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Sometimes you are 'sure' you have a photo of a certain number and then end up scrambling and using some chili peppers (which made an excellent chili and pico de gallo, by the way) and other times you end up with multiple choices. Sigh...just can't win.

By looking at the stats of our blog (did you know we are big in Russia?), we have noticed a trend among viewership trending toward a peak on Mondays - 8 AM EST and 12 PM PST. We thank you for your dedication.

Realizing some/many of you may need to actually try and accomplish something today (I understand the inability to check in with your favorite blog on weekends or when you aren't working - in fact, I had to tell a friend that I no longer read her blog because I wasn't working any longer and no longer had the free time) we are going to show a few more pictures of the colors of Antigua:

Random quote (if you have made it this far):

I have always been a romantic; one of those who believes that a woman in pink circus tights holds all the secrets of the world.          ~Tom Robbins

I can't remember the original source for this quote but when I met Tom Robbins at a reading at City Lights Book Store, I asked him to sign a copy of this quote which he did without protestation (after reading it) so I assume it is at least somewhat attributable to him . By the way, his reading at City Lights is one of the top three cultural events that I have been fortunate to be witness in my time in WNC -  the other two being the Indigo Girls playing the Cherokee Ceremonial grounds as part of their Honor the Earth Tour, and the Afro-Cuban All Stars playing at WCU.