tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59244076302217905852024-03-13T12:39:36.210-07:00Mija's MexicoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273691239099592594noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924407630221790585.post-38529070592042045902016-04-23T14:56:00.000-07:002016-04-23T14:56:43.650-07:00March 2016 Monarch Butterflty Reserve I was fortunate to see the Monarchs less that a week before the horrible snow storm hit and killed so many of them.<br />
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Headed toward the reserve. The scenery was beautiful even though mostly everything is brown because it's the dry season.<br />
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There's a lake between the mountains and the land, hope you can see it.<br />
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The indigenous people that live in this area are the Otomi and Mazahua. The Monarchs have always been coming here, returning around the end of October. That's the time of the year that Dia de Muerte is celebrated. The people believed that the Monarchs are their ancestors returning. They are a poor people and by working with the reserve they are making a living and protecting their ancestors.</div>
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Gateway to the sanctuary</div>
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This is the visitors center, the people in the area work here.</div>
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From things I heard on this trip I suspect there will be tighter controls on this area. They are very concerned about the impact of visitors there. This has been designated by UNESCO, in 2008, to be a World Heritage Site.</div>
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From the parking lot or visitors center, you can walk up or ride up closer to the reserve. I chose to ride just because I like horses. I walked down. Next time I'm riding up and down! It's a very strenuous walk. The muscles in my legs were vibrating they were so fatigued!.</div>
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I rode up the hill and through the trees into a big open field. Monarchs were everywhere. I thought this was amazing but it was nothing compared to what was coming!</div>
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Since riding up took about 15 minutes, I waited for those that walked up. Walking takes about 45 minutes or longer, depending upon how often you have to stop to catch your breathe and rest.</div>
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This is a good time to come here as the Monarchs are preparing for their migration back north. I saw some breeding.</div>
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It was like confetti flying around.</div>
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There was a cluster on a puddle of mud<br />
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Keep in mind this is still the open field.</div>
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We're entering the last hike into the inner reserve. There is still about a 15 minute walk. Its the dry season here and the ground is almost like a powder, I had to cover my nose. We were all coughing because of the dirt flying around with each step we took.</div>
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Where you see all the people is as far into the reserve that we can go. All those little specks are Monarchs.</div>
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Not only are there millions flying there is also millions on the trees.</div>
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Here's just a short clip of them flying around. Ignore the audio, He was trying to flirt with me!</div>
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After you leave the main part of the reserve, there are places to eat and shop. The wares are mostly indigenous made items. The area is about three blocks long.</div>
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Looking out through one of the vendor areas to the scenery behind them. When rainy season starts in a few months this will all turn green.</div>
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The walk down just about killed me! So time to rest and have lunch. There was quite a few open eating ares. Each specializing in local cuisine</div>
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This is where they cook, much like in their own home.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> These trees are across the street from the church. When I first saw them I couldn't imagine what kind of fruit or seed pod was hanging from them. It's lights! I'll bet at night it's awesome. I think these are Ficus trees.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> In the States, a hole like this would have blinking lights, wooden barricades, and caution tape. Then someone would fall in </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> anyway and sue. Not here, people seem to take responsibility</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> for </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">themselves and their children. Lawsuits are RARE. This was in the middle of the sidewalk.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>The lake has also been low for awhile, but is slowly rising. This statue </b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> are four restaurants there. A boat will take you out and bring you back. It's about a </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">half hour ride one way.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> This place, was at one time, a private home. This picture doesn't </b></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273691239099592594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924407630221790585.post-42502315829351365732015-06-29T16:28:00.001-07:002015-06-29T16:33:12.093-07:00Snippets of My Trip to Chapala<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I decided to go to Chapala to get my picture taken for my Residente Temporal card. I have a friend that lives near there that would go with me. So I left about 9AM on a beautiful morning.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b> It's about a 1 1/2 hour beautiful drive. Up, down and around mountains. I go thru three towns, then I get to the string of towns leading to Ajiic. Its mostly highway driving.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I love the fences down here. Exactly like in the</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> hills </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of West Virginia, my home State.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tree branches</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">barbed wire.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>This is the town of Manzanilla de la Paz. It's </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> about 20 minutes away from me. I always</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> thought it looked like a sleepy little dusty town</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> but there is a beautiful lake up in the hills here.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Only a couple of houses are on it.</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first view of Lake Chapala. Its Mexico's largest lake.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Next stop Tuxcueca 6K. I get gasoline and </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> a bridge across it, it would cut about an hour</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> the lake to get where I'm going.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> The white that you see on the left is fields </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> of produce, possibly berries, covered with </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>We are now entering the town of San Luis </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Soyatlan. It's the 1/2 way point. They are </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> noted for originating a drink called the </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Vampiro. </b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is many juices mixed with, what</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> else, </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tequila! On the weekends you can barely </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> getting that drink.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> This is the town square. It's empty because </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or so. It's about 9:45.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>On the left somebody's open. Right, is still </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>from the lake out on the sidewalk. The bus</b></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> in front of me is a Mazamitla bus that goes to </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> The white strips cover seeds or tiny plants. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> The frame over them will be covered with </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a sign for Chapala.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>About another 1/2 hour to go.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I wouldn't want to live here!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This is something I've yet to do, but I will. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> In the </b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">morning you can get a drink of, fresh from</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> the cow, milk and its mixed with your choice</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> of alcohol. Many men start their day ths way. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>TOPES! Or speed bumps. I hated them </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> when I first came here but I like them now.