Must Have Fabric From Coapinole

How was everybody’s puente (Long weekend, a ‘bridge’ in Spanish)? I spent all day abuzz from the night before. I caught some of the Independence Day parade coming home from Central Gym Monday morning. Lots of schools, the Red Cross, cadets, Civil Protection, ambulance personnel, firefighters, lifeguards, police, all the services that help keep Vallarta safe and to help in disastrous situations.

I am off this morning early to the tianguis in Coapinole in a desperate attempt to match fabric or get something so close the sleeves won’t look weird in my new jacket. Ugh. Always measure, then do it again, right, before you cut? I know.

Around noon, I will meet Mark Rome, Entertainer Director from The Palm Cabaret. We are going to have a look-see at Coco Cabaret, then sit down, and he will tell me everything that’s coming to both cabarets this season and when. I am so excited to see inside Coco, the Palm’s sister venue. Imagine a six-meter-high stage!? We will have some serious indoor flights this winter!

Right after Scrabble on Wednesday, I will meet with Nat Moraga, the brilliant mosaic artist responsible for tiling Parque Lazaro Cardenas. It has been some years since we sat down for a long chat; I look forward to it.

Today, my kitty Bogie and I are celebrating four months together. Our idiosyncrasies are being ironed out peacefully these days. He is learning not to bite or scratch (can I get a hallelujah?). He is training me well, I must say. Bogie is not the least bit demanding, and I am completely and utterly smitten.