South American Guava

The lady at the shop said I should try this, I agreed with her and found myself buying something new. (My interest in this particular guava was spiked after watching the guys on Master chef make the guava snow egg dessert, but the guava they used is completely different.)

It was really hard to open up, and the white bits were really soft and fluffy with a big seed inside. Overall I thought the flavour pretty unspectacular.

I'm more impressed with my quince paste that I made after finding quinces in the market. They were 50c each which I baulked at as expensive but a friend back home assures me this is incredibly cheap for quinces. I might have to make some more at the rate that Evie is eating it up!

Vida Ventura

Went out for lunch today. Good food, lovely spot, great company (my family). I am trying to quickly dig into my food before Annalise kicks up too much of a fuss for being stuck in the pram. Evie can't figure out what the big deal is. Thanks Lord for an opportunity to enjoy today. Oh, and only 4 people thought Annalise was a boy (see earlier blog).

Roadworks

It's our barrio's turn for roadworks. Good but bad...

The method is for the workmen to go around for a week and dig out all the existing holes, making them excessively big and, at times, impassable (I saw someone stall in the ditch below the other day). Cars come careening down the hill, and slide to a skidding halt as they realise the new driving impediment that has now occurred.

When all the digging is done, the following week (or the week after that) is spent filling up all the holes. It makes for a continued need for defensive driving!