Meet My Friends Part One

Sunshine and warmth.
Gorgeous desert and ocean views.
Eclectic, witty, talented, interesting women to share it all with.

These are the reasons I'm here in this little "drinking village with a fishing problem" on the Sea of Cortez. I want to tell you about these women, but there's so many it will have to be more than one post.

  Delfie  

Here's Delfie, short for Delfinia. Tiny, gentle, exquisite face, always beautifully groomed. She's been married to Jose 48 years, Coloradans, RVers, and it doesn't get more eclectic than these two. Delfie's Hispanic heritage is invaluable (she's our translator) and she could be a master chef. Her laugh is infectious, she's interested in everyone and everything, and she's the sister I never had. Delfie has the uncanny knack of peeling away the layers of bullshit to get to the truth. No pets, but they're pig caretakers for Eddie, the WHR park manager...

  Jan 

And then there's Jan, Wisconsinite, RVer, married to John (who cooks and bakes.) Eccentric, hilarious, not even a tiny bit shy or reserved, also gorgeous but quite tall. Talented craftsperson, artist, and creator. She made wolves out of those things that palm trees shed! Adorable tiny Shih-Tzu, Bandit. They do craft shows in the midwest summers. Jan's the only amiga that MIGHT be able to out-segunda me...

Here's a video I shot recently at our Secret Santa lunch at Pargo Rojo. Jan had TWO of those big Margaritas, and was modelling her new apron...

  Karen 

Karen is a Washington coast product, RVer, married to Jim (cook and fisherman). Karen's sense of humor mirrors mine the closest: black, dry, acerbic, cutting. MY kind of humor. Skilled artist, beader, weaver, and photographer. Maybe the most diversely talented of all of us. Makes those quirky beaded wine bottle dresses and hats. No pets, but they feed Blanco, the neighborhood foster dog. They have an RV lot in Washington state, where Karen does craft shows and Jim catches sturgeon and salmon summers.

  Bette  

Bette has aliases: BetteSandySue, Sandy, Bootleg Betty, and BSS. Like us, she and hubby John have a casita "On The Hill" (plus a huge chunk of surrounding property) and are also Coloradans. Eternally curious, fascinated by life and people, great cook, funny, never a dull moment in her company. Also able and willing to cut to the chase in our frank and frequent dissections of life. Fabulous hostess, generous and giving. Handsome golden retriever, Hank. They return to the Gunnison CO area summers, to grandbabies and where poor John is waiting to retire!

These are the four I spend most of my time with. Beachcombing, shelling, clamming, ATVing, cocktails, lunches, shopping, and of course, settling world affairs. They keep me sane, and mitigate greatly the loss of missing my family.

And there are more! To be continued!