new slip covers
The new slip covers were delivered today, the guy did a fantastic job. I only gave him a picture I found online and Henry explained the workings to him.
It’s not the way I’m used to but it may even work better. The cushion cover and the slip cover are all one piece, you unzip the cushion and remove the insides to wash it. It keeps it from slipping around.
I ordered the sunbrella fabric online and a friend brought it down to me. Considering that none of this was done with a clear idea of what I would get, I’m doubly thrilled.
They cover the wicker chairs I bought at Pier One/Sear’s here and that immediately started cracking and looking like shit. The cats didn’t help any, both Barney and Tita thought they were the best scratching posts ever invented. We’ll see how they feel about them now that they are covered, one can hope.
Mango, Pitaya & Blood Grapefruit
For the first time this season, the fruit vendors on the corner of Paseo Montejo and 21st had Pitaya. Huge, beautiful Pitaya!
I pulled over to get some mangos – they have the sweetest mangos. I wasn’t sure about the pitaya, I thought that the first of the season wouldn’t be good, but I couldn’t resist.
OMG! They are wonderful! I’ve so missed them. The one I’ve eaten was so good I went out and sacrificed a couple spoonfuls by smearing it on the wall near the pond. I hope it sprouts and I have some pitaya vines soon.
The other fruit that seduced me are those huge blood grapefruit, aren’t they gorgeous? I haven’t tried one yet, it’s tomorrow’s breakfast. The two small looking fruit in front are regular sized Ataulfo Mango, the pitaya and the grapefruit are just enormous.
If you can find a pitaya plant, just snip off a segment or two, drop them on dirt and watch them grow….it is hard to kill them.
I just realized that I misspelled the name of the fruit…it is actually pitahaya…the ‘h’ in the middle makes it a 4 syllable word but the two middle syllables are smooshed together and it sounds more like 3 syllables.
Dragon fruit for the Dragon Lady (and I mean that in the kindness of ways
I love the slips covers. I can’t find any fabrics here yet that seem able to hold up when out of doors, even under cover of the terraza. So Sunbrella fabric eh! Is it rubbery, sticky, hot?
They look fabulous
I have pitaya growing out back, and got my first fruit last year. Very cook, but alas, no tiene suficiente jardin,
que lastima, maybe you should look at Janice’s house – huge garden…
Kathe, Theresa told me that if I just smear the pulp on the wall of one that I like, it will grow. I’m testing that theory. I’ve seen it spelled both ways and it seemed to me that the h wouldn’t matter, now I see that it adds a syllable which Yucatecos immediately discard again. Still, it is great to have someone like you who knows the right way and, more importantly, the why of it all. I love the why’s of things.
Debi, Sunbrella just feels like canvas. It has held up for years on the deck of our condo in the sun and salt air. Amazing stuff. Expensive here but not so bad HERE.
Come by whenever and check it out for feel.
I love the slipcovers, too. Very practical but gorgeous. Now I had better check out the link…
I just came across this article in the New York Times about outdoor fabrics. Funny coincidence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/garden/11roadtest.html?ref=garden
The slipcovers look great. Love the fabric that you selected. Beautious!
Sherry
The slipcovers are wonderful! Wish we had some of that fabric…it’s lovely.
We’ve got LOTS of pitahaya, and you’re welcome to snips….whenever.
Thanks guys, I’m loving the slip covers too. The best news is that so far {{knocking on wood}} neither Barney or Tita have used them for a scratching post.
mcm, I’ll take you up on that when we get back if mine haven’t sprouted. I’ve been spraying them with water and hoping.
I just got back from a visit to Trader Joe’s…in Connecticut….and purchased some dried pitahaya…you find it with all the other dried fruits….and it was very interesting…I don’t get how come the seeds of the fruit go crunch and then just disappear and don’t get stuck in one’s teeth.
I love the idea of smearing the seeds on the rock wall and will look forward to the update on how that goes.
Ditto: re: “slipcovers”. What I really like is the hammock over the pool.
Is the pulp of those pitayas, white or the deep cerise/purple color?
If you smear the pulp on the wall, is the goal that the tiny seeds will adhere to any irregularities in the wall surface, and aided by the humidity, and mineral matter in the wall germinate?
Good luck with your upcoming trip.