Two Rudy's in My Life
This month of June is birthday month for "my" two Rudys. One is our grandson; one our godson.
Rudy is our youngest grandson and he turns 3 next week. RudyToo was
2 last week. They both got trucks from us for their birthdays. Rudy, a garbage truck that he'd been eyeing in the local toy store. RudyToo, a CAT dump truck, the only affordable toy truck the area Walmart offered.
That's about where the similarities end.
RudyToo (we don't call him that in real life, just when we are differentiating between the two) was born prematurely in the local hospital, sent home less than 24 hours later, and barely...
No Easter Rabbits Here
Semana Santa. Easter week. It's bigger than Christmas.
It's the week when every Mexican that can heads to the beach. And San Pancho is a beach town!
The biggest news in San Pancho is the new street. Tercera del Mundo Avenida … Third World Avenue. It's been two tourist seasons that the road, the main road into San Pancho, has been closed due to construction. Workers started at the beach and have just finished the street to the east, past the soccer field. Maybe, two thirds of a mile. But, it is done!!
Of course Semana Santa is big news every year in San Pancho. Our normally quiet and generally empty mile long beach...
He Was A Nice Dog
He was one of the beach dogs ... one of those nice, friendly, starving dogs on the beach. One of the dogs looking for food, love, attention and, if they're lucky, a real home.
He was a nice dog. I don't know his name. Or if he even had a name. Fairly big, brown and white. I rather liked him and he would run and play with Oro if we were at the beach.
Curt and I headed out to Puerto Vallarta yesterday. Down Highway 200. Full of traffic, double tankers, pickup trucks carrying families and, sometimes, horses in the back. And there he was, dead on the side of the highway.
Curt said I should think about him while I...
Manejese con amor
How much does food cost?
That's the most frequently asked question when friends ask about Mexico. And, of course, it varies. Do we buy it in San Pancho at a small tienda or from a street vendor? Or shop the big guys like Costco and Walmart?
We shop everywhere. And, once in awhile you find unbelievable bargains. Here's our latest one. Bought in Costco, but grown in Mexico.
Toronja Roja. With the words "manejese con amor" on the box. Handle with love.
A case of red grapefruit. Seven kilos of grapefruit. Eighteen, count 'em, eighteen beautiful, big, delicious, juicy red grapefruit. The cost? Just...
Christmas ... in July?
Mexicans love paperwork. Copies. Everything in duplicate. Or, triplicate.All proved once again when I went to renew our Post Office Box in Bucerias, about 25 miles south of San Pancho, last week.With money in hand, I announced my purpose. I had my three hundred pesos (about $23 USD) for the year, in the exact amount, knowing that Mexican businesses and office never have change.The postal guy pointed to a small sign above the mailboxes. The deadline was the week before, but he would allow me to renew my box. With, of course, my passport or FM3 visa, and a bill from the electric or phone company to prove where my house is.A...
