Qué Rico...!!

In the illustration that decorates this entry … my great friend Vanessa, drawn with wooden colors. It doesn’t look much like her, I’m not yet accustomed to controlling my strokes on paper, but we’re progressing.

In Spanish, the word “Rico” has two meanings; the first one is possession of material goods or money, that’s not the meaning I’ll talk about. The second meaning is the cause for this entry. I like the word “Rico”, especially when is used like this : “Que rico!” it’s a phrase that makes you remember special moments, takes your memory backwards and gives you sensations, smells, tastes, textures, sounds that have been good moments in your life.

When, after being tired of walking in that small café, I sat on the little table on one of the sides with soft illumination and at the moment of tasting the herb tea and feeling the steam on my face I said .. “Que rico!”

When, after brutal hours of work, I laid down on bed, hot, soft and that nice person gave me a massage with a mint smell I thought “Que rico!”

When I tasted blackberry mousse cake for the first time I said “Que rico!”

When it was very hot during the summer and I tasted that freshly made orange juice and said “Que rico!”

When taking a stroll through the nurseries, the thin summer rain emphasized the smell of the pine and eucalyptus trees and I raised my face and said “Que rico!"

When you strongly hug that special person and you hear… “Que rico!”