Our Man in Antigua

never ever glue your reading glasses with Super Glue and put them on until the glue is completely dry…Helpful Household Hint #1…unless you want to make a spectacle of yourself(so to speak).

Good things heard about Reilly’s Guatemala scene last night…music/frolic..

Musical Store Movements: in what was Ritual on 5th Ave, north? now a arts/crafts store…weavings, cha cha…just what north 5th didn’t need….the old Dasha(Flor’s place)? painting going on, indicating that yet another fool fell for the Antigua trap…wrong: it’s the perfume store that’s being redone..old Dasha space still vacant.

Pappy’s BBQ! on 6th calle, poniente next to the Cactus Grill, around the corner from the DHL office? yep…Texas, Austin,’dry style’ and he related to butcher paper…all indicative ‘buzz words’ of someone who knows BBQ….i was early, or I woulda…11-4, Friday, Saturday and Sunday…somethin’ new going in at the rear of Nido Antigua…and the back yard is spruced up…where/when is the bocce ball court?

otherwise? a night of kids slurping ice cream, smooching in the park, a few bewildered tourists wandering around…Las Palmas/El Pena del Sol doing the group dinner biz, other eateries doing  a table here/there…not covering the daily nut, ok? but wait..there’s more! Semana Santa will save the back rents/salaries/suppliers, right?

‘heard from a dissatisfied customer who knows food about 39 Azul…$$$$! anyone who posts photos of ‘open face Danish sandwiches’ and expects Antigua to jump is….can we say, delusional?

‘thanks, Roberto de Oro, for the funny story about…..’best of luck on the Chiquimula run…yep, the Escalade will set new standards in Guatemala for fuel consumption…Barb the K and PB are hosting a party on Sunday, the 17th…no idea about the time but if you see either, ask for time/directions..and the food is always xlnt…and belated thanks to Jim O for the info about the ‘bathing beauties’ in the pools at Semuc Champey…’bunches’ of them…scandahoovians in tiny suits? how many is a ‘bunch?’…’at least a dozen’…fine…we’ll be counting, just to keep abreast of things.

‘ran into Marion Popenoe Hatch this morning, my favorite long time Antiguena…at 84 and she’s still writing textbooks about Mayan ceramics…top that..

ah..more ‘musical movements’..Herbalife bailed from the El Jaulon building and is now in Nido Antigua…or is it Antigua Nido, Alex Long’s new mini-mall on 4th calle?…which might be where Micho’s /Neil/Henrik might expand into(the old Herbalife spot)…expand the kitchen, etc…and the ChocoMuseo on 4th Callle? they’re always doing great foot traffic…who knew?

and yet again…the girls at Maya Kingdom, the travel agency on 6th avenida, sur? Cecil and Sidia? the absolute best for service/communications..got us rooms at Salama’ when others faded…and great pricing…now, about my glasses stuck to my right temple….does vodka dissolve Super Glue? film at 11..