1. On June 28th Nancy, Theresa, Beth and I met the new mayor of Santa Elena, Wiolberth Che Leon. He and his team are full of enthusiasm and plans to create more economic opportunities for the townspeople

2. Some of the fabric painting contest entries

3. This lady really wanted Theresa to select her work

4. This one caught our eye right from the start

5. As did this one…

6. The ladies certainly do beautiful work

7. The three winners with Valerie Pickles of “The Pickled Onion”

8. Driving over to see our friends, we could see that Tropical Storm Alex has certainly left his mark in town

9. This is Abel and Rosa’s yard!

10. Rosa was somewhat challenged by the “water, water… everywhere!”

11. But she remains chearful and is off to get the corn ground for the day’s tortillas

12. Another shot of the compound.