Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas folks. I should have written a blog before this but have been a tad busy.

Anyway, this is a short blog wishing everyone all the best for the holidays from Rosalie and me.

We went out to the other compound for an appy dinner on Christmas Eve. There were eight of us initially but Art and Linda showed up later, so the ten of us had a great visit.

Us partying last night

Rosalie and I got home about 10:30 which is way past the bedtime of old folk but seeing we’re not that old yet we stayed up another half an hour and listened to the Mexicans celebrating with lots of music and fireworks.

At six this morning I was up and sat on the roof listening to the ongoing celebrations; the Mexicans go all night. It was fun as they like to use a microphone and sing along. By this time though they had been drinking all night and the singing was hilarious. More entertainment.

This evening we go down to the compound again with all our friends for turkey dinner.

Rosalie and I bought a chiminea as it’s starting to get cooler in the mornings and evenings. We enjoyed the last one we had so much we had to get another one. They only cost 650 pesos ($50.66CDN) They are made of un-fired clay so are somewhat delicate: once in place, it’s best not to move them. We showed ours to Jim and Ylda and they got one too. Tomorrow Jim and I go on a quest for firewood.