Lake Chapala Area

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Horse at the lakeside

Blogging Vs Social Media

Here we are again after way too many months away from the blog. It seems most of my blogger friends have shifted – like I have – away from blogging and over to social media. That’s just not working for me any more. Facebook has been a great way to know what friends are doing in a sort of minimal way. Between all the advertising and the local groups and pages the clutter on Facebook is out of control. I...

The rain birds are here

There are always lots of things to learn when moving to a new area. Here in Jalisco we found that the rainy season is a few weeks away by the rain birds letting us know. At first they start with a lone one or two on the occasional evening at dusk and within a few weeks they are singing away pretty much day and night. What are rain birds? When we first moved here we read about them on the...

Who Am I Now?

I’ve always been a hardworking goal-oriented person and usually accomplish a fair bit every day. I have a hard time sitting still and need various projects on the go. While I’m not an extrovert I have a need for interaction with others on a frequent basis. You are probably much the same. That’s why it’s so hard to stay at home so much. Who am I? Is this me? I do keep busy, as you probably do, too. I exercise...

What I Like About Living Lakeside

Every day I read the news and think about how lucky I am to live here. Today, I will tell you a few of the reasons why. Life is so much simpler. I walk to most places to do my shopping. Within a couple of blocks of us are the Monday Market, the Friday fruit and veggie tianguis, and a Saturday organic market at the vegan restaurant. Also within a few blocks are a healthy supplements store and a mostly...

Getting Settled in Our New Home

We are so happy to be settled in our new home! This was our third move in two years, hopefully it is our last for a very long time. Our new home is in the little town of San Antonio Tlayacapan. San Antonio (or SAT as it’s sometimes written) is on the shore of Lake Chapala in between the towns of Ajijic and Chapala. We love San Antonio for a lot of reasons – but mostly because of its friendly,...

What’s Been Going On With Us?

Paul and I are enjoying ourselves these days.  I thought I’d tell you about some of the things we’ve been up to.   It’s kind of amazing, but we have a bit of Holiday Season Flu.  We have set up a little tree and hung the stockings I knitted from the mantel.  We’re even going to go against tradition and even buy a few small gifts for each other.  How fun and different! The lake is really high right now, at...

Living Lakeside

We have been living at Lake Chapala for four months now and I thought it would be a good time to check in and report on how things are going. The Weather We love the weather here.  We arrived in the middle of June, having left hot and humid Mazatlán.  We immediately started enjoying the cool nights and mornings, and now as fall is here we actually put a blanket on the bed!  We hadn’t slept with a blanket in...

The Willow Tree

There is a huge old weeping willow in our yard here in San Antonio.  I have learned so much watching it. I sometimes wonder how many birds and other animals make it their home. It has been so interesting watching the family of what I think are golden fronted woodpeckers living in the willow.  When we first arrived I saw a pair flitting in and out and calling to each other in a screechy call.  I suspected that there were...

We are settling in to life at Lake Chapala

It’s been two weeks since we made the move to San Antonio Tlayacapan in the Lake Chapala area.  We’ve had some adjustments but all in all things have gone very easily and we are happy with the move.  Here’s our first impressions: The community – We had never really considered this area as a place to live until recently – but it has surprised us and likely will continue to.  Yes, there are lots of gringos here – and a...

Our First Days at Lake Chapala

We are moved in to our new place on Lake Chapala.  We love the house and are putting things away and getting organized. We haven’t explored the community much since we just got here, that will come.  So far our only expedition has been to Walmart for provisions and today we are going to Costco. For any people reading this who are planning a move, please don’t use Castores Trucking unless you want a lot of heartburn!  It’s a long...

It’s Hard To Keep Up With Us

It’s been a world of change in our household for the last months.  First we sold the house. Then we moved to a tiny space. Then we started doubting whether we wanted to give up the car and become 100% city folks. Then we started realizing we wanted to be able to drive back to Mazatlán easily. Then we started realizing that Guadalajara or somewhere nearby might be a good fit for us for now. So we just have spent...