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> They work. You WILL slow down. There are</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> all kinds. Most are marked by paint or a </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> sign, but some are not marked at all. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Some are thin and high, some wide and </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> not high. The ones in this town are brutal.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> They are wide and high! There's about 5 of</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> them, so every few blocks there's one,</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ajijic. There's a lot of people living in this</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> town </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>from all over the world</b></span><b>. It's so</b></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> interesting to hear where </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they come from.</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Many snowbirds from Canada come here, </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This second floor casita has a kitchen, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> dining area, living room, large bedroom</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> and balcony. House cleaning service, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> use of washer/dryer, </b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">furnished with nice</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> furniture. I'm not sure </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about the utilities but I </b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> think they are </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">included. There's a pretty </b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> yard, lake view. </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Close to shopping and</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> bus service. $350USD a month. The </b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for rent too that is drop dead gorgeous. $750USD</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Mazamitla was founded by the Aztecs in 1156, so people have lived in this area </b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a loooong time. In 2005 we were designated a Pueblo Magico, a Magic City. You can read more about that at this link .... </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2932-did-you-know-mexico-has-36-magic-towns</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Today I'm taking a walk to the ATM for some pesos. I live on a quiet street, not too far from the Plaza.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Most streets are either up hill or down hill, since the town is on the side of a mountain, and cobblestone streets.</b></span><br />
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<b> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of the main streets, pretty much what you would find in the States. If you look closely you can see the church spires way in the background. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Because we are a Pueblo Magico, we are restricted as to what businesses can open here. I am surprised we have a Oxxo, as it is a chain similar to 7-11 in the States</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Stores here are family owned. The shops don't have doors but the whole front is open. Generally shops open about 10 :00. Close 2- 4:00 for lunch and are open through the evening. Its quite common that Mom is running the store and the kids are with her in the shop. Nothing is set in stone. Stores may or may not be open. These are family stores, not big businesses. You really need to go with the flow. It's a much more casual way of life. If you easily get your knickers in a knot, you wouldn't be happy living here.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The church is in the Plaza. You can see how crowded it is.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>There are shops all around the Plaza.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>There is something always going on in the Plaza on weekends. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I like the way this store looks. Reminds me of an old time store in the south.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I don't know if this is someones home or a business. But I like the glass room.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Headed back home now. Going to go through the street that is thought to be the oldest street here. It's closed to traffic.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Cart with home made ice cream.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Many businesses on this closed street.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> There's three puppies wandering the street. They seemed to belong to this woman. Was she selling them???????</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I pass more shops on the way home.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> All kinds of home made goodies here. <b></b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> The table on the bottom left is selling orchids.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> There are two booths that sell fresh churros and freshly made potato (papas) chips.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> These baskets are made from long pine needles.<b></b></b></span><br />
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This show was held in the World Trade Center near downtown in Mexico City. Armbands were
picked up in the lobby, which was very time consuming. Dogs were allowed in
there and there was plastic and sawdust strategically placed to make any
accidents easily cleaned up. Even in the show area everything was very well
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Area around the show site</div>
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This was day seven, so the big rush was probably on the first day.The
same numbers were kept all 10 days, you could enter as many days as you wanted.
It took Alberto about 45 minutes to get his armbands.
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Lots of plastic and sawdust</div>
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Parking and unloading opened at 7AM, we were there shortly before it
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The colors of the show were red & yellow, The carpets were red and
every morning a large riding machine vacuumed them and the floors were hand
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Grooming areas were a little different than from the States, at least
I've never seen it there. Handlers can rent a private space to groom in, that
can be locked. They can keep what they need inside of it and many even kept the
dogs in there overnight.They come in different sizes. We had one about 8x10. The
expo hall was on the ground level, as was the loading dock, which is where
others groomed. There must have been a bathing area out there too because I know
people were walking somewhere to go wash their dogs. Pedigree dog food supplied
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There was something going on from morning till night. The Federales did
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And the booths were a shoppers delight. In Mexico families almost always include their children. So in many booths the whole family was working there. There were
rescue booths and booths that sold puppies. Many of the visitors dogs wore
clothes, which seems to be very popular, some even had shoes on. And yes there
are MANY Chihuahuas, even in my small town. I've never seen the snippy, snappy
ones so frequently seen north of the border. Here they are regular dogs that
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The whole family is there to work in the booth, very typical.</div>
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Very interesting collars............................</div>
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These little nuggets were the cutest thing... this picture does not capture how
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And one of several Chihuahuas that had on shoes!</div>
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. It appeared people picked up after their own dogs even in the ring, I
only saw a clean up person a couple of times. I saw an Obedience person whose
dog fouled the ring and he pulled a bag out of his pocket, picked it up and, of
course, was excused from the ring.With all the pet dogs you would think the
floor would have been a land mine but I only saw one pile on the floor all the
time I was there. Everything is protected from urine with sawdust and plastic
sheets . It's around the wall, garbage cans, everything, to protect it. I think
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Handlers in the breed ring wore everything from suits and dresses, like
in the States, to blue jeans and a work shirt. It's nice to see everyone come
together in a common interest. Every one seemed to have respect for everyone
else no matter what they were wearing.The judges were all in suits or nice
clothes, They were from Italy, Russia, U.S.A.,Argentina and Hungary. The Groups are different from AKC. I think there are more plus there are quite a few
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I don't know what his class was called but he and his young puppy were
practicing his handling with his father. You can use an empty ring up to one
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These are the two little kids showing their dogs</div>
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Boxers, notice the one with a tail.</div>
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I really liked this little dog.. Chinese Crested<br />
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It was ten days of showing. I don't know how handlers and dogs did it.
