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Re: Rancho Santa Clara: To mask or not to mask? But why? Does anyone know?

Nancy — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:53:37 -0000

I'll never fly or use public transit again without a mask. I used to get sick after every flight. Plus they say that people who even get a mild case of covid can end up with long covid. Ugh.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: when being safe is not good enough

Nancy — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:48:17 -0000

Well, I don't have any travel lined up except maybe a couple weeks in Mazatlan. But I certainly wouldn't travel to Ukraine anyime soon! Good grief!

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: don't listen to the door; it thinks it is a pilot

Nancy — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:26:43 -0000

My only comment... COKE?!?

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:35:06 -0000

Wow. I have been having a hard time thinking of things to blog about but "I dropped something on the floor" had never occurred to me! Hope you recover quickly .

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: are your papers in order?

Nancy — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 10:08:17 -0000

Steve you can get an official electronic vaccine certificate by sending a whatsapp to the Secretaria de Salud. The number is 561 713 0557. Follow the instructions by entering your curp and answering a few questions. I just saved it to my photos folder for whenever it is needed.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:12:01 -0000

Hi Steve, Thanks for the shout out. I'm glad to see you're back on the health bandwagon and in a more reasonable manner. I have a couple pieces of advice for you in addition to what Felipe says below.

- just eat the best food you can, and not too much. fruit is excellent for you, please don't avoid it. just eat a reasonable amount. buy organic when you can and try to eat as little premade or restaurant food as possible. also, eat good oils - coconut, olive, avocado. skip the canola oil. eat lots of nuts and seeds.

- carbs are not the devil. eat them! your body needs them. I couldn't live without beans, and I won't give up potatoes or sweet potatoes or great sourdough bread. carby junk food, yes, get rid of it.

- make walking part of your life, not just an exercise program.

Our bodies have developed over the ages and we need good high quality food. not processed crap. Plus as older people we need to just eat less.

All the best to you.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:41:57 -0000

We have a wasp nest like that at our house. They are harmless if undisturbed and are called Mexican Honey Wasps. You tube shows some videos of nests that can get huge. We are trying to make our garden as bird-bee-butterfly-friendly as possible and have been happy to have these wasps stay.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: mask up, ke-mo sah-bee

Nancy — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:03:37 -0000

I will wear a mask until it seems safe to go without. I imagine that will be quite a while. And that will be whether there is a requirement to wear it or not. But whether the businesses require them, it is the law here in Jalisco. https://coronavirus.jalisco...

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: mask up, ke-mo sah-bee

Nancy — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:30:07 -0000

I believe you just like to be contrary.

My mask philosophy is that you need a mask for every circumstance.
- a one layer light one for times where you're outside like walking on a bike path or malecon
- a several layer one for times when you can't social distance, and
- a medical grade (I buy KN45 at the pharmacy) one for enclosed spaces that have sick people likely - if you have to go to the doctor or hospital.

I won't even open my door to people without masks, I value my health and the person I live with too much.

Take care

Re: Life at Rancho Santa Clara: Rains are here. Time to sample the cacti.

Nancy — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:24:54 -0000

Your flowering agave reminded me of a wonderful documentary I watched a few years ago (I think on Netflix) called the Bat man of Mexico. They are endangered and feed and pollinate the flowering agaves. Worth a watch.

Re: Life at Rancho Santa Clara: Thoughts on a joyful two days, amid the bad news

Nancy — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:28:01 -0000

Congratulations, 48 years is quite an accomplishment. And you're lucky, too - I wish I had met Paul earlier in life, we have been together 23 years now but I sigh for those years before where we both made a lot of mistakes. xoxoxo

Re: Life at Rancho Santa Clara: It looks, cooks and tastes like a burger, but...

Nancy — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:23:46 -0000

I had a couple dreams/visions where I saw a cow and a fish trying to walk/swim while looking backwards where a large chunk of flesh was missing, sounds silly but it had a big impact on me. It was not long after my dad had died and I was aware that some of his food and drink choices might have had an impact on him getting pancreatic cancer so I was evaluating changing my own food choices. I was already mainly using meat as a condiment so the shift wasn't that hard for me... but I still had kids at home and the world was different then so I was always explaining and shifting our family favorite meals.

I remember missing the hunk of meat when planning a meal but now it would all seem just too heavy. I tend to eat a lot of beans and fresh veg; flavor is more important than ever so I never skip that bit of fresh parmesan or bit of fresh herbs or squeeze of lemon.

