Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Tripping around with Tanga

My friend Tanga stopped in to pull me out of my Holiday funk. We couldn't think of what to do so we just started driving around town. We stopped at the Real de Chapala. She had never been there. She was looking for a warm fire. I thought they might have one in their dining room. No fires burning there. I took some photos of her out by the pool. Of course, no one was using it. This was a major part of my funk. Terrible weather. It even rained later on in the afternoon.
Tanga in front of the pool.
After the hotel, we decided to stop by the butcher shop and pick up another steak. She had one at her house. Our idea was to cook them  up before going to the church in the evening to see the live creches. So we bought a steak. Her two dogs and Chico were in the car with us. Then she wanted to drive up to see the mansions at the top of the hill. At this point we had given up on finding a fire.

We got to the top of the hill and came to a dead end where we found a huge fire. She stopped. We got out of the car and I had the steak in my hand, to keep it from the dogs in the car. We met Jose. He was the caretaker for the house on the hill and the fire. Being the creative thinkers that we all are, we decided to cook the steak on the open fire. He had tortillas which he added to the meal. It ended up being a great time. Jose made us a table inside the house under construction after the rain started. We ate the steak wrapped in the tortillas. No silverware. This is one holiday I will always treasure.
His wife and four children were planning on going up to spend the night with him. They were all going to sleep outside around the fire. His children ranged in age from five months to ten years. Since they wouldn't arrive until ten at night, Tanga and I went on our way. We had other plans. We wished Jose well. That construction site was the warmest place we had found and we appreciated Jose's hospitality. Next post will be photos of the beautiful creches at the church.

10 comments:

  1. A nice Christmas story, a very nice Christmas story.

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    1. Hi Norm, Thanks for commenting. Glad you too appreciated it. One of the best for me. p

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  2. What a fun way to spend a Christmas Eve sharing with friends around the fire. P.

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    1. Thank you for commenting. Yes, it was a fun afternoon. p

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  3. This is the BEST Christmas dinner I've ever heard of! Oh I love this story!

    Barbara

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    1. Hi Barbara, Thanks for commenting. I totally agree with you. It was delicious. p

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  4. What a great story! I thought it was going to end with the dogs eating the steak!!! But it ended much better. :) Although I rarely get the chance, I love to start out a day with "no plans" or real destination. They usually end up being the best days!
    Karen in VA

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    1. Hi Karen, Thanks for writing. Yes, it was a fun afternoon. I love these no plans days too. p

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  5. What a nice way to spend Christmas Eve! Sharing a nice meal with a carpenter...Jesus comes to mind.....best Christmas Eve adventure living as Jesus would, by humble means but sharing what he had! Love it!!! Pam Mcnish

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    1. Hi Pam, It was a fun afternoon. I hope you had a nice Christmas too. p

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