Interesting (and creepy) Critters
We have discovered many new and interesting critters here. These are not the things I had in my backyard or neighborhood as a child. Some I want to know better, others I want to never encounter again. You make the call… MEET TONY Tony visits occasionally on our terrace. Frequently crawling across the 50% shade cover to sun him/herself, or gain access to the flowering bush next door. Although it is a terrible pic, I posted it to the hive…
Lovely Loreto
Not really a post so much as some photos from the “Pueblo Magico” (Magic Town) of Loreto, BCS. Located on the Sea of Cortez this small town boasts being the original capital of ALL the Californias – including much of what is now in the United States. The town is small and friendly, loaded with places to get great seafood and Mexican art (I found my new coffee mug and some small ceramics for the house!). It is very relaxed…
(Mostly) GREAT Road Food in Baja
I don’t just mean taco stands and Oxxo! This is a very short list of some REALLY GREAT places for food in Baja (Baja California and Baja California Sur). This is by no means all inclusive. I also have very few pictures of the amazing food we’ve discovered, usually because we eat it so fast that it is gone before I remember that I should take a pic. NOTE: Everyplace mentioned has at least some items that are celiac-safe and…
Road Adventures: Cows, dolphins, roadrunners, and more…
Today we embarked on our first BIG ADVENTURE since we arrived – over a YEAR ago! The purpose of the adventure is less than exciting. I need to get some official paperwork done, and the local consulate is closed – so, we are driving 3 days to get to the next closest consulate. Yippee!! Many years of driving in the US and seeing “Caution – Livestock” signs and I have probably only ever seen a dozen cows, sheep, goats etc.…
Carnivale in Mexico – Party in the Streets
Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Carnivale. They all mean the same thing – a week-long (or more) party in the streets. In 2020 this occurred not long after the Basha and I arrived. February 2020 was sunny and mild, but with north winds that could be brutal and cold. For the revelers on the floats for the nightly parades, Carnivale 2020 was challenging – head-dresses, wings, elaborate costumes and floats all buffeted by the Norte winds. Not surprisingly, however, everyone had…
“Can we use your meter for a minute?”
This is the question from a group of workers this morning. They were here to fix the electric gate for our neighborhood. It has been broken for a couple of weeks. One of the residents of the neighborhood clipped it with his trailer and torqued it beyond usability. We’ve been waiting for the planets to align so that it would get fixed. Today seems to be the day. They have a portable welding rig, but, apparently, had no power for…
COVID crazy
Am *I* the crazy one? I find myself asking this question over and over and over. We’ve been living under the spectre of COVID-19 for nearly a YEAR! There has been a LOT of information published that says: COVID-19 is a disease of the respiratory tract I guess a lot of people don’t realize what parts of the body are associated with the respiratory tract. My two favorite ways that this has been (satirically) presented to the public are Study…
Why would you want to do THAT?
This is the question that I’ve gotten, repeatedly, regarding MANY things of late. WHY WOULD YOU… Quit your job Start a blog Solo roadtrip to San Diego Drive with your husband to Baja for a 3 month stay Get residency in Mexico and so on and so on and so on These are ALL good questions, however they are also all focused on “the safe path”. That is where my desires and actions have diverged from many I know. I…