Scrabble and Upcoming Events at Arte Vallarta Museo

It’s funny, the difference in how we spend our lives in Vallarta at this time of the year, compared to Canada and, I am sure, in parts of the US. All around me, things are slowing, closing, and stopping altogether, and it is the opposite up north. The frenzied gardening and building things outside quickly that must be done before the ground freezes solid again. The window is narrow.

Up north, they wake up and throw themselves outside to mow the grass and then watering everything like crazy, and we wake up damp, put on not-quite-dry clothes, and slowly gauge what the weather will do over coffee that will determine how far we want to travel away from our fans and A/C. The energies have shifted.

Every day, my sister Patrice, now retired from the boutique hotel business, gives me a report on how high her flowers are (and the weeds) and how dry the ground is despite watering for hours the day before. That’s funny too because she lives on an old seabed and is as likely to find seashells in her garden as I could walking down to real water; when things become extinct.

We had a boisterous bingo yesterday at Nacho Daddy. My tablemates were lucky, winning twice, but again, I won nothing. However, I am still the Scrabble Queen (Sharon – note spelling, please!), defeating her and Jonathan Lander in three games straight. We return to regularly scheduled programming for Scrabble next week and the last bingo of the season for Colina Spay and Neuter Clinic will be on June 18th, at 4 pm. Nacho Daddy will take July and August off to paint, clean, and will regroup in the Fall. Oh, and yes, Open Mic will also take place this coming Tuesday, June 10, at 7:30 pm.

Speaking of dogs, there are cool things happening this weekend at Arte Vallarta Museo. Starting with the First Saturday of the Month. A big fiesta, always with food, live music, great people converging over the love of art. Then, a new thing on Sunday evening from 5 to 9 called Workout and Caridad (Charity). Bring money and dry dog food, please (if you can) to aid Doggy Rescue PV. The premise is to mix art with walking dogs and working out at the same time. I don’t believe one has to work out on Sunday at the Museo (hard to do that and not spill your wine), but it sounds like there may be demonstrations. Anything at the Museo is worth a look-see, so I will find you there.

I am having lunch with friends today and also in discussions with someone who can help sort out my mess with IMSS. I hope by this time tomorrow, I will have some firm answers about that and interim health insurance. Join me for coffee in the morning, and we’ll have some news.