1. Lola, the little Saint Bernard. She has doubled in size since we got her in mid-December, and is getting to be a little spoiled. Her favorite game is to jump onto the sofa that she ate a small hole in and just look at me when I tell her to get down, and refuse to eat her dog food if it doesn't have milk or peanut butter mixed in (once we had to coax her to eat after we left her with the vet to take a weekend trip, and now she won't let us live it down). She has only chewed up one pair of underwear (mine) and three flip-flops (Oscar's). But, she does sit and almost lays down and goes poop outside about 90% of the time. And, she sleeps alone on the upstairs patio, so I can deal with the rest.
Here are some pictures:
2. My rooftop gardening is starting to pay off. I am just going to let the pictures speak for themselves:
Also, I have started micropropogating agave plants in the guest bedroom, which is sort of an interesting story, and I'm hoping my little plants grow up to be candidates for tequila. I have a couple of brand names in mind already, but I'm about seven years ahead of the game.
3. I have been on a couple of trips. When my parents were here in October, we went to Puerto Vallarta and had a swell time sunning, drinking and dancing (imagine that). And then Oscar and I went to Zacatecas with Memo and Sandy and got to go in an old mine and see the city view from the top of the mountain. Most recently, Oscar and I went to Michoacán alone, on a several town-tour and I bought some sweet crafts. I will post those pictures shortly on Facebook and add a link.
4. I got a car. A Ford Fiesta to be exact. It broke down three weeks after we bought it, but that was just due to a factory failure when they were building the motor, and they took it all apart and put it back together and now it seems to run like a charm. Ha.
Definitely not the most Earth-friendly thing to get a car, but it was used and also, Oscar is working across town from me, so he takes me to work, goes to design class and then goes to work and then picks me up in the evening.
5. Related to evenings, I have started a Portuguese class. So, boa noite everyone, I will write again soon. Vou estudar.
6 comments:
great update, gorgeous plants and puppy and car and mckinley woman. it's nearly impossible for me to imagine growing something on my rooftop right now, but glad it's working so well for you. great to talk to you this morning, love you,
carrie
what are all these false comments on your blog? im so happy to see an update!!! even happier to see you are doing well, but the happiest to remember how soon you are coming to visit me!!! you shouldve just driven here! ah! we have so much to talk a bout and so much fun to have. would you like to go to the jungle? we can make that happen and see howler monkeys and such. hey youre going to like my laptop its a pretty green color that reminds me of you. hey you are ms. mexican professional, by the way. my life is way more jeans wearing hippie teacher than yours, i might feel intimidated by your black pantyhoes. haha. lets talk sunday.
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Lola is so very very cute! And I love your plants on your rooftop! I have been rather unsuccesfully trying to grow plants in my apartment. I have a dead gardenia, dead mint, and a half-dead 'wandering jew.' apparently i do not have a green thumb. i want to come down to guadalajara soon to check out your new life down there! xoxo AMI
yay! mckinley lives. i made this super compost this weekend called bocashi with lots of poop, chancaca (a sugar-cane concentrate), yeast and other goodies. It helps the plants in the extreme climates we have here. No reason I´m telling you this...but, keep enjoying yourself, and how can I call you again? I still have NO cell-phone number.
Hey Mckin, nice ride, puppy, and maters....Spring time is coming here and we may actually have something to eat soon. Have fun with Jess, love you guys,
Bree
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