Finally, Bougainvillea Bloom

 
Because we had no rain in April, the bougainvillea, which normally have peak bloom in March and April, are just now hitting their peak.  These two are 3 year old plants that are doing what I originally wanted from the bougainvillea (besides stunning beauty, of course)–forming a thorny barrier to keep Fred in.  Of course, [...]

A Happy Continuation of the Story

Looks like my heart-to-heart with Darío and that of the neighbors has done the trick with him. He’s on time, takes exactly a half  hour for lunch, and his work has been scrupulous.  So far, so good.  He hasn’t missed the fact that now both the neighbors and I are handing him written lists [...]