Quiet Time at the Heart of AN
Everything noticeably quieted down this past week. After weeks of gorgeous sunny weather, the rain returned and it’s been raining nearly every day. The profusion of rain enabled us to discover a new leak – this time in the roof of our Art Studio. Eloy repaired it the next day and so far, it’s not leaking!
Our new fiber optic internet service is still in progress. The cable has been successfully added to our underground electrical tubes. Now, we are waiting for the final hook up. Each time the installers come, they tell us that our service will begin in eight days. They’ve been saying “eight days” for almost two weeks now. It’s a very flexible and expanded “eight days”. But it will happen eventually and we are really looking forward to it.
I’ve been busy writing the February Surf Report and will be in a state of isolation until it is finished in a day or two. But it’s very cozy to write while it is raining outside.
This is the week of the big fiesta down the road at the old hacienda. We remembered how noisy last year’s fiesta was and I wondered if I’d be able to write at all. But since it’s raining, the fiesta is very subdued this year.
Last Sunday, we started drawing the design for the AN•Labyrinth. It’s a bit of a challenge, since it has to be absolutely REAL and TRUE or there’s no point in building a labyrinth. We drew all the parts of it which we see clearly, which feel very right. The next step is to work on the inside of it to make it a true AN • Labyrinth. We also are getting a feeling what parts of the labyrinth are higher or lower than the ground level. After we get our design finalized, we will draw it on the ground with yeso plaster dust so we can try it out and make sure that it feels right. Then we hope to build it as soon as possible!
We’ve also been working on our Special Events for this year which has taken a lot of time since Emanaku is using a new software which needed much effort so it is glitch free. We hope to have the new webpages online this weekend at anvisible.com
Sending you much LOVE from the wet, warm and cozy Heart of AN!!
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- This is what it looks like here during a rainy day. Soft and mystical. Our car, La Perla finally has her new, metal license plate, instead of her temporary cardboard one that Emanaku made after being advised by the police to do so. The paper license plate looked really authentic! And Emanaku discovered new skills of license plate making….
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- The fiber optic cable makes it to our electricity pole! This is quite a feat since our pole is currently the end of the line. And also quite a feat since he doesn’t have a ladder!!
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- Eloy and Avelardo unspool the fiber optic cable while Lucho from the internet company consults with Alfredo, our electrician. Notice the beautiful sunny weather last week!
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- Finally, the fiber optic cable makes it all the way to our house in our underground tubes!
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- For a few days, a huge, super heavy spool containing four kilometers of fiber optic cable was stored on our land.
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- Eloy digs a new hole for the fiber optic cables. One of these days, we would love to yeso this wall.
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- Alfredo expertly installs the cable above our front gate so we can finally have internet in AN•Wasi!
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- During last week’s visit to Cuzco, we went to our favorite stall in San Pedro Market and stocked up on organic nuts, raisins, olives and dried fruit. So delicious!
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- Last Sunday was Labyrinth Day! Emanaku and I worked on the design for the AN•Labyrinth. We don’t have the final design yet, but it is coming together. To design something like this, it has to be absolutely real, so it’s not designed with the mind. Our approach is to wait until we can see part of the design, draw what we can see, then wait again until the rest of the design appears. As soon as the design is complete, we will start building it.
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- It’s Fiesta time in our small village! Unfortunately, it has been raining almost every day which has definitely dampened the spirits of the fiesta.
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- More rain and a new leak! This time it was above our art studio. Here’s Eloy deftly repairing it by replacing the dirt under the tiles with cement, being careful not to step on the portions of glass roof and skylights.
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- There’s always spots of special beauty here. A very large and beautiful moth perches itself on one of the outside lights.
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- Here’s a closeup of the beaded sancarpas from Apu Ausangate that I wear all the time. These are similiar to the ones that are wrapped around the bags for the Cards of AN.