Whenever talking about the topic I always emphasize that I eat very well, that I buy the best food I can find, as much of it organic as I can find and the junkiest thing I can imagine eating is a thin crust sourdough margarita pizza drizzled with sea salt and olive oil.

And irony will win always I got cancer myself some years ago but still consider myself healthy. Take care you two.

Re: Life at Rancho Santa Clara: It looks, cooks and tastes like a burger, but...

Nancy — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 08:56:27 -0000

I've been a vegetarian since 1982. I tried one of those burgers in a restaurant and could only manage one bite. The burger was so heavy to hold and SO meat-like I just couldn't eat it. Plus I go with real plants, not food made in a plant.

Re: Mexile 2.0

Nancy — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 14:45:05 -0000

I haven't read his blog in ages because of his politics, objectifying remarks about his child bride and the way he treated me when we were "friends" on Facebook. No thanks. I don't even want to investigate what this is all about. All the best to you Gary I have been enjoying your posts lately. Nancy (formerly Mazatlan, now near Lake Chapala)

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: the virus has struck

Nancy — Fri, 22 May 2020 13:09:06 -0000

This vine was wonderful and loved the climate in Mazatlan, I bet it would do great for you. http://countdowntomexico.co...

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:15:09 -0000

Sorry Steve but that picture at the top is pretty much the most unappetizing plate of food I have ever seen! Yikes! Glad you enjoyed it but not picture worthy in my opinion!

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 23:42:51 -0000

Ha Ha Steve! And Deborah, that's longer than I assumed for a half hour flight. Still it would have given his poor ears a rest.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:50:50 -0000

I was just reading about the new trend of flight shaming and train bragging (we all should make an effort to reduce our carbon footprint) and so thought "why the heck take another flight, just take a shuttle or bus?" I usually take a shuttle from Seattle to Bellingham when visiting family, makes a nice relaxed entry into a different world.

Re: Life at Rancho Santa Clara: My kind of town, Chicago still is

Nancy — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 14:51:12 -0000

I have thought about the "real Mexican friends" thing for many years, starting in like 1992 when my son was going to school in the city of Colima at Tec de Monterrey. His best friend's mother had been generous and kind to him and wanted to meet me when I came for a visit. We arrived at her upper class house with me in my jeans and she was as nice to me as she was to my son. But I felt this huge gulf in our understanding of each others' lives - mine where I changed my own oil on my car and rode the bus to work but both of our kids went to an expensive school. I still count her as a "friend" but a friend is really someone who you share your true self with and that has never really happened. In my 12 years living full time in Mexico I now have some Mexican friends but they are all people who have traveled extensively abroad and in the US and can bridge those gaps. We just moved into a new (to us) house and the first neighbors to introduce themselves were a Mexican couple who lived in the US for 43 years and returned to their hometown to retire! Our other Mexican neighbors smile shyly in response to my overtures. I have just decided it is what it is and just keep trying. Love your blog. Saludos

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: a community without ken

Nancy — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:49:15 -0000

I'm sad to hear this, Paul and I enjoyed getting together with them in Mazatlan years ago.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:11:29 -0000

I was going to comment the same thing, Babs! Funny!

Re: Life at Rancho Santa Clara: When is it time to leave San Miguel?

Nancy — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:19:23 -0000

We just went through the process of sifting our options after more than a dozen years in Mexico, mostly in Mazatlan but now at Lake Chapala. We ultimately decided to stay in Mexico because of the way people here love life (how could I give up buying a fresh squeezed juice from a friendly gal with a wooden carrying rack to buy an overpriced one at Starbucks?) Finally the three things converged to convince us we don't fit NOB any more - Trump and all that has revealed - the antiseptic, drive between the lines, obsessive control - and money. Good luck with your decision.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve

Nancy — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:50:24 -0000

You were in Ajijic? Harumpf.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: amazon throttles english

Nancy — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:43:02 -0000

Steve there are at least a trillion websites with Instapot recipes that are fantastic.

Re: mexpatriate — in the key of steve: a weekend at downton abbey

Nancy — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 23:38:15 -0000

My grandmother used to say "It takes all kinds to make a world." I would absolutely hate being trapped at sea with a bunch of people I didn't choose to be with and with no escape route other than jumping overboard...