Alberto only showed four days and was exhausted. I was too! But it was fun and
a great experience. Again thank you Alberto for letting me hang out with you and
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Waiting to load up....How many Chihuahuas can you put in a crate? Kind
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The best little Corgis ........ Paul & Ivy going home for some
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I have a friend on Facebook, Alberto, that shows his Corgis, handles
other breeds, used to be an Obedience and Agility judge and also teaches
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How we first became FB friends I don't remember. I have been searching
for almost a year trying to get reconnected to dog shows. About a month or so
ago he sent me a message saying there was a big dog show in Mexico City, DF (
Mexico City, Distrito Federal,is the capital of Mexico, like Washington DC is
the capital in the USA.). This is the biggest dog show in Mexico, and why don't I
come down? I could accompany him while he showed his dogs. I was discussing this
with another friend that said he had cousins there that would take me around the
city. Well, here's my chance to go to a prestigious dog show AND see the city.
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About two weeks before I was to leave Alberto asked if would like to
judge some Obedience. "Sure." I said. "But I don't speak Spanish!" He said he
would send me the Regulations, which were in Spanish, about 35 pages worth of
translating.! So now my task is translating all that. I used Google Translate,
which I use occasionally. I got about twenty seven pages done then ran out of
ink. There was NO ink in town so I needed to drive into Ajijic, about two hours
away from me, to Walmart. Finally I get it all copied and start reading. The
translations left something to be desired. Fortunately it's very similar to the
Regs in the States. One of the funnier translations was for the Sits/ Downs. For
the sit, it said. "on the judges command the handler will sit the dog." Good,
I understand that. Then for the down it said, "on the judges command the handler
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I decided to learn all the commands I needed in Spanish and I had one week to do it in.
No way. I was afraid I would forget something and screw the handler up. So I
requested a translator, which was not a problem. The translator would call the
exercises and I would just judge. I would have liked to run the ring as an AKC
judge but there wasn't enough time to work with the translator, who was also an
Obedience judge .Thank goodness because AKC heeling is just way too simple
compared to what they do. But it would have been fun. Maybe next time. So off I go as prepared as
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Beautiful clouds out the airplane window.
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These are the Regulations. I think this spiral would be a good idea in the
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Alberto picked me at the airport. There is a huge teachers strike going
on and they had the airport blocked but I came in mid-day and it had cleared.
Thank goodness. I don't speak fluent Spanish yet and would have not been happy
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From the airport we went to Alberto's kennels. His brother is the
resident vet and his father manages it. Many businesses here are family
operated. He has a family that lives there and they work for him maintaining the
dogs, grounds, anything that's needed. It's a husband, wife, child and
grandfather. Very nice situation. The older generations are respected, honored
and included. No nursing homes. I had heard someone built one outside of my town
and no one came. It shut down... but I digress...................</div>
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So we grabbed a bite to eat and off to the hotel. Had to be ready to go the next
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The hotel was one of the cleanest that I've stayed in. Most hotels smell
musty, no matter how clean. This one didn't. And it had a cool name, omen maybe,
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All my judging equipment is still in the States but I found out you
don't need all the things AKC judges use.The organization had a measurer for the
BJ, you don't need score sheets, however I had made some up before I knew that
and several judges were interested in them. And you don't need chalk. I had
about a week to study the Regs but they are very similar to AKC. Some
differences are...... If you NQ an exercise you are excused, when you use the
dogs name with a verbal command you have to hesitate several seconds after the
name before giving the command, dogs are NQ'd for falling asleep on the sit or
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a little different. Group exercises are done first, if the handler and dog are
not there they are marked absent. There is the Seek Back exercise instead of the
Directed Retrieve in Utility and the order of exercises is different. Moving
Stand first, then Seek back, Signal Exercise, Scent Discrimination and Directed
Jumping. In Open there are no chalk marks or marking of any kind on the floor
and traffic cones are used for Figure 8's and left in the ring. For the Figure 8
they go half around then halt, one and a half around and halt or the opposite.
The halts are on the turns. It doesn't have to be done this way, that's just the
way they do it. The judges use a clicker and record directly into the Judges
Book on their clip board. Also judges hesitate several seconds before giving an
order, I saw no anticipation.The handlers don't ask about their performance,
they can but no one seems to do it. Heeling patterns are very long with many
halts.The heeling pattern is not given to the first handler unless they ask. I
never saw one ask. Ring size is similar to AKC. The rings at this show were nice
and roomy. Also some Judges gave multiple changes of pace for slow and/or fast.
