Finally home. I got out of the car after driving 6 hours and had such a bad cramp that Maggie, who stayed in my house while I was gone, had to run get the cider vinegar bottle for me to have a swig. Good cure for cramps. Now my dining room is full of a full car load of stuff. (The boxes in this photo are only a few of the items I need to put away.) I’ll deal with it tomorrow! Good to be home but it was so hard to leave the beach.
After packing until 3 in the morning last night (this morning) in La Manzanilla, I thought I would sleep until 9, post my blog and be off by 10, but that was not to be. Here are some excerpts from today’s Skypes to okcforgottenman:
11:42 a.m.: Damn. All packed up—every inch of the car filled and I can’t find any of my eyeglasses. I have 2 pair of far vision and neither is anywhere to be found—including my “good” progressive photogray superlight frameless (almost invisible) glasses that cost as much as my first car. I’ve unpacked two cases but just can’t unpack the entire car. Story of my life.
12:06 p.m.: Unpacked most of the car and suitcases…no glasses. Packed it all up again and started to lock car to go into house and didn’t have my car keys!!! (Expletive deleted.) Unpacked everything I’d unpacked and repacked and when I finally found car keys, they were near the front driver’s door where I discovered my cheap pair of backup driving glasses. Phew. But, still missing my $900 all-inclusive glasses. Packed up again repositioning things and when I went to lock door…my car keys were missing again!!!! Something doesn’t want me to leave. Found them in back seat under one of the suitcases. I think I’m sorta flustered, don’t you?
12:08 p.m.: Gonna go get ready to leave. Took a shower three hours ago when I thought I was about to leave but I’m soaking wet again. Had to change clothes. I’m wearing my nightgown to drive!!! It is a dress, really, but pretty sheer in the sunlight. I won’t go in the sunlight.
8:56 p.m.: I’m home and Pasiano carried all my stuff in but left it piled in dining room, except for the 5 boxes of shells and found art sculptures in various stages of completion which we put on shelves in the garage. I left La Manz at 12:30 and got home at 6. Also delivered something to Carol and two books to Dianne so it’s possible I didn’t get on the road till around 1. Took between 5.5 and 6 hours. Not bad. I enjoyed the drive home. Finished listening to “The Hummingbird’s Daughter.” Such a good book and I discovered based on a real person..Set in Mexico prior to the Mexican Revolution. I’ve been talking to Maggie about La Manz nonstop. Poor gal. But she seemed interested.
I was so sad to leave La Manzanilla, especially since the last few days were so wonderful—running into friend after friend and all going for meals or dancing or doing collaborative art with my new friend (this trip) Jan. I ended up paying 1/2 deposit to rent the same beach house for three months next year! I’m wondering if I had so many problems leaving because I just didn’t want to leave or because if I’d left on time I’d have had a terrible wreck or just because I’m getting old and these memory snafus and confusions will just keep getting worse? At any rate, it now feels wonderful to be home as well. It’s been fun telling Maggie about the highlights. Hopefully I’ll have time tomorrow to post pictures of The Fly Restaurant—in between putting away a mountain of art supplies, clothing, kitchen supplies, food items, fans and various comforts of home I took with me. I fear I don’t travel light…
Tomorrow I’m also driving to Tonala (near Guadalajara) to pick up dear friends Rhonda and Dan, who flew to Mexico a month or more ago, went to Oaxaca and then to San Miguel and are now taking the bus here to visit me. Now for a swim and bed. oxox Judy
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“Beach Sunset” bone, shell, wood, coral, sponge, beach scrub and acrylic paint, 3.5 x 11 inches, Mixed media assemblage by Judy Dykstra-Brown, March, 2016
