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Problems of paradise
One of the events of the rainy season is the flying termites. When the rains come the crowded nests get stirred up and some of the termites get wings and take off by the millions. What you have is a big mess because they die by the millions too and do you know what you get when…
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Unlike Spain, the rain in Aticama falls everywhere…
Yesterday in the late afternoon, the rainy season began. It was a symphonic experience. The sky slowly turned black then off in the distance, faint thunder sounded. I stopped, turned toward the hills and listened. Clouds had been rolling in towards the evening for over a week but no rain. I stood hoping for another sign. Once again…
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Variety as spice…
I’ve been glad to have Amaranth take care of the blogging for the past few days. I got too hot when I was burying the lines for the pump and I haven’t had a lot of energy. One nice benefit from having the extra pump is we have twice the water pressure we had before so…
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Parrot-parenting
Our new family member is becoming more relaxed and open to explore. We were told that he has lived in freedom, feeding himself and living outdoors, but he doesn’t fly. We put him in a large cage for the first day and then let him out during the day to explore the kitchen and veranda. He seems…
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Fresh flower jewels…
I had a very happy surprise on Sunday. Wally gave me a pair of earrings he designed and had a jeweler make. Each earring is an attractive clip fashioned from sterling wire that is meant to hold a natural flower. What could be a finer adornment? I wore plumeria and mandevilla yesterday and they smelled better than…
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Tick talk
Usually we take it easy on Sundays. Amaranth goes to the children’s mass in San Blas and I go to a nice restaurant that is peaceful and a good place to drop off into a meditative state. We did those things this morning and then I went to work. It’s the dry season so we have to…
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Bits and Pieces
Today we harvested ginger planted over a year ago from some bought in a market in Tepic. It’s not common to find it in Mexico. We enjoyed the plants for it’s handsome foliage. Eventually I cut the foliage back and it was dormant for about 6 months. A month or so ago I noticed some of the roots…
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Somos hormigas!
We attended our neighbor’s birthday celebration yesterday afternoon. Julio Cesar turned 12. Fun was had by all. I laughed so much my head was aching. Wally is the big hit. All the children adore him. He got us all laughing by saying “somos hormigas!” which means we are ants instead of we’re friends. He has a talent for misconstruing words…
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Wally the Rambler
What does it take to house and protect our chickens living on the edge of a jungle? A lot of sewing! Farming is all about giving yourself over to serving members of the plant and animal kingdoms. In turn they feed us, love us, entertain us and teach us all about life and living. Our days here…
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Bigger, Better Moochie
Isn’t he a beautiful boy? And smart too! Our Moochie Carlson is a perfect example of what can happen when you decide to make the world a better place one positive act after another. Scroll down to see what he looked like when Wally first rescued him. He had a broken leg healed poorly and crippled. His leg straightened as…