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This is the Novice with the Open going on in the rear ring. The three signs that
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The competition ended Sunday with some run-offs determined by a very long
heeling pattern and a long novice recall. I really don't know how a winner was
determined. I guess a culmination of all the days of showing. It did end up being
a run-off between two dogs, The young man with the doberman won the show. He was
so happy he cried. There were a lot of placings of some kind but I didn't
understand what was going on. The people that placed under me on Saturday had me
sign their rosettes. I don't know if that's tradition or just because I was a
foreign judge. I also had to sign their point cards. So it seems it was a
special competition but also counted towards titles. Here are pictures of the
placers in my classes on Saturday.............</div>
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noisy and the dogs paid no mind to the loudness. Also spectators can bring their
dogs, so there were pet dogs all over the show, most on loose leashes and I saw
no aggression of any kind. There was a ring on the other side of the aisle from
Obedience where they were doing relay races with much audience participation and
a loud speaker encouraging them even more. In the next hall, at one time, there
was a live Mariachi band playing and people cheering, it was someone's birthday
from the show. Thousands of spectators, children hanging over what barriers
there were, even walking into the ring. No one got upset, the dogs continued to
work, not responding to all the confusion, Occasionally someone knocked over a
ring barrier....... no problem, team continued to work, barrier set back up. The
handlers were very good. I never saw one adapt their speed to the dog, use
exaggerated signals or scream commands. They were excellent. The dogs
performances were varied like in AKC trials. There were some that could score
very high in the States. The breeds were varied. The English Bulldog is the most
popular dog in Mexico so there were some in Obedience, Labs, Dobes.
Shepherds,bull breeds, a nice variety of dogs. I'm not quite sure what is
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In the last blog we went shopping at the tianguis, now we'll go around town and out of town. There are many little shops throughout the town. Some sell just hand made tortillas, there's a few roasted chicken shops, many food vendors, most specializing in different things. There are fresh fried potato chips, it's done right there in the street with large vats of oil, also fresh churros. Mmmmmm my favorite. And a lot of fresh fruit which will be cut up for you and put in a cup, it's best sprinkled with a little ground chilies.Coconut milk, that you can drink right from the coconut then have them cut it up for you to eat the meat. Soups and cheeses are very popular in this area. But I digress from shopping! <br />
There is a new store called Merza. It's somewhat similar to grocery stores in the States. I get my packaged food there. Milk, baking goods, bread, tortillas, that kind of stuff. Then there's two check-out lanes and you can see your purchases and what it costs on a monitor. Very nice in the beginning when I didn't know numbers. I'm much better now.<br />
The stores are open all the way across the whole front, no doors. The owners sweep and wash the sidewalk and street in front of their stores in the morning.<br />
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I shop here for bird seed, some cooking utensils. It has a lot of different things. Mops, flower pots, wash tubs, honey, leather belts, horse gear.............................<br />
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I go to the Super Mercado for meat and sometimes veggies. It's like an indoor farmers market. People come daily to buy what they need. If you're not there early you may not get what you want.The cuts of meat are called, and probably cut, differently that in the States. Thank goodness for my friend Christine, she's one one my main angels. She's from the States ( the only other one besides myself ) and has lived here for eight years. I find the meat down here tougher but could be I just don't know what to ask for.They cut it right from the carcass.<br />
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I can't get kitty litter here in town so about once a month I drive to Ajijic, a little over an hour away to Walmart. Always stopping to eat after we're done. There are a lot of foreign residents there so you will find more people that speak English. I've met people from Sweden, a lot from Canada and even a lady from Israel. I just read an article that said there are more people immigrating from the States to Mexico than from Mexico to the States. At Walmart I get most of my animal supplies, wine :-) , bagels, English muffins, things I didn't see here in town. Thee is a store in Ajijic that sell all imported things from the States. But it cost twice as much. Ajijic also has a tianguis, on Wednesdays. It is much bigger than the one here and has a lot more things. We'll go again! It's also an artsy town, many little shops with things to buy!!!!<br />
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Now it's time to eat. This is lake Chapala, the largest lake in Mexico<br />
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My favorite....seafood cocktail<br />
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Now for the best and most fun shopping..........Tonala. Just outside Guadalajara. Here you can get wonderful hand crafted wares. I bought my bedroom sets here, dining set, and my light fixtures. But it's a hard drive to get there. I won't drive in Guadalajara. It's a maze of highways and more cars than you would think possible.And the drivers are daring. So I'm dependent on someone that will drive me. And that is getting hard to find.<br />
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Things that are different here, some things that come to mind, are you when you buy eggs they are fresh and sitting out, as are most things. you pick out how many you want and pay for them by weight.</div>
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All fruits and vegetables, the same way. If you want just a couple of stalks of celery instead of the whole bunch, that's what you buy. </div>
