Dear friends... its a Monday and I should be painting... but, I have been neglecting the importance of recording events through this post for over a month now... since, well... the volcano! episode. My sincerest apologies... Meanwhile, back at the ranch... Iniyal and...

Volcanoes are all around us. We have been wanting to ascend the mountainside towards the summit of the active volcano Pacaya. We boarded a big yellow Blue Bird School bus at the school parking lot where Iniyal is an educator, along with a good sized group of other...

I have arrived.. a couple of days past.. I am so glad to be back. I missed Iniyal, and the country. My arrival was tiring.. having brought extra luggage full of oil paint and a roll of canvas. A costly addition to my check in baggage... but well worth the hassle....

Its been a while... I have been contemplating whether or not to write a note or more here and there during my somewhat dislocated return to Toronto. I have decided to write a few short words before I return home to Guatemala. Home. I have been enjoying a few small...

..it pours. Guatemala is a lovely temperature... apparently the climate is considered  "An Eternal Spring. This means... lovely warm sunny weather - not too hot... just right - mixed with sudden light rainfalls and rolling thunderstorms... This certainly makes for an...

A couple of quick stitches to some photos of the apartment that we are (fingers weaved) about to move into... The living room, dining area, bar, and secondary kitchen entrance. The hallway leading to the three bedrooms is to the far right (not shown). The main...

Armed Guards.... It doesn't bother me that there are armed guards in front of every store, parking lot, apartment and community. "Every" is probably misleading... "Every" store, parking lot, apartment and community in the areas where we have traveled thus far. I am...

Looking for an Apartment in Guatemala City is like searching for treasure. It has come to our attention quite early on.. that there are some very unique spaces to be found here, well within our budget. Unfortunately... it is becoming increasingly frustrating for us to...

...yesterday afternoon. We arrived back from Antigua, yesterday afternoon. We were graciously afforded the company of Beth and James during an extended stay in Antigua this past weekend. The school that Iniyal and Beth are with, brought the new staff to Antigua to...

It is 7am. I have showered. We are on our way out of the city today... on a field trip of sorts to the city of Antigua.