A Tropical Countdown to Christmas
Three weeks today is Christmas. It STILL amazes me to celebrate that day being warm as toast and being comfortable outside wearing practically no clothes at all. Our childhood memories live deep in our cells, and when it comes to being cold, I don’t have a single corpuscle that yearns for frosty mornings or the struggle of walking for blocks through two feet of powdery snow. It makes me ecstatic after nearly 35 years of living in the tropics to be warm all the time. I don’t, won’t use air conditioning, happy to have a fan nearby to keep me from igniting from within, and the height of summer is the only time I can peruse the fresh fruit in the near-freezing temps in the Costco Cool Room!
And, sadly, one week today I have to put my sister on a plane back to her real life in Alberta. She’ll be happy to see her cats, her dog, and friends, of course, a few who have been here, and know the layout of Vallarta. I am sure there will be evenings spent in front of a fire, with much wine being consumed during the conversations, and memories of shows seen, food eaten, and love will arise, and maybe Patrice will miss her sister once in a while. My house will be so big and empty again.
We still have a jam-packed week, starting with Paul Lions’ exquisite concert featuring the music of Electric Light Orchestra at Nacho Daddy this afternoon at 5 pm. The First Saturday at Arte Vallarta Museo is a highlight of every month with a fiesta full of new artworks, food, and drink, and the boisterous camaraderie of fellow art lovers who pack the courtyard and visit for hours.
Patrice and I will have one more trip to Coapinole to hunt for winter sweaters and wool hats. She finds her best winter clothes here – certainly at a lower price than anywhere in Canada. And the amazing Casa Karma Private Villa & Event Space opens its doors for the first time to the Vallarta Garden Club‘s Annual ‘Welcome Back‘ party and membership drive on December 9th. Space is limited to 100 lucky people; take an Uber or taxi, and be prepared to walk up and down the 70+ stairs just in case the ongoing elevator repairs are not finished in time for the fabulous soiree.
We will spend Patrice’s last evening with Deborah Cole at Casita and Garden for the sold-out dinner with Chef Roman. I have been busy for every single one of his prior exceptional dining experiences until now. I am very excited to partake.
In between these events, we have smoothies, lunches, and a couple of dinners with dear friends planned, and maybe one evening at home with kitty Bogie to help her pack. Perhaps one day, in our dodderage, she will be here for longer than six weeks; that flies by like lightning.
For more information on any of the above events, see VallartaCalendar.com and, if you are having an event, make sure it’s listed in the Calendar that even Google uses for information. Get in touch with me for help doing that, From Here.