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Another thing, even though it isn't shopping, but I get my nails done here in town. She does a nice job and it's about 1/4 the cost.</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next decision............... who to do it. As I drove to work I would look for shops. There was a tiny little shop that caught my eye, I stopped in to meet the person. It was a woman named Samantha. We talked about what I wanted and she would have a drawing ready in a day or two and could do it then. I was so excited. A few days later, with a couple of friends for support, I went back, kind of nervous of the unknown, Well........ the drawing was not tribal but I loved it. And it was not small. It was bigger than what I originally wanted and the tail would wrap over my wrist a little.The heck with the tribal, this was the one for me! It was a generic lizard with vivid colors, there was the moon and the stars. It was really nice.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Everyone always asks "Doesn't it hurt?". Some. It's not horrible. When it started to hurt she would move to another area even before I could say "ouch!". It took an hour or two, I think. I really don't remember. I hear tattoos are addictive but I was happy with my one!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> I had a life event in 2004 and had thought about a tattoo to commemorate it. It took untill 2009 to go ahead with my plan.The person I lived with was dead set against it.You pick your battles and I wasn't ready to battle about this YET! By 2009 I was ready. I couldn't find Samantha so it was research time again. I went to a few places but they weren't helpful with giving me any input to what I might want. I went on the computer and checked feed back on some artists, then settled for one near the zoo, where I worked. I went and talked to him but he didn't have any ideas, but did have a resource library that I could use. I knew I wanted a pair of lions. Posed how? I didn't want frothing, savage looking beasts. I didn't want a copy of the actual lions, I was afraid he wouldn't capture what I saw in them. I decided on two head studies, male and female. They would represent the two lions I knew.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> While I was there I wanted my lizard freshened up. He suggested adding some things to it since it was kind of plain. I really hadn't thought about doing that, so I told him to do what he thought would look nice. He drew some clouds and flowers. It looked nice so I had it done.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2011 my life became my own. Free! I just had to get an ink representing that big life change. So I went back to the person that did the lions. I already knew what I wanted and where. Butterflies stand for freedom to me and I think Monarchs are so beautiful. Also orange is one of my favorite colors. Perfect! Monarch butterflies over my shoulder. I wanted them to look like they were in flight. My sister and best friend came with me. I think they were both interested in the process. It took a couple of hours and again not much pain. It's beautiful and I love it.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early in 2012 I made a decision to move to Mexico, a big life change. Now I wanted something for that event in my life. What could I have that would represent all that this meant to me? When I was a young child, I had a plaster kit and I could mold little Mexican figurines. My favorite was a sleeping Mexican. My mother told me the man was sleeping because in Mexico people took a nap after lunch. (I've been here for several months and haven't seen this man sleeping anywhere!) It's always been my favorite symbol and I still have those figures that I made so many years ago. Boy, little did I know where my life was headed. But that wasn't what I wanted for my tattoo. I wasn't sure it was really a Mexican thing or something dreamed up by a white man. </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the meantime I made a new friend back in the States that had a couple of tattoos. She loved the work of her artist. So on July 31 I went to see Michele for this new milestone marker. But where to put it? I like to be able to see them, they are done for my pleasure. I'm not fond of having one on my upper arm, but that was the empty space. We raised it a little so it goes over my shoulder some. I was very pleased with her work and the location of my new tattoo.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must admit I was getting addicted to tattoos. I went back August 2 to have chili peppers on my foot. They have no particular meaning. Let me tell ya folks -- if this would have been my first one, there never would have been a second one. OUCH! Very painful. Apparently the foot is a very sensitiveplace for a tattoo.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and could spice up the lizard. The neck of the generic lizard always bothered me, it was just a little too long. She shortened the neck, added a tree frog and had the lizard catching a bug. Perfect!</span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I'm not sure who I'm writing these Blogs for, me or you? I really like
doing it and enjoy the end results, I hope you're enjoying it to. The big thing
I'd like for you to take away with you is to not give up your dreams. Never did
I think this is where I would spend the rest of my life. Ever since I've been a
child I've been drawn to anything Mexican. People, language, songs, culture. Who
knows why.? I think we all have some unexplained interest or attraction. Where
does it comes from.? Genetic memory? Past Life? I can't even begin to guess. I
am a compulsive person, stubborn, hard headed. Whatever you want to call it. I
don't sit and ponder the "what if''s" If it's something I want I say YES! It's
always worked for me. I made my decision in a matter of days to move here. Was I
scared? Nope! So let's continue my adventure...........................</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The first time I came here I stayed two weeks. The first week I was here
with a friend, then I stayed a week by myself. That first week I had
already decided this was going to be my home. I can't explain the feeling I had.
