OK so Steve and I went to see Hellboy 2 last night at the new, super fancy movie theatre here in San Miguel. First, we arrive at the mall and realize that there is not a single restaurant open except for McDonalds. Yes. So, we eat chicken nuggets at the McDonalds in MEXICO (yuck - and boy am I paying the price for those fried golden lumps of pseudo ( Read more... )

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I believe that a squirrel or other animal is stealing the chicken feed because there is no way that 5 chickens can eat that much every day --- is there? Perhaps the eat puts them on hunger overdrive. Everything in the garden is faring well, well, at least the plants that survived the chicken onslaught a couple of weeks ago. I've planted Nankeen ( Read more... )

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I suddenly feel a true and harsh concern over the future of our country. I have felt trepidation, frustration, anger, etc. over the last few years, but these 2 news items take the cake. I don't understand how all this stuff can possibly stop in just a few months? It is mysterious to me what the future will look like...

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1. It rained!!! Glorious, glorious water from the sky pelted the parched ground and thirsty gardens last night. It smelled delicious even this morning, it's cooler outside, all is better when we get rain. It had been 6 weeks more or less (May 15th was the last day it rained) since we had received a drop of replenishment from Mother Nature ( Read more... )

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I thought that he was my hero for this:

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But now...also for this:

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