Blogspot - planetirony.blogspot.com - Planet Irony
General Information:
Latest News:
Kitten in a Bag 5 Dec 2010 | 06:56 am
It always takes a little bit of prodding from one of us to the other to get off our butts and go to Parque Paraiso but in the end, it's always worth it. Brian's back has been bothering him the last f...
Then the Bus Drove Away 2 Dec 2010 | 09:10 am
"I miss my kids, I miss the boat, I miss the path alongside Granville Island, I miss Mr. Plineart, Gomer Grunt & Ivanovitch, I miss the Noon Signal, I miss cheap rotisserie chicken at Safeway, I miss ...
The Day the Earth Stood Still 29 Nov 2010 | 05:51 am
Too late for Shelley, Brian took off to a concert, the French Ambassador & baritone Jean-Baptiste de Boissiere together with Columbian pianist Jacqueline Gutierra at the Old Cathedral. This concert w...
A Golden Roseate Glow 25 Nov 2010 | 09:42 am
There's snow on the ground in Vancouver, B.C. right now. This is very unusual. The kids and friends show pictures on FaceBook and we marvel at their weather. We talked about this as we were walking...
Is It Safe? 21 Nov 2010 | 07:21 am
Because we have been extraordinarily lucky, we have a spare room in our apartment. In this spare room is our computer and a rescued Norfolk Pine tree and books we haven't yet read and pictures of our...
You Always Take the Weather with You 16 Nov 2010 | 06:51 am
Once again we got up Thursday morning and set about our normal routine, all the while steeling ourselves for a dentist appointment. The time came and we walked to the office and sat down, Brian wring...
Plenitude 11 Nov 2010 | 10:53 am
On our Sunday walk down to Parque Calderon, we've taken to first stopping in at the market to pick up Brian's roast pig, as then it doesn't delay us on the other end when it's usually time for Brian's...
And So It Goes... 7 Nov 2010 | 06:54 am
The Military Parade for Cuenca's Independence Day started at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning this year, so we were up early, rushed through the chores and were out the door by 8:40. We walked down to Sol...
Expats in Ecuador 3 Nov 2010 | 03:58 am
There was a new display of artisan booths (set up for Cuenca's founding celebrations) that we'd spied across the street at Otorongo Plaza the day before, so on Saturday we set off to see what was happ...
Fireworks, Frenzie & Fiesta 31 Oct 2010 | 02:14 am
It's difficult to explain this...to new comers. Those excited and wide eyed about everything around them. Busy buying furniture & a new life. Busy discovering new restaurants & shops & places to go...