I felt as if I belonged here.. By the end of the second week the first wall was
going up. Some of the pictures will be repeats of what I already posted but in
this blog but I wanted to compare the construction with the end result. The
inside is still not done as far as decorating. You will notice the living room
furniture has no cushions. Next week the upholstery will be done.. Upstairs
still needs light fixtures and a couple of more pieces of furniture for the
bedrooms. But to all my friends........it's done enough that you would be very
comfortable if you came for a visit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Everything is hand made down here. Doors, tiles, furniture, wrought iron
The workmanship is awesome. All my ceilings are beautiful wood. The ends of
the beams, supporting the roof and walls, are hand carved in a curved
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<span style="font-size: small;"> At first I had wanted just one floor<strong><em> </em></strong>but the
view is so nice from a second floor balcony that we went for two floors. So
upstairs there's two bedrooms, a full bath, a balcony and a loft that overlooks
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Downstairs there's a living room, dining area,
1/2 bath,. master bedroom/bath, kitchen and laundry room.</div>
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the conveniences that I had in the States. Refrigerator/freezer, gas stove &
oven, micro wave and toaster oven. I didn't get a dish washer, I never used the
one I had. I have a separate laundry room, just off the kitchen, with a full
ceiling sky light. My washer and dryer are in there and it's also my animal
room. My finches are there and the set up for the cats is there too. When you
have dogs, you have to keep the litter and cat food away from the them. You can
see that I have a puppy pen around the cat area, it has an opening for them to
go in and out. Their litter area is up on a table. Dogs LOVE cat turds! There is
a door that opens to the outside animal area and it's open most of
the time so they come and go as they want, it's a secure area. It's
flagstone and has two drains, so hosing is very
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<strong>Laundry room, hook-up for machines on left</strong></div>
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<strong>Door leading to outside animal area</strong><br />
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My bedroom has two walls of windows that open
to the side area where the animals go. I can keep an eye on them and they
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The living room has one two-story wall of windows and more windows on each
side of that. The fireplace is unique. It looks like a tree trunk rising up and
through the ceiling. It comes through the roof as the rest of the tree. The
dining area and living room are in an open space which makes the home feel very
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<strong> Fireplace</strong><br />
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<strong>Chimney</strong><br />
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<strong>Butterflies have a special meaning for me.</strong><br />
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<strong>At night with shutters closed</strong><br />
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<strong>Dining area</strong><br />
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<strong>My computer desk against wall</strong><br />
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Outside is a wrap around porch with a beautiful wood ceiling like inside.
There is a flagstone parking pad also. I have a small yard but it's a perfect
size for me. I have many plants all around the porch and I have a guava tree and
an avocado tree in the yard. I let the cats and dogs out there when I'm with
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<strong>The men are trimming the support pillars for the porch.</strong></div>
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<strong> They are hearts of pine. They come from dead trees and will last hundreds of years</strong></div>
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<strong> Animal area</strong><br />
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I'm not sorry I made the decision to move to Mexico. I knew before I came
here that there would be bad days and I might regret what I did. But I KNEW
that if I didn't follow my dream while I could, I would regret it every day of
my life. So far I love everything about it here. The easy lifestyle, the
wholesome food, the music, the customs. The only difficulty is my lack of
Spanish, but that will come. Poco a poco. I have lonely days because I don't
speak the language but there is another gringa here from Wisconsin and we have
become good friends. She is a big help to me. I try to go out and do what I need
to do. I shop, I have my nails done, eventually I'll need my hair
done. Sometimes I go out to eat. Many people in town know me and help me when
I'm struggling to make myself understood. Even broken English is good, that and
my broken Spanish makes for communication. Yes, I miss things. Friends, what
family I have, the convenience of anything I need being available, movie
theaters. Most of the conveniences that I'm used to is two hours away in
Guadalajara. So until next time..............Adios!</div>
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<strong><em> It's been about thirteen months since I made the big decision to move to
Mexico. I knew there would be hard days and days when I would say........."Why
did I do this?" but I also knew if I didn't do it I would forever regret it. I'm
past the time of my life when I can sit and ponder a big decision. I admit I'm
compulsive and always have been. Looking back, I don't regret anything I've
jumped into. I haven't lived here that long, just about three months. I've never
asked myself why and I really haven't had any bad days but I do have lonely
days. I'm a people person, which is something new I found out about myself. I
have a lot of friends here but the language barrier is a big one for
socializing. I'm learning though and the electronic connection with my friends
back in the States is a good. </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em> We broke ground my first trip down here the end of last March and work
was started immediately. A friend drew up the plans and another friend, that
knows me well, designed quite a bit of it. </em></strong></div>
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Lot that I chose, walking distance to the Plaza yet very quiet.</div>
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</em></strong><strong><em> I came back the end of June. Not seeing hardly any pictures of the place,
I didn't know what to expect. I knew I wanted a place smaller that where I was
in the States. We arrived in town late at night, very dark country skies, I
stepped out of the car and LOOMING was my house. It was too dark to see
anything, it would have to wait till morning. The next day things looked a
little different. From the outside it looks enormous but inside it's a perfect
size. The outside was up and rooms formed inside but it was hard for me to
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<strong><em> This trip we picked out tiles, bathroom fixtures, and talked about
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<strong><em> Next trip was a biggy, flying three of my animals down. But that was
previous story. The plan was that I would move in now but there were things
that still needed to be done. My kitchen wasn't set up yet, I needed closets.
Everything was being hand made and with sawdust all over I decided to still
stay next door in my friends house again. I still needed to go back to get the
other animals and drive my truck down but I wanted the animals to get used to
where they were before I left again. Things seemed to moving slowly now and
didn't look like I was going to move in any time soon. In several weeks I went
back to The States to complete the move. I only had about 10 days to get my
stuff separated into what was going down with me now, what would come later and
obtaining all I needed for the other two animals to make the trip. I had a big
decision to make. My little schnauzer, Luger,who was twelve years old, had a
heart problem and when he got over excited, which for a schnauzer is most of the
time, he would faint. I wasn't sure he could make the trip down but my vet, that
I adore, a wonderful caring man, cleared him for take off!!!! We had a good trip
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<strong><em> I planned on staying the winter, then returning to the States in the
spring to put my house on the market. I needed to move into my house several
weeks before I left to go back so the animals would be comfortable there. It was
a good time for me and my animal family. Generally, Luger was kept just in the
yard where there was still plenty to see and smell. Once in a while I would walk
him on our street. Walks were very stimulating for him and he loved them. They
always ended in a fainting spell which looked sad, but did no harm. If it were
me, my choice would be to enjoy what life I have, so that was my choice for
him. I took him for a short walk on our street several days before I left. Boy
he had a good time. So many smells. Other dogs, horses and who knows what else
roams at night. He peed on everything he could lift his leg on, then proceeded
to kick the dirt up with all his might, finally he fainted then we went home.
