Zelda, my hero

Zelda is my hero because she accomplished that which I could not. Zoe chased a rabbit the other night while I was walking them. The reel leash flew out of my hand and followed Zoe as she ran into the woods around the ravine in front of my house. I took Zelda home and put on my wellies and went out to find her. I assumed the handle of the reel leash would get caught on something.

I searched for about an hour until it got dark then went back home. Zoe was not sitting on the porch. I went in and waited a while, going out every few minutes and calling her.  I called Patti and she insisted I go back out in the dark and the rain and find Zoe. So I went out with a flashlight, a knife, and Zelda on a lead. I let Zeda lead the way across the street into the ravine. I used the flashlight to see where to step (over limbs, under trees, around rocks) and all of a sudden, there was Zoe on her leash which was caught. I put her on my other lead and unhooked her as I could not find the handle of the leash. I went back the next day and found the leash attached about three feet high on a tree in a block of trees behind the house of a friend on the other side of the ravine. Zoe seemed no worse for wear.  I'm sure that without Zeda searching, I would not have found Zoe and she would have spent the night out in the rain.

I see I have not made an entry about the week that Lee and her family were here and when Bill and Melva visited. We had lovely visits including a Seder that Sim made for his family. Ron and Rhoda came over to see Bill and Melva. I made them Bestever and Pear and lime jello salad -very retro. We had chocolate-cherry cake for Sim's birthday.  I served tortellini with prosciutto to Lee and Richard, starting with roast shrimp. Below are pics from the Seder, my Easter eggs, and Arlo.

Playa Del Carmen

Sim and I had a lovely vacation south of Cancun, Mexico in mid-March. After I was released from the hospital, I packed and we drove the dogs to Companion Camp then off to Charlotte to spend the night with Sim's granddaughter. The next morning we flew nonstop to Cancun. This was a six-day all inclusive stay at the Wyndham Maya Riviera. I had never done one of these before but it was very pleasant:  big buffet at every meal with a few restaurants to choose from, ocean cabanas, pool with water spirits bar, nightly shows, tennis, catamarans, and a trapeze.

I have been wanting to try trapeze all my life and here was my opportunity. I was prepared to do it when they said I must remove my glasses. I chickened out because I cannot see w/o my glasses. I went every day at 4pm to watch people try. It was very entertaining. Twelve yo kids and young ladies were the most frequent users. Some even were caught by the trapeze expert on the second swing.  Most just put their knees on the swing and hung down, then got feet back down and fell into the net. When you are young you can say, "well maybe next year when I am stronger". But I know that next year I will only be less likely to do it. Very sad.  

We walked to town twice and strolled down Fifth Ave which went on forever. We could have taken the ferry to Cozumel, but decided it probably wasn't much different.  We took a half-day bus tour to the Mayan ruins in Tulum.  It was very interesting, the only ruins found next to the Sea.  They used Cocoa beans for money, but they have a short shelf life so they never saved anything.  Below are some pics from our trip.  Every night the maid would leave a different animal made from towels with little flowers on it. When we left I left her some folded dollar pajamas.

I enjoyed some of the staff we met including Jesus from Vera Cruz who worked the gym and the sports on the beach, Mollie from Sweden who worked the trapeze, and Paulio from Brazil who was the head trapeze director.  Besides  their working all day they also performed in the shows most nights.  One show was a cirque de soleil type which featured Paulio and a 1970s show where the performers lip synced the hit disco music. Jesus performed in the YMCA number wearing some Aztec costume.  They were all really very good. 

View from our room

Trapeze hopeful

Tulum

70's show (Paulio, tall man on left and Jesus, bare-chested)

Mayan folded towel

Dessert at one of the restaurants

At dinner