April 27, 2010

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Reunions are great.

I flew in to San Francisco on Saturday evening and grabbed a taxi to my best friend’s house.  First sticker shock!  Forty dollars!  And when did they change the ten dollar bill to pink? My friend arrived and we had a great evening catching up.  She made me an open faced grilled cheese sandwich on an english muffin – with sharp cheddar cheese!  I was moaning and groaning over food the whole time I was there, as the Bay Area...

Friends, near and far

Living in paradise can be a great way to meet people!  We have had several wonderful introductions recently that wouldn’t have happened unless we lived here in Mazatlán. My sister was at a party with some people she has known for years – their kids played soccer together through many years of school.  So when my sister heard that they were heading to Mazatlán, she shared that I live here and suggested we get together.  She gave them my blog...

It’s Moto Week in Mazatlán!

Semana Santa and Moto Week overlapped this year in Mazatlán!  Semana Santa ends this Sunday, with school back in session next Monday, and 15,000 motorcycles descended on Mazatlán for the 15th Annual Moto Week that started last Thursday and runs through tomorrow.  The hotels are full and happy, and the atmosphere is festive and fun. Thursday night we drove up to the Golden Zone to have dinner at Zab Thai (yes, it was delicious, of course) and what a scene...

The 920 days in Mazatlán report (part two)

As soon as I published the previous blog post I remembered a whole bunch of things I should have included… so here goes! Around the house When I come home from the store I immediately put all pasta, beans, rice, flour, nuts, etc. in the freezer over night. I can’t even tell you how many times I have found bugs in food I had carefully sealed in ziplock bags… quite a disheartening feeling to look into a kettle of boiling...