter.
Wilbur left Australia for Denver today, where he has been readying his house here for sale. The projects to be completed include: Selling a bunch of stuff; packing stuff for shipment to Mexico; making the place ready for deep cleaning, painting and finally selling. He has until his flight on February 28 to get things in line, and is finally (February 10) starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We can't wait to be together again.
Wilbur departed today for a trip to Australia to be with Taly. He will stay for six weeks, whereupon. he will head to Denver to divest himself of copious detritis, and ready his Denver house for sale. You may view a photo album of our adventures in Australia by CLICKING HERE
We participated in a group tour of Cañon Cubre (the Copper Canyon), in western Chihuahua state. Our tour was guided by David Rico of Los Vagabundos, and was an event to be remembered. The first and last days were not very memorable except in that they both involved tortuous amounts of bus riding and plane flights. The middle seven days were filled with wonderful scenes, and wonderful new friends, which I hope will remain forever. You may see a photo album of the trip if you CLICK HERE