Woke up this morning in our new place at Rodadero and I feel rejuvenated and ready to adjust my schedule. In Minca, because we had a shared space, I never really felt like I could set up my art stuff. So, although I did some sketching (pencil drawings) when I was out wandering, I never got to take those sketches and explore what I saw with paint and pencil crayons, markers. Now that we have a whole apartment to ourselves I have set up an art station on the dining room table. Rudy is beginning to expect that I will take over a section of each place that we rent and seems to be okay with it. And really, in this place, there is plenty of room for both of us to spread out.
One thing that I have not done for a week is cook anything in our place. Well today, that all changed. After going out to forage every time we wanted a bite to eat it was pure pleasure to scramble up some eggs with cheese, toast some bread and pour some juice. This is only a small pleasure and I really never think of it at home but when I have not had the opportunity to cook and suddenly I can do something as simple as scramble eggs I am over the moon.
After breakfast I spread out my art supplies and checked with my art instructor, Debbie. Debbie has no idea who I am but she always has some insights for me on Utube or bits of information about what she is painting and what techniques she is using. I hadn’t tuned in to anything of hers for a whole week and my drawings were getting tight and fussy. Now, with new resolve I worked on finishing something I had started. It is a study of leaves and rocks in a stream below the waterfall in Minca. I was kind of happy with the feel I got with the flow of water. It still seems tight but I like the movement.
I checked out the ocean this afternoon and it is very nice but oh so hot. I waded in the water but that was all. Instead I went back to our place and went to the pool. It is massive and I can swim lengths. I was the only one there for quite a while. The water is so warm and it is so clean. I wished I had someone to swim with. I know that my kids would probably jump at the chance. And there is even a shallow kids area and a waterslide for older kids.
I am looking forward to more of the same activities tomorrow.