The object in the foreground is one of those new pre-infested lamps that saves you worrying about when the termites will find it because a colony is included in the price.   I believe the thing on the right is a cord of firewood that has been pre-stacked for easy transport .(?)   We discovered these treasures on the return trip from the mountain village of Alamos, which is about a 3-hour drive from San Carlos and closely resembles the New Orleans French Quarter with its ironwork and balconies and French cut wooden doors that open directly onto the sidewalks.   The one anomaly I couldn’t figure out was why every other man in town wore a cowboy hat and I was the only one wearing a sombrero…

‘til next time…Hugs. Chuck and Kalyn

It was kind of like showing up at your Senior Prom in your underwear.  Our return from Alamos coincided with the opening of the 2006 Theater Season here in San Carlos and the debut of the long awaited, incredibly far off Broadway production “Scandalous Behavior”...

This is a good example of the mayhem possible when you turn loose several hundred senior citizens on a small Mexican town with an endless supply of tequila.   We have no shame!   With our time in Mexico drawing to an end, we went in search of a new windshield for our Jeep in hopes of buying one ourselves instead of waiting until we crossed the border to file our 3rd claim in under 2 years to have it replaced.   Our insurance company is becoming more of a “Crabby Neighbor” than the “Good Neighbor” they advertise regarding the topic of broken glass!   Our particular windshield was not available from the meager stock on hand at the local glass shop so they cut one for us free-hand while we waited…

Spring! That time of year when new growth appears on tree limbs, in streambeds and from winter dens and burrows.   WOW!   This is starting to sound like the beginning of a James Michener book!   On to more mundane drivel . . . In Mexico, it is that time of year when the snowbirds fold up their tents, say their “Goodbyes” and begin another trek northward to friends and relatives that have all but forgotten them, in spite of labored attempts to do just that.   Spring also marks the end of my winter’s haunting as my brother-in-law loads all of his worldly possessions onto the back of a burro and arranges for a “coyote” to smuggle him across the US border along with his contraband rum and Cuban cigars as well as some very interesting items of “furniture” acquired by his sharp-eyed bargain-hunting bride…

   Spring!                                                                      March 17, 2006

Total price was 700 pesos…about $67!   Mexico may be considered a 3rd world country but the craftsmen and artisans down here are first rate and their ingenuity and creativity are to be envied.   Enroute to the glass shop, we spotted a bed store with a rather interesting sign which I am certain would be the target of an ACLU tirade and NOW protests were it in the USA…

But here in México . . . no problema!!   Ya just gotta love a people who don’t take themselves too seriously.   And no Saint Patrick’s Day missive would be complete without a heartfelt, “Top of the mornin’ to ya” along with a wink and a cheery smile from my favorite leprechaun, Jerry O’Zimmerman…