Well, as I wrote about on Monday, the rainy season would indeed appear to be upon us.

Last night we had another amazingly dramatic thunder storm which woke my husband, myself and the dogs.

When I woke up I was wrapped in a maze of white gauzy cotton because for some inexplicable reason my husband had lowered the mosquito netting we have suspended above our bed. I thought this was a lovely romantic touch for our bedroom but apparently my husband thought it had a much more useful role.

The electricity went out with a large bang in the middle of this storm and I thought the generator must surely be in pieces and it would be a long time before we had power restored as high winds had also caused electrical problems in Chapala.

The lovely fans we had throughout the house, of course, all went dead making going back to sleep a difficult proposition indeed.

The first thing I do in the morning is get my coffee and plop myself down in front of (more…)

Things certainly have changed for the better since we arrived over 14 years ago. Do you remember when bill paying at home was a snap? The bill came to your house and you wrote a check and popped it in the mail. Mission accomplished. Now, of course it is even simpler to pay bills on line.

In those early days here in Ajijic, Lake Chapala bill paying was not such a snap. First you had to find your bill and look sharp about it as your service was cut off by a certain date if the bill in question was not paid. People would come to your house making scissor signs with their hands and you knew you were in trouble. (more…)