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We’ve now lived in our house for over a year, it doesn’t really seem that long to me.  One of the things that kind of bugs me is I’ve never gotten to a place where I think, OK, this is about complete.  I really do want to have an open house for friends here in [...]

For some reason, Mimi and I seem to keep being surprised by the fact that we live in a REAL house.  I guess all those years living in the RV, or some subconscious idea of what makes a house real.  We now have a coffee table!!  and a side table and chairs and a table [...]

Never a dull moment around here.  The other day the stone workers came to deliver 2 rocks and a bench.  The rocks were to be steps in the pool.  First one guy came and said to drain the pool.  Mimi was dubious but we did drain it about half way down.  Then the truck came [...]

The outside pond is starting to come together as well. The water is clear as gin – I love that phrase – and the lilies are blooming. I’ve identified one positively, which is the one I most wanted so that’s cool. It’s called Foxfire and was developed by an online friend Craig [...]

First the good. The magical Elio has transformed our pool from murky to clear just as he said he would. The in between stages of scum on surface and moonscape below are gone and it is the beautiful color of a cenote.
The bad was actually kind of interesting and funny. At some [...]

The answer to the title of the previous post is a definite YES, the rains are here.  We’ve had tropical downpours every afternoon for the last week.   So far they have been in the late afternoon, early evening, the temps drop and the winds are cool and fresh.  It’s been fantastic sleeping weather.
I have lots [...]

This is the tropics, it’s hot.  Yes, I’m adjusted to heat and I’m comfortable at a lot higher temps than others.   Still, when it is over 100°F or 38°C it is hot.  How comfortable you are in the heat is dependent on air moving and heat rising away from you.  We have the benefit of [...]