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We started today by staying in bed, in spite of a flurry of M-80 firecrackers, closer to us than ever before, (firecrackers are not an unusual event here) at 6:30am. They are loud and woke us out of sound sleep. Okay, we already had enough sleep but with no obligations on our calendar we chose to …

[Read more...] about Da Vinci, the Rosewood and Another Great Hot Chocolate: A day of exploration.

A lot happened since I last wrote. A couple of things about the people in Mexico, they love parties/fiestas and they love firecrackers; sometimes thrown together. December 6th was Sheila's birthday. We celebrated by going to a movie at Cinebacco, a very small theater with comfortable seats. It is …

[Read more...] about A Thunderstorm, a Blackout and an All Night Fiesta: Now I know I am in Mexico

Last visit to San Miguel de Allende we started out every day with a walk to our favorite park, Parque Benito Juarez. Benito Juarez was the 26th president of Mexico and the first indigenous president. We are staying further from the park this visit, and we have been busier than the first time. For …

[Read more...] about A Walk In The Park: Checking out an old friend

Moving overseas, as some of you know is very different from going on vacation. There are many things we took for granted, one of the biggest is a great kitchen. We are thankful to have a kitchen, but would love to have more space and our pots and pans. Here is a picture of a breakfast. Two kinds …

[Read more...] about Settling In: Starting to feel like home, a very nice home

As noted in the previous post we have a new address: Pied-à-terre at Casitas Aparicio in El Centro, 25 Aparicio, San Miguel de Allende, GTO, MX, 37700 Also noted there was a hiccup in the blog process. The day we moved into the new apartment the computer had a harsh encounter with the floor and …

[Read more...] about The Rough Start: No One ever said blogging was easy