It has now happened often that I run into people and they ask me “where’s Mr. Jaxon (or el gringo or Jaki) ” and I reply, “with the maestros in the mechanics’ (shop)”, people laugh and make some comment about how I lost him now he’ll become a maestro. Indeed, every afternoon for the last week Jax has been going to the shop to talk, drink Chicha and work with the maestros to finish some of the projects they have for La Casita. From our living room I hear laughs, lots of story sharing and Chicha drinking. Then around 5:30 pm Jax climbs into our house through the kitchen window which is his easy access to his new friends.
The truth is that both Don Santos, the welder and one of the hacienda’s tractor drivers, and Lluki, the carpenter and one of the maintenance guys from the farm, are both super nice people and they like Jax a lot. Plus, if Jax sits right there with them, they work in our projects, which is a huge plus in our life, because we need the masonry heater door Santos is welding and shelves Lluki is putting together for our kitchen and living room.
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Really understand the concept of presence makes the work continue! Glad for you about door and shelf work….but WOW that armed guard you've got it way way cute!
Isn't he cute!! The disturbing part is that he had to go dressed like that to school… the worst is that little girls had to go dressed up as seamstresses! Boy are cops and girls are seamstresses…. My dad and step mom almost died when they found out!
Presence just got our heater door finished and we are now sitting next to a crackling fire! Presence is just about the only guarantee here, but the up side is that presence is really fun. The maestros are a blast to chat with and their skill sets consist of 90% elbow grease, which makes working with them an adventure in creativity – a way of doing manual labor that I am a big fan of:)
Jackson Klein I had thought maybe if you had the gun and whistle that might help you! Glad to know it's fun and very very glad to know you are by a fire!
Hmmm….police and seamstresses. Sounds like a West Side Story revival.
hahaha I'll tell that to my stepmom it'll make her feel much better!!! Thanks Susan