4:30 p.m. Breeze is stronger and clouds moving in...

Israel and Holly found our tenaco lid [or one like it] and I duct taped it on-but expect that's a joke-maybe it will help me identify it when it goes flying!

Am going to cut the whale bone down as the knots are too tight-rope is easier to replace than the palapa. I got the Mexican cot half way down the stairs from the roof and it got stuck on the landing and I ran out of steam and my back was about to pop-so am hoping to solicit help from a neighbour soon.

Carlos and Celia came to check the garden. I had to stop them from watering, mind you I started to do just that earlier in the morning. Hardly makes sense with a big storm brewing. Carlos can barely climb stairs with two bad knees so I asked Celia to help me.

Marisol is busy preparing our cena - chiles rellenos at her house so she doesn't mess up my kitchen which she had cleaned yesterday. I'm doing a job of that myself cooking chicken to have - just in case.