ADVENTURES OF A RETIRED NOMAD: DOMINOES, HELEN'S PARTY, MEN'S HAPPY HOUR

Well I maintained the lead for the first 11 rounds of Dominoes then in the round twelve Richard was up by one point...then 13, 14, and 15 I got beat bad to end up in last place the second week in a row.

I did manage to pick-up the photos I had matted and they came out pretty good. Now I have to figure out how to hang them on the wall.

I left early today, while the maid cleaned the room I got a haircut, then walked over to Berlina to try the Strudel with Ice Cream and Cappuccino. While I attempted to send a photo of my fantastic Cappuccino, my phone froze. Just froze. Could not use touch screen, turn off or delete or anything.

I love my phone and was in a panic so went home after and contacted Google then plugged the phone in as if to charge it but no response. Google was back to me in 5 minutes with options to cure the problem. When I went to try them,the phone was fine again. I scolded it good and sent it to it's room.

Helen invited me to dinner so I took a walk over and met her at a new neighborhood restaurant where we split a pizza.

She is excited about her move into a real nice home on the same property for her last month in Oaxaca. She is having a welcome party for her friend Ginny on Sunday.

Today I went shopping, hoping to pickup some ideas for hanging my photos on stucco walls. When I returned Deke, my photographer neighbor was just arriving. He brought over some leftover Velcro hangers that he uses. I had enough to hang one and it worked well.

UNTIL MATTING SEPARATED AND FELL SO WILL HAVE TO RETURN ALL PHOTOS

It's Sunday and I'm off to Office Depot to pick up more hangers for my photos. I am also buying a printer for my computer. $20 is fair. When I return I'll be ready for Helen's party.
Well no hangers so I ordered them from the US and will be delivered next week. The ink for my new $20 printer costs $68!!!
Helen's party was nice.

MARGO GRAZING AND GADI CONVERSING WITH HALINA'S NIECE FROM POLAND

RON GIVING ADVICE TO HALINA ON HOW TO SEPARATE THE PLATES

STILL GRAZING...STILL CONVERSING

SHARON WATCHES HELEN GET A MASSAGE

MORE CONVERSING WHILE BARBARA CHECKS OUT THE OASIS

A great group of people from all over and good conversation...not to mention the Spanish Tortilla and Paella.

SPANISH TORTILLA AND PAELLA

OH YES...THE FRESH FIGS WITH PAPAYA

The house that she just moved into and will be in until she leaves, is really awesome. Los Nogales is an Oasis in Oaxaca.

I stopped by the church to atone for my President...on the way home.

COALITION OF MEXICAN AND AMERICAN BUSINESSES AGAINST TRUMP'S INSULTS

The rest of the week was uneventful. My mounted photo that I hung fell apart in two days so I returned them all to be redone. They will be ready next week when my hangers arrive.

The weather has been so nice in the Mornings and Evenings I went out to just walk around and ended up having Salmon at Tres Bistro.

Got to see the owners battery operated bicycle like the one I bought.

Wednesday evening was Men's Night at Casa Charles. He got a puppy to keep him company and remodeled a bit to accommodate the dog and his neighbors. It was one of the best Men's Night we had. I think there were close to 18 people from Toronto , Fresno, Oaxaca, San Francisco, ...artists, Doctor, woodworker, college professor, retired lawyer...well the rest were all retired something...It was a fun evening. I caught the bus home.

Thursday,

RICHARD ADVISING BOB...BOB IGNORING RICHARD...MILTON STAYING OUT OF IT

I made a come back at Dominoes and won our weekly tournament.

DAVID GLOATING

Then I visited an Art Gallery where two of the artists, that were at Casa Charles' the night before, were exhibiting their work.

SELF PORTRAIT OF RICHARD THE WOODWORKER/ARTIST

Today I just wandered the Llano Market after my Cafe at Cafe Barista's , then returned home.
Tomorrow I will try and make the Opera, Ruskiska or something like that.