Casa Las Flores

04/12/2015

Closing Las Flores

I know that you haven't heard much from us recently, but it's because we had to make a really hard decision: to not continue on with Casa Las Flores.

We've had a great time and we've made some good friends from the guests who've stayed here.

Some of you know the details and I'll probably write an article in our blog in order to help people who are thinking about buying a house here not make the same mistakes we did.

Sadly, this is the last night that we will spend in the house we called home since last May. It was a really hard decision to close, but we are now off on another adventure. :-)

We've got a really cute place on the outskirts of town.

We're planning on starting up something else at some point in the future, but for now, at least, we're going to take it easy.

Thank you all! It's been great.

05/11/2015

We needed to escape the roof work going on here, so we took a bus to Jenotepe. What a beautiful city. The market is clean, and the air is fresh. We had some great Chinese food (with a definite Nicaragua flair) for less than $6 total!
We bought 2 libras of café.
It's a wonderful town - it even has a Sinsa!
We had a great friend and guide who showed us around. It was a great day. I really love exploring new places!

14/10/2015

Lots of rain tonight. We had a really beautiful day, and the night rain is very peaceful.

11/10/2015

Today, I took Pat to a really nice restaurant to celebrate her birthday. The dining room overlooks the Masaya Lake and Volcon Masaya (an active volcano).

06/10/2015

I've been embracing many of these already. Life's good!

PS. Anyone need any limes?

"You don’t mind some man’s belly sitting on your shoulder along with some strange woman’s b**b on the top of your head while on a crowded bus."

04/10/2015

We recently had a guest cook soup for everyone and it had watermelon rind as one of the ingredients! I had no idea it was edible. Today, I bought a watermelon at the Mercado. Let's see what we can do with the rind! :-)

http://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/watermelon-rind-benefits

Don’t just stick with pink!

03/10/2015

The lime tree is in full production!

01/10/2015

Garlic and curry tostones! Yummy.

24/09/2015

The Guests of Las Flores rock! :)

Three of our present long term people are volunteering their time as ESL teachers. 1 guest came here to Nicaragua and donated lots of valuable computer equipment and software to the local library. And one former long term guest has been volunteering at an orphanage in Jenotega.

It really feels great to give back to the community.

Thanks, everyone, for doing some really nice things for Granada.

19/09/2015

Salsa completa. :)

19/09/2015

Ready to turn veggies into salsa! :)

19/09/2015

Stressed? There's no stress here at Casa Las Flores!