Sunday's Devotional Gathering

We've been out of circulation for a couple of weeks with the Pyburn-Marder visits, but yesteday was Doña Blanca's day for our devotional get-together. We were delighted to have some new visitors this time--Athena Raven (from the U.S., who has move to Puriscal), her three girls and her mom, Lake, who was visiting CR for a month or so. Also, Julie Coull, who's been in touch with us while she and her husband are buying a house here.
All the gang in front of Doña Blanca's house in Palmichal de Acosta (a beautiful place way up in the mountains above where we live): L to R rear is Marco, Lake (we called her "Lago"), Julie, Alan, Blanca and don Apolinar. Front is Jessica, her sister, Ashley, Veronica, her sister, Viviana
Ashley Raven with her grandma, Lago, and Julie Coull pigging out on Blanca's home-made tamales--Yummm!
Lago and Julie were going over Marco's pilgrimage photo album together:
Part of the table gang (Athena doesn't like her picture taken):

Here's the show girl, Veronica, Blanca's daughter. (She and I chat in English on MSN from her work at a travel agency. She's trying to get English down and needs the practice.)
Little Riley, the true show girl of the family. Ain't she gorgeous! She was wearing a new dress which her Grandma brought down for her. (We captured her mom's lovely hand at least...)