I'm sure it was worth it for him and me too. I loved seeing him so "into
it". They all needed to get accustomed to so many new sights and sounds. It was
fun to watch. I planned to go back in March so needed to move in February which
I did. There was still work being done but the kitchen was finished. I flew back
early in March. Several weeks later I was notified that Luger had died. He was a
special dog of my heart and I'm still so sad. He is buried in my yard. I'm so
glad that I chose to bring him down with us. He so enjoyed all the new things.
It added so much enrichment to his life. My little
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beginning I was an animal person. I was an only child for quite a few years and
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<strong><em> My first career was animal oriented. I opened a dog grooming shop,started
showing a toy poodle in obedience then added a dog training school for home and
dog show competition. Over the years I showed several different breeds of dogs and
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Chicago, and I mentioned how I would love to work in the nursery there. She
said...."Why don't you apply?" And I did just that! It took me several years and
several applications before I got chosen for an interview. I nailed it. Best
interview I've ever given and I got to work in the nursery.</em></strong></span></div>
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worked with most species of animals. As a whole, the big cats and reptiles were my
favorites but each animal that I worked with was my favorite. I felt I was
truly blessed to work with such special animals. All of them! I retired from the
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<strong><em> I went from my father's house to my husband's house, never on my own. Both
were overbearing and controlling. My husband died and suddenly I was free. I
can't even explain how happy I was to finally have MY life. I get to make decisions about my own life.
Right or wrong they are mine. It's euphoric.
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</em></strong><strong><em> I have been drawn to Mexico even as a small child. I've always liked
anything Mexican. During my years at the zoo I met and made friend with many
Mexican people. I loved to hear their stories over coffee, before work. I was
drawn more and more into my attraction of Mexico, One day on the way to work, ( I
had a long drive, as lived about 55 miles away from work, so had a lot
of time to think ), I would think about where I would like to live if I ever got
the chance to make that decision. All of a sudden it was like a jolt ,an
epiphany..........MEXICO! Eventually my life changed. I was retired, </em></strong><strong><em>alone now,
time for action. About this time my good friend invited me to go to Mexico. That
trip changed my life forever.</em></strong>
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after only a few days that I wanted to live here and proceeded to pick a piece
land and a friend drew up the house plans.. My other friend went back to Chicago
and I stayed here another week by myself. I had met many nice people during the
first week but language was a big barrier so I was pretty much on my own. Each
day made me more sure that I was right about my decision to move here. I needed
to act, no time to sit and ponder about it and waste away days of my new life.
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</span><em></em><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273691239099592594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924407630221790585.post-84583544992547091192013-04-18T20:02:00.002-07:002013-04-18T20:02:46.870-07:00Next Big Trip Down<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I flew back to the States early in December, had about ten days to prepare for the big driving trip down. This time taking things I need for myself, the dogs and the cats. I'm also going to be selling my house here eventually, so I need to make piles of things I'm selling, giving, taking, donating ,trashing. I thought once I got done flying the animals down I wouldn't be stressed any more. Not the case. How to decide what's absolutely necessary. Now that's stress. Well I got it done. </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> We left early in the morning. Two trucks, two people in each truck.The truck was packed and loaded with the two dogs in the back seat. Ready to roll!</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> All we have to do now is to continue the process for the trucks and get the paper work, so off we go. We pull up to a very large area with hundreds of cars already in line. Thank goodness they were having a cold spell down there 'cause we were in line for HOURS! I don't know what I would have done to keep the dogs cool. We were in line until about midday, got our sticker, then were told we needed more papers. Ay yi yi! Off we go to a much smaller lot, which, of course, is full of cars waiting for their paper work. They tell us our papers won't be in till about 10:00 that night. At least we did manage to find a spot in the lot for the two trucks and there was a bathroom. We did get our papers at 10:00 PM, too late to get a room so we slept in the trucks. Pulled out the next morning at 4AM along with everyone else. Finally we are on-the-road. UHHH, well, not quite. There's another check point down the road in Monterrey. They pull us over and want to inspect our truck, Oh No! How am I ever going to get that stuff packed up again? The inspectors were talking to my friend, who speaks Spanish, asking her what was in there and they were satisfied with her an</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">swers so they let us go through, Woo Hoo! Are we really on the road now? Yep! Stopped for a real breakfast at a nice highway oasis type complex.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">know why. I felt so bad for her, she drove for 18 hours ( we took wrong turns once in a while after we decided to take regular roads to avoid all the tolls) It must have been again about 1:00 in the morning. And I had several hours of work ahead of me yet. The animals that were here were so excited to see me so that took a little time for them to calm down, had to feed everyone then unload what I needed from the truck. I was so tired I just fell on top of the bed and for the second night slept with my clothes on. Home at last.