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Buenos dias from the land of unpredictable internet and electricity! We not only lost power a few nights ago, but we’ve been enduring very poor internet service for the week so far. Hopefully this post will find its way to you soon!
The floor-painting project continues to evolve as we approach the end of Barb’s third week here in Ecuador. Her flight leaves on Sunday, and we find ourselves wondering how those three weeks flew by so quickly. Then we look at the floor and smile!
Aside from washing clothes by hand, Barb has also been washing transparent layers of color to make the ceramic tiles…
From Barb:Well this looked pretty good on the floor while I was painting it BUT now that I see it in a picture it looks like a piece of tost with maralade on it..mmmm but my teacher says it is just fine…..which is what she always says no matter how bad I mess up.
We stopped painting so that we could have an authentic wine stain on the carpet! Don’t all well-used and greatly-loved carpets have wine stains?
in search of authenticity
From Barb: I think the wine tasted better than the stain looks.
I tried to pull her away from painting the floor tiles to go watch the shrimp harvest, but she was so into right-brain mode that she did stop until she ran out of paint!
From Barb: Thanks goodness I ran out of paint!!! (help….what does a right brain mode mean….I[m in trouble as I really thought I had a full brain…. But I am thinking that was a compliment_…question mark. Lisa uses all these fancy words to encourage me….and I just smile like I know what she means…..she is such a nice person..
Oh dear….. so far I haven[t mastered this keyboard, so please forgive me when I end up with the wrong key for a question mark etc. These Spanish keyboards kind of throw me a little….Hey isn[t it hard enough to learn the language….that now I have to figure out the keyboard too_ and that my friends is a question mark.
She does not mind feasting on quinoa for breakfast, though she passed on the quinoa and creole tomato sauce yesterday because of a slightly-upset tummy! Ah! the wonders of guayava-leaf tea!
Guayava leaf detail: Remove insect before making tea!
From Barb: Ahhh the slightly/upset tummy….and the wonder of quayava/leaf tea…..
The guayava-leaf tea* worked almost instantly! After the first cup, I was well again, and the next morning I was enjoying quinoa pizza for breakfast and the second day we had shrimp for breakfast, then chocolate for mid-afternoon break, and my stomach has totally forgiven me!
It’s so easy! Quinoa-crust pizza!
While the internet hangs on its wispy thread, we’ll hit the ‘publish’ button and hope to connect with mission control!
From the flying carpept!
Lisa y Barb
* from Lisa: I am not a doctor or pharmacist, but discovered this often-used remedy (in Latin America) for diarrhea. Guava-leaf tea works as a desiccant, antispasmodic and antibiotic for relief from diarrhea. Of course, see a doctor if the symptoms persist!
Zeebra Designs & Destinations 
Beautiful colors today from you both. And thanks for the tip on Guava leaf tea.
the tea is amazing for stomach problems; i’ve watched many people use it for emergency/’no medicine around’—- in half an hour, they have no more problems!
z
Buenos dias !
As always Lisa, I so love your work! Peace xoxo 🙂
thank you so much!
enjoy your down time! z
🙂
Lovely!
Your together posts intertwine so naturally. Thanks for taking us along on the magic carpet ride.
By the way, was it red or white wine….hard to tell from the stain.
Jody
hey amiga
yes, it was red wine – you know, that really premium variety that iris carries in town! it comes in a faux bottle that looks like a box, and even the cork is unique – one would swear that it’s a white pull tab!
love
z
hey again!
punta prieta was a great ‘sunset’ ecks-perience and just as alonzo was preparing to take us home, four motorcycles rolled into the parking area. after the detour of checking in the four couples, we resumed our trip back to town. barb crashed pretty fast, and i’ve been catching up on comments! we leave in a few hours.
see you when i return,
z
You have had a good time…that’s why time flies, isn’t it! fine wine and great colours!
we have produced a lot of art in the past three weeks, and yes, it’s been a great time! thanks so much!
Beautiful colors, z! Beautiful!
Can’t go wrong with a good cup of tea. Hope you feel better.
she’s one-hundred percent again, though we brewed one small batch to take ‘on the road’ just in case! z
I am glad the internet and the electricity allowed you to post this update. Guava leaves were always the antidote for the results of eating too many guavas, where I grew up.
ja! that’s a fun one!
yesterday barb and i walked past an area in town, and i stopped, backed up and said, ‘guayava! i smell guayava fruit!’
sure enough, in the back of someone’s yard was a very old tree and there were yellow orbs of fruit all over the ground! the smell was so very unique, as you well know!
Did you ask to gather them up so you could make jam?
i almost said to barb, ‘guayava marmalade is a very special treat!’ — i certainly thought about it! thanks! z
Sounds like you two had a blast, as the kids say!
we’ve been painting like crazy, and yes, we’re having a blast! the only problem is that i’m miles behind on reading other posts! i open the pages then never get back to them!
thanks hugh!
I don’t know how Barb can stand all this coming to an end! I like the tiles and the wine stain, but then I like wine 😉
I wonder if I can find guava-tea here in the states, but in the mean time, do you have any remedies for a tooth ache? Eye-chi-wawa! (That’s phonetic, of course!) 😀
ja! lo siento, i don’t know of a good toothache remedy. (boo!) the guayaa/guava is a cousin of the crape myrtle (pride of india) tree. i’ve read that the american indians used the crape myrte of the same problemita!
Another great post Lisa! Love your natural remedies and great recipes. 🙂
thank you! i’m not one to be sick, but wow, that teais amazing when one needs it!
Fantastico! that wine stain had to be there, what a great post, hope your friend is feeling better, now you made me hungry we need a post with recipes.
thanks amiga
we just took a break from a new painting that barb’s taking back to panama.
i’m glad you approve of the wine stain! the recipe was so easy that it needs no formal rules.. just use what you have and mix it all together! quinoa is very forgiving!
z
Good job Lisa & Barb!! Enjoy what’s left of your time together 🙂
hey! thanks so much! we’re about to embark on an eight-hour bus ride! that should give us lots of time to discuss anything we might have omitted in the past three weeks! z
Love the way your comments interact with each other, you’ll be a bit lonely me thinks when Barb leaves…love the floor, can’t wait to see the “complete ” painting
i’ll probably resume the painting on tuesday or wednesday after i return from gye. thanks! z