Beauty part III

Los Estephanotis
Jaimes Birthday Party in Santa Gertrudies

Dont go Marianna, Ivan tugging at my surrong, the last two days he senses something, and has been very agressive towards me. He knows and is not happy.
Another windmill Rustic old window in a garden fence

The oil took on the color and the appearance of scales fish click on the photos and look close

Yesterday was a sick day, I had the worst Allergy attack ever! I was sick all day, I packed got ready for Thursday. I slept a little durning the day I was so alergic? don't know why?

In the Evening was a party for Jaime and his friend they work together in the taxi business, he is also married to Cathy's Neice, his name is Martin. We all drove to Santa Gertrudis, and ate at the same place where I showed the photos of the cheese, the doughnuts, the burro and cart. They had a very long wooden table reserved for all of us, some 20 people. They brought out the olives green briney in small bowls, then asked what every one wanted to drink. I had a red wine the house typical Spanish, Everyone else had Shandees, (Lemonaide with beer.)

AS everyone gathered, talked and laughed, they brought out pitchers of Sangria. Sangria is Wine with other alcohol, seven up and fruit. It's strong and really good. Everyone began pouring glasses. I was so sick all day I thought maybe this would make me feel better and I was right one or two glasses of that and I felt so much better. Then a few moments later, the watier brought out platters.

We sat and talked and feasted on huge platters of bocadillos, Rustic thin toasted bread, smather with crushed tomato insides, no skin its mixed with a small amount of olive oil and salt. On top of that is a selection of, either cheese slightly melted, bacon, lomo a thin slice of pork or beef, sauteed with green onion and garlic its very thin, or hamburger patty thin, an Jamon, (ham) its the Spanish style, salty good.. and or Tortilla but Tortilla is egg or potato not Mexican style tortilla, it is an omlette of egg or egg and potato and its on top of the crusty bread.

Everyone enjoyed these snacks, I ate two one with lomo one with cheese. Very good it's lite but crunchy, and flavorful. This was all we had to eat but the platters were piled high with every selection. tThen came the cake, or they call it the torta. It was huge, three layers lite white cake, with whip cream inbetween the layers, then topped with this velvety lemon glaze . IT's the best! All I can say is that I ate a huge piece and wanted more... I would to make it for my families, It's a cake everyone loves.

When we left I walked along very slowly listening to all the people in the town plaza, It was almost midnight. People were chatting, eating, drinking wine. It is customary to eat late, I thought to myself " remember this night it was special" an experience to talk about for years.