Hope House Home for Boys

The cards that I sell here in Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico benefit the dental program for the boys at Hope House in the nearby village of Ixlahuacan. There are close to 30 boys at the home and many of them come to the home having received no dental treatment. If you live here at Lakeside and would like to order a quality, hand crafted card for a special occasion and help me contribute to this worthy cause, please e-mail me at bettyinchapala@yahoo.com Card price is 50 pesos; the entire sales price is donated to Hope House.

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Monday in Ajijic



Hello friends! I find that I can receive e-mails but not send any! However, I CAN blog and I have couple of pictures for you today!
Had lunch at a pleasant cafe in the Ajijic town square. Sat outside under an umbrella, enjoying music and the lovely temperatures. A lady who was dining alone invited me to sit with her and we had a nice visit. She is from Missouri and has spent a lot of time down here in the past seven years; she just drove in a couple of days ago and is planning to make her home here permanently. The large floral painting above the door of a local art shop is her work.
The street scene is outside my b&b. Aren't those flowers a gorgeous explosion of color? When I left this morning a gentleman was in the process of trimming the trees into those neat box shapes.
Mary Anne sent me a neat site with lots of Christmas art to color -- this was one of my favorites -- I'll have to do it in bright Mexican colors!
Betty

10 comments:

The Other Patti Sue said...

I can see why you like it so well there! Wow is it ever pretty! You have inspiration all around you! I would go crazy!

A Consuming Passion said...

So glad to hear you arrived safe and sound! Mmm the colours look amazing and it sounds a s though you're already making new friends! Take care, looking forward to reading your 'daily diary'! x

Patti P. said...

I agree with Patti, too bad you don't have your art things...so many things to inspire you. Love that image from Mary Anne's site, have fun in whatever you do and hope that you will be feeling so much better soon!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

That was just a perfect blog post, Betty! Now I can visualize where you are. It looks so beautiful! Okay, this may be silly, but how do you say the town name??? Glad you liked that link. Enjoy, my friend!

Melisa Waldorf said...

So glad you made is safely and I am feeling better already since you seem to be making friends who can look out for you! Please keep posting updates for us and photo's. I am enjoying reading along. Have a blessed week my friend!

redwasher1 said...

Betty, I so glad you arrived safely!! Thanks for letting us know.Your photo's are lovely. Take care my friend!!

Theresa's Studio said...

Love the photos...looking forward to seeing more...hope you will posting about your adventures daily.

Amanda J said...

Posting so that you know I read your blog! :) Pictures are pretty! Love you and already miss you lots!

Kerrie said...

Wow Betty, looks like a fantastic place..... thanks for sharing your pictures.... love hearing about you daily adventures.

Melanie said...

how gorgeous! thank you for sharing these beautiful pics! :) have a great time!!