13 Ends

So 2013 ended, it’s been a GREAT year , paradise could not be any better , it finished on a high for 3 reasons . Firstly an annoyance in our lives has decided to move ,it turns out to be the icing on the cake , we may even get normal neighbours , fingers crossed 🙂 …  secondly  we went to a New Years Eve  party  which was at a local development called of all things  TAMPON COVE  , we all took a dish of food drank copious amounts of rum ( no change there) listen to festive music (Barf)   and ended playing poker ,which was  a real laugh , i was doing great until Queen Elizabeth( she was as old and wearing a tiara) tricked me, into going all in and  CRUSHED me  🙂 …..   At midnight we were promised a firework spectacle to remember from the near by city of Chetumal,  just across the border in Mexico… We saw 5 rockets heard 2 air bombs and then the finale …TWO bright glowing  orbs … In fact some of party goers had lit cigarettes which out shone anything we had seen  🙂  . There was  some ridiculous talk of jumping in the pool , some of the girls didn’t have swim wear or under wear, as it turned out , so skinny dipping was put forward , i looked around at the aging lumps and bumps and talked everyone into to going in fully clothed ..no point in spoiling a good party , i slipped off my shoes and jumped in followed my more revelers , we floated on our backs  and looked up at the cosmos … Isn’t life just  great 🙂 .    I even did some fishing before the party started and we stayed over at a friends house so i could have a drink. We were thwarted the next morning when we tried to leave as they had locked the entrance gate so we couldn’t get out , eventually gaining escape, we were free, but had a great  time . Thirdly and most important it was H’s Birthday  so we headed off for fried chicken  and were treated to free games of pool by the owner , we later headed back to our house for more pool , darts and some locally made moonshine (Rocket fuel)  Sorry to Rodi for not inviting her as i had got her return date mixed up  😦   ..There’s always next year  🙂

moonshine madness

Sometimes in life things just happen in unison (at the same time – for most of the American readers    🙂  )  We had a round glass table in H’s roof top lounge, but every time it rained it was a pain to clean , so we decided it would free up a little space if we gave it as a gift to Rodi for her tree top house, she was coming round to our house and had no idea , the table was already outside ready to load in Jeremiah (her truck)  as she arrived i told her it was her lucky day , she quizzically looked at me and said it might be yours to .. which put a puzzled look on my face, she dropped down her tail gate ( on the truck  🙂 )   and there starring at me were the two Koi Carp brass tea lights that i had commented on a couple of months ago, that she had brought all the way down from Alaska , they now sit suspended on either end of my pool table light , what great karma we got out of that totally unexpected exchange of gifts . At night we light  them and watch them sway in the warm tropical breeze  🙂

Koi tea lights

If you know me well i always talk about the shit sandwich , not any connection   to Solway  , but a management technique of hiding something distasteful , between two bits of good news , in this case it is the end to a story of me commissioning a painting through a woman called  CONME ..  supposedly shrewd business woman , and renounced art critic , who turned out to be a fool,  gave the guy all my money, after i told her not to . Anyway the painting was for H’s 40th it arrived 18 months late and was a pile of garbage , so we left it at her house . Some weeks later in the midst of her running away from her husband she left it at our gate , so we eventually got around to burning it as it was raining on Guy Fawkes night , it’s good to cleanse the soul and it cost me $300 but just lighting that fire sure put i smile on our faces , the life lesson, remove all the negative from your life and you’ll be happy .

If it vexes you , burn it

Other News

My Niece Chloe has had a baby girl called Savannah . In the same week my Nephew Liam got married  , and now he is in Germany  waiting to go out to Afghanistan with the British Army , we wish them both good luck in their new quests in life.

We Have friends coming over end of January from the UK  ,  Paul  and Dave , Dave i haven’t seen for 30 years so it will be good to catch up.

Finally  i thought I’d include this latest carving i bought from the guy who carved the Jaguar  Head , it’s of the Ancient Mayan King  Pakal , who is thought by some ( NUT BAR scholars ) to have made contact with aliens ,anyway if you ever visit and want something locally made, a one off piece of art ,Jason Anderson is the guy to go and see .  No shop ,just a bike and a small back pack  , a mallet , couple of chisels and sandpaper , a great example of a local natural talent.

Mayan King Pakal , carved from Grenadine hardwood

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