</span></em></strong></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273691239099592594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924407630221790585.post-44970896166616861382013-04-17T11:55:00.001-07:002013-04-17T11:55:07.388-07:00Destination Jalisco, Mexico<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em> <span style="font-size: small;">On board and seat belt fastened, ready for take off. I am keenly aware of every sound and hoping the animals are OK. Their ears must pop like ours do, I should have given them some chewing gum. :-) The flight was uneventful, about 4 hours in the air. Landing was noisy. Bumps, grinds, bangs. I felt so sorry for the animals. We de-plane and go into customs, which was crowded. Apparently other foreign flights had landed too. Next step was baggage. I was hoping they would load them on the conveyor belt first, but no we had to wait. It was jammed with people, I've never seen it so crowded. We waited about 20 minutes for our luggage. No animals yet. People are now collecting their baggage and heading over to x-ray and inspection, except for us. Finally after about another 20 minutes here they come. They looked great, I was so happy to see they did well. </span></em></strong></span><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> All righty, we have the animals, all the luggage, now we can go to inspection. The line is serpentine with people, so my friend says it would be easier for me to stay where I am and he will stand in line. After </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">30 minutes he's about 10 people behind the front of the line, so I join him. We were in line, maybe another 10 minutes when a airport person says -- " You have animals? You need to go over there" Except he said it in Spanish. I am not proficient in the language yet so I'll depend on my friend from here on out, who speaks fluent Spanish. Off we go to the equivalent to the USDA for a vet inspection of the animals. Very nice man, really did a thorough job checking the animals. They also throw away all bedding and disinfect the crates. That probably took us 45 minutes. My friend's brother is waiting to drive us to our homes. We can see him from the vets office but can't get his attention to tell him we're almost done.</span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Well, we are finally ready for the last step. Inspection. They x-ray everything then you go to a station that has a red light and a green light. Oh please, oh please, no red light tonight. Red light means they go through all your luggage. Green means your free to leave. Safe, neither of us got a red light. Free at last. </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> The ride home takes about 2 hours. I walk the dog and tell the cats I'm sorry. It's a beautiful cool night. Pitch black sky with stars so bright. We arrive in town around 1:30 AM, I'm dropped off first. I have to set up a litter box and feed & water everyone. We are all wasted. All four of us just fall into bed. Me and the three animals. A good ending to a very busy day. </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Next day is explore day for the cats. I'm staying at a friends empty house till the other one is ready. The cats LOVE the second floor. They've never had one before, so I made that their area. Food, litter. They can come and go but I have it blocked off from the dog. </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Well a BIG hurdle done, all went very well but there are two more critters left to get to Mexico, But that's another story.</span></em></strong><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273691239099592594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924407630221790585.post-83569357793571283022013-04-16T17:28:00.002-07:002013-04-16T17:28:28.001-07:00 Beginning the Journey <br />
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This will be a blog of my big adventure of moving to Mexico. I started the big move last November when I flew three of my animals down, two older cats and one doberman. Two more dogs would be driven down later. I stressed over this flight for months. Making sure everything was in order, inoculations, health certificates, food, kitty litter, litter box. I was a wreck. We were moving to a small town, up in the mountains, some of the animal things I needed wouldn't be available there. Two friends got me to the airport and helped me check in the animals. Another thing that weighed heavily on my mind was making sure they all got reservations. This particular airline only accepts three animals per flight, first come, first served. All I needed was for someone to show up first and all of my three couldn't go, so I had to have a back up plan. And that would be............ take next available flight and they only fly out once a day. I decided to get to the airport five hours early! Of course no one else showed up with animals. I would have felt bad for them if they showed up after me and even worse if I was after them. <br />
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All proceeded well, sort of, they let me check the animals in early. I had the doors cable tied for extra security but I had to cut the cables, they wanted to look at the them. After the check I was told I could cable the doors again. I did bring extra "just in case". By this time I am exhausted! The airline people then said to go down to TSA with all of animals. Now mind you.....You could not walk off and leave any of your things. Signs all over the place. Three crates, computer bag, on board suitcase and under seat bag.How do ya do that?? The airline people finally said they would watch my things. Ok, great, now can I get a Skycap with some wheels? Nope. Only certain airlines have them and this wasn't one of them. Carrying the cats in their crates wasn't too bad but keep in mind I was exhausted after getting everyone to this point. Now the dobe, she was not allowed to walk, must be kept in crate. No where for two people to hold and carry the crate so we had to drag her. TSA was about a block away. I felt really sorry for her, if only I could explain.<br />
Now we are at the TSA station. "Ma'am, remove the animals from the crates." "No, you're kidding me, they said over there that I didn't have to open the crates again." "Ma'am, we have to inspect the animals." One by one the animals were brought out of their crates and inspected. All bedding, which was shredded newspaper, their bodies and under the dogs collar. I was worried about the cats, they had never been through anything like this. I could picture them running away across the terminal. My stress level is climbing. But everyone was good and acted calm.Me? Not me. Now I only hope I have more ties, thank goodness I do. <br />
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Things are looking better. I'm free of crates, just heavy bags to schlep around but I can manage. Now my friend that was helping me here can go home while I sit down, rest and wait for my other friend that is flying with me. I am totally pooped but at least it's half done.<strong><em>B</em></strong></div>
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