by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 7. Sunday Dinner La Molienda (The Grinder) Portoviejo, Ecuador “Chicken Dinner” seco de gallina criolla ecuatoriano (free range chicken) with rice and ensalada rusa (potatoes, carrots, peas, apples, celery, onion, ...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 6. As I turned to take a step away from the counter, I felt as if my foot and the floor were not connecting. No, it was more like they could not connect. It was only for a second, but it was a strange and noticeable sensation. At...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 5. As I type, I can see the slow spinning motion of the ceiling fan blades in their reflection caught by the rim of my glasses. The motion matches the fan’s hum and the caressing breeze it sends downward to cool me. Unfamiliar...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Celebrate this Week : March 4, 2017. Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 4. I’m in Ecuador, celebrating power that turns fan blades and greenfrost. My son said he had a short list of things that would help us experience true Ecuadorian living while we are...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Poetry Friday : March 3, 2017. Slice of Life March Challenge. No.3. On Day 3 in Ecuador, we are all hoping for a trip to the beach — the beach where my grandkids found a sea turtle their last time there. So if the weather permits — no thunderstorms, no...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Slice of Life March Challenge. No. 2. Day Two in Ecuador. The highway is two-way, from Guayaquil to Portoviejo, about a 3.5-hour drive. Traffic is heavy–trucks, buses, slow-moving vehicles, and cars like us. Small towns dot the way, with speed bumps to slow...
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