Yes, yes, yes, the hips still work.

My morning started at 6:00am when I heard the lawnmower in the soccer field. I glanced out and at first I thought it was Gerardo. When I looked closer when he came to this end I realized it was Oscar. He always wears a hat but he didn't have one on. He was working very very hard since the grass was so long. When I came out he asked me about a couple areas. Remember he mowed down my flowers at one point so he is very cautious. 

When he finished I gave him a glass of water and a slice of cinnamon bread. Some of the ground cover, or weeds or whatever it is ends up being a foot to 3 feet long but it lays down and doesn't get cut off. I went out with my clippers and took care of what was on this end. I see there are still some things sticking up but they are farther down and don't bother me. He went off to mow other areas and I got ready to go to the senior center. I wore a long skirt so I could dance and sway.

Well, let me tell you this group knows how to have a fiesta. Tomorrow is Independence Day and they were dressed accordingly. There was music and they were dancing and eating the whole time I was there. The stamina amazes me. And yes, I did dance so they would see I could. Then I sat and crocheted.

I had mentioned the hat pattern with bangs and hair. Ligia brought the one she finished with the errors corrected and I think it will be a great additional option. I finished the one I was working on and started another one. And yes, I cancelled sewing. Next Wednesday. Then I leave for the states.

The Mass today for Aura's husband, Jose, is at 5:00pm. I will go and take the bars and bread. I also want to go to the dairy store and get butter. It seems to be as good as butter from the US so I can mark bringing that off my list. 

When I got back Oscar was still here. He has completely weeded the corn and is working on the area of sunflowers. It looks so great. I still don't know if I will get any corn. The problem is there aren't enough hours of sunlight here compared to the US this time of year. 

The torch is being carried throughout Costa Rica in memory of how word was originally spread to announce independence. It will be brought to Cartago as that was the original Capitol. Towns along the route will have runners to take a light from the torch and send it on to small towns. Tomorrow pretty much every town has a parade. This will be my first as last year I returned from the US late on the 15th so I missed everything except the light display in the square in Cartago. Jose drove by it so I could see.

The new bridge over the river going to the senior center is so nice. And the new sidewalk also. What an improvement. There was lots of construction going on all over that area. Several new houses being built. Must be a good sign.