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November 2 is All Souls Day and the end of a weeklong celebration that
begins with the Day of the Dead. El Parque staff constructed this alter in
memory of the many residents who have since passed. |
El Parque conducted their first
social event, limited to 30 residents, scattered six feet apart. The
charity event
was a concert put on by Steve Motenko and raised 13,500 pesos for FoodBank Lakeside. |
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Glorine is back in the gym after many months break due to her stroke.
Now she is tending to a sore rotator cuff that her PT applied kinesiology
tape. Seems to be working. |
Volunteering still takes up lots of
our time. Here Glorine is hosting a ZOOM meeting to recognize volunteers
in the Reaching Out program she started through the Lake Chapala Society. |
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Larry attends a monthly board meeting of the Lake Chapala Society, this one
was in person, with all the safety precautions. The big dilemma is keeping
the ship afloat with membership down. |
Someone is making money off of COVID.
This new temperature gauge is at the entrance to our Wal-Mart. Before
entering all customers must wear masks and get a squeeze of alcohol sanitizer. |
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We found this cute nursery in Chapala, where Glorine is getting most of her
plants. Yes they are outdoor plants, as it never freezes here at
Lakeside. |
In the dry season, our solar panels
are cranking out lots of watts and stored away for nights and rainy days. This
is a smart inverter that tracks all the input and output of electricity. |
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Joel is our metal man who has done most of our home improvement project that
require metal. Here he is putting the final touches on the framework to our
new fire pit. |
Chaco is our tile man, and like Joel,
has done most of the tile work around our house. Here he is cutting and fitting
tile on the top and sidewalls of our fire pit. |
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Glorine and I bought these tile at Home Depot in Guadalajara and designed
the pattern you see here. |
While we are waiting for the burner
and all the connections to the LPG tank to be installed, we are testing out the
relaxation effect. |
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We purchased a nine foot sombrilla (umbrella) to help shade the area on
sunny afternoons. |
Thanks to a little ingenuity, we
buried a pipe in the ground to create stability plus get rid of the stand. |
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Thanksgiving with family. Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes with
gravy, sweet potatoes, beans, cranberries and pumpkin pie--followed by four
rounds of Hand and Foot. |
Open Circle is back in person at
LCS, but with restrictions. No egg salad sandwiches, coffee or tea.
Plus everyone is seated six+ feet apart. This presentation was awesome. |
