the cornfield chronicles

November 14, 2009

November 12, 2009

By all accounts it's going to be a brutal winter here in San Miguel. We have a fire going every night now. We have to figure buying wood into our monthly expense.

We're in the process of moving into the other house adjoining our courtyard. We're have a french doors put in. They should be installed in the next week or two. To unique charming little casitas sharing common grounds. The views from the roof deck are amazing. I will have to try some night photography one of these days.

Meanwhile...here's some crazy foto's from the world wide web. Most of my pics are from the people of brief magazine. check it out, though it's NSFW.

November 11, 2009

Freezing my ass off

We have been having a major cold spell. Steve and I are on a constant look out for fire wood. It's hard to find a reliable source, let alone one that will deliver. There's been a few lucky days where we walk out the door and there's and old man with his donkey and huge bundles of wood piled four or five high on the old mules backs. Those are the lucky magical days of living here. For us. Maybe not for the donkeys.

Steve's off on his bike to try and get warmed up. I'm about to jump in the shower. It's the only five minutes of the day I'm truly warm.

The sun is out. The sky is clear. It's a beautiful brisk fall/winter day.

Can't wait to see where life takes me.

late night musings

November 10, 2009

Scenes from San Miguel de Allende

thingsbuilt.etsy.com

We've been working on our on line etsy store since May 2009. We're excited by the response. Mostly we're excited by the sales. Here's some pictures of our wares.

August 21, 2009

mmm carnitas!

broke in paradise

There's not a lot of extra pesos to toss around this month. We spent much more than anticipated on the move not to mention the unexpected adoption of our new kitten. Rescue = $$$$. A bite, doctor visit, vet visit and spading later the damage was done. We always seem to learn the hard way which for us means in the wallet. At least we have our new digs to hide away in while taking in the comfort of it's walls, benches, crooks and angels. Truly a unique house that we will grow old in over the course of a very long time. It's so peaceful. Except for the home invasion robbery a short distance away at gunpoint you'd swear this is the safest place in Mexico. Time for a cerveza along with another bowl of tea.