I enjoy a late lunch and movie with Heather.

I enjoy a visit with Norie and Richard out at their house.

I enjoy dinner and a visit with Heather.

I awake during the night to the sound of a very heavy downpour.

I dream of a holographic house framework and it gets anchored in the ground. The house is built around this framework.

I walk to Kitzia’s market and into the village before heading home. The colorful performer is playing in front of the church.

I nap.

I Skype call Stephanie, who is now in Phoenix, Arizona.

Heather and I go out to Malacatos for the fund raising event. Part of the Loja symphony orchestra performs outside.

I talk with Stephanie on Skype.

Heather, Marc, Marie and I walk to Elena and Vlad’s for the raw lunch. The food is delicious. The dessert comes with a fortune note inside a date dipped in chocolate.

Joe Baby the Dolphin Whisperer comes by for a visit.

Heather and I take a taxi up to the OneWorldVilcabamba greenhouse up at Larry Evans place. Landon gives us a tour. We leave with organic tomatoes and other organic goodies.

We walk to Marc and Marie’s who are being visited by friends from France.

Heather and I enjoy a delicious salad made from the produce we brought back.

Stephanie leaves on her trip to the U.S.

I enjoy a visit with Heather and she makes a tasty dinner.

Stephanie and I enjoy dinner at Hosteria Vilcabamba.

I make a couple of chocolate deliveries.

I enjoy a visit with Heather.

Stephanie comes by at 10:30 am and we head into the village for breakfast at the Juice Factory.

Stephanie and I make cacao butter / vanilla / coconut butter cream.

Stephanie and I make almond / peanut butter chocolate and hazelnut chocolate and orange chocolate.

I walk to Kitzia’s market and then walk to the Juice Factory to meet Amalaa who has my freshly melanged hazelnut butter. We chat for a bit until I head back to my place for a nap.

I enjoy dinner and conversation with Stephanie at Cafe Cultura.

Stephanie and I take a taxi up t Sumana’s place. The house is coming along really quickly and looks very comfortable.

Stephanie and I enjoy lunch at Madre Tierra.

Stephanie and I make 3 batches of chocolate. Almond, hazelnut and mint.

Stephanie and I enjoy dinner at Mama Silvia’s.

My day starts with a support call.

I pick up 4 packages at the post office. Yay!

Heather sits with me while I enjoy a Sambucha salad and mashed potatoes.

Heather and I visit Amalaa where we get to taste test some delicious hazelnut butter made in her melanger.

New picture taken by Thomas Ives

Today is 11.12.13.

I enjoy a visit with Marc.

I enjoy a visit with Heather.

I enjoy dinner at Shanta’s with Stephanie.

I visit with Sienna.

I take a nap.

Stephanie and I are joined by Sienna for brunch at Suzette Creperie.

Stephanie and I enjoy a short visit with Pat.

I enjoy a visit with Norie.

I enjoy a Skype call with my daughter Sarah.

I host my second bitcoin meet up at Jardin Escondida with a focus on describing the potential vulnerability of bitcoin. I call it The Good, Bad and Ugly. Amalaa, Anne, Stephanie, Renata, Pat, Jim and Mohan attend.

Renata, Pat, Stephanie and I enjoy dinner at Mama Silvia’s together.

I pass by Stephanie’s to wish her a happy birthday on my way to Kitzia’s market.

Chaska brings my my creams and toothpaste’s to Kitzia’s market.

I visit with Heather before going home for a nap.

Heather and I enjoy dinner at Cafe Cultura.

I enjoy a visit with Marc and we are joined briefly by Mofwoofoo. Also, my 60 lbs of cacao paste are delivered.

I pick up two packages from the post office.

I enjoy catching up with Ginna while we eat lunch at the Persian restaurant.

I visit with Heather.

Stephanie makes a delicious dinner and we watch a couple of episodes of Lie To Me.

Heather and I have lunch at Sambucha’s.

Heather and I accompany Kathy and Ed up to see the new house they are building. There is a rainbow that feels close enough to touch. They have a greenhouse with tomato plants 10 feet tall.

Heather makes dinner with some of the spinach from the greenhouse.

The mural painter does more work on the mural.

I receive some essential oils in the mail.

I program and read online most of the day.

I enjoy sharing a pizza with Stephanie at Shanta’s.

Stephanie introduces me to a new TV series called “Lie To Me” which I find very entertaining. We watch the first 2 episodes.