Another lunch at the vegan restaurant

Lunch again at Ol Lin in San Antonio. Three cheese pizza. The cheeses are made out of different nuts. I also took photos of the meal at the table next to me. Their little dog was hungry. Chico only likes meat.

Ol Lin vegan restaurant

Ol Lin Vegan restaurant is located across the street from the San Antonio Plaza. On Sundays they have a buffet special. That means you can have everything on the menu that you want to eat and drink except the wine for 170 pesos. I had big plans today to have pizza and their meatless hamburger but by the time I got through their fruit plate and pizza I had to cancel the hamburger order.

It is a lovely place. Peaceful. I am into peace these days. The waitress is very sweet. Here are some photos of it, the food, the waitress and of course, Chico. He likes it there too. He isn't too impressed with the food, no meet or cheese, but he likes the people. The last dish is a delicious chocolate brownie.

Morning thoughts, San Antonio Plaza

Sunday morning walk to the San Antonio Plaza with Chico. I am so happy living here. I love the slower lifestyle. I guess I am getting old. I prefer peace to chaos. And chaos is what Ajijic has become. Too many cars. Too many expats. Too much noise.

Not much happens in the plaza here. The people selling veggies come in the morning on Sunday. I got some beets and mangoes.

Last evening I went to the plaza and had a taco for dinner at the local taco stand. Chico found a friend.

I don't want to write too much about my life here because I don't want it to become another Ajijic. So,  don't move here. You wouldn't like it.

The Jacaranda tress are blooming. The street has turned purple.

Chico's new friend

Yes, he found the spot.

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Morning Thoughts

I haven't paid much attention to the blog lately. I just keep it limping along, like me. I fell down a couple of days ago. This is my second fall in twelve years so I guess I am lucky. There was no reason for me to fall. I just missed the step up to the curb. Fell on my wrists again and the one I fractured on my first fall still hurts. So I can't go swimming until it gets better. I skinned my leg and elbow up. A friend told me to put zinc oxide on the scrapes to keep them from bruising. And that has worked. Although the zinc oxide is a mess. It doesn't sink into the skin and gets on clothing and is hard to wash off. But it is better than having bruises.

Back to serious matters. The drug war is still going full scale. We hear of new things daily. The cartels are fighting over territory.

There is nothing I can do about that. Just watch myself and not be in places where I mIght be vulnerable. It is sad to think of these young men getting tortured and killed. I feel sorry for them and their families. I guess the men can't see themselves out of the cycle of poverty and they think being in a cartel will save them.  Quick riches.

It is still very hot here. I am making rye bread again. I had to go back to my old post to get the recipe. The first attempt failed. I am trying again.

I know that minor scrapes and baking bread is meaningless in the face of all these murders,  but life goes on. We have to continue with our daily lives or else move out of here. I don't see many people making the moving choice. So we keep on keeping on. And hoping the drug war will end soon.

San Antonio Plaza area

The Jacaranda trees are already in bloom.

Morning thoughts

It is another hot day. I woke up before sunrise and watched the pink streaks come into the sky as I drank my coffee. It is another three day weekend. Monday is Benito Juarez Day. It will be very busy and noisy here.

A friend sent me the news in this area. Within 24 hours, 27 bodies have been found in the greater Guadalajara area. There were 19 bodies, each wrapped in black plastic, found in Ixtlahuacan. |

When will this slaughter end????  

Morning Thoughts--roof dog

I woke up this morning at eight thirty and it was already hot. After doing my daily routines of feeding  the hungry animals, I took Chico for a walk to the plaza. As I was passing the house where the dog fell off the roof, the woman came out the door. She saw me and said, " It is okay."

 She smiled and waved at me. What a relief.  I am amazed. That was a hard splat on the cement. She hasn't put it back on the roof since then. Good thing because it really must be hot up there.

Not much happening in my life. I went to the vegan festival at the San Antonio plaza yesterday. Tasted a grain hamburger that I threw away. Tasted like bird seed was in the mix. But today my friend Tom is taking me out to lunch at the vegan restaurant by the plaza. It has a pretty outdoor eating area. The buffet is all you want to order off their menu for a set price. It is a limited menu. But good. I had their vegan hamburger and it tasted like meat. I liked it.

My dog and cat are driving me crazy. Olive, the cat, is always hungry and meowing at me. But she only licks the juice from her food. She leaves the rest. These little packets of dog and cat food add up too. I hate to see her waste it. She won't eat any of it after the first time of serving it. No cat food left overs for her.

My dog, Chico, is also always hungry but he scarfs down his food in a second and then begs for more. He never gets full. So I am standing there with the bowl of uneaten expensive cat food but was told not to give cat food to dogs. I eventually have to give up trying to get her to eat it and then I throw it away.

In the long run, I am just happy that neither of them has fallen off of my upstairs patio. After seeing that dog fall, I don't allow them on the patio. I am so happy that I saw the owner today and she assured me that the dog is okay. I believe that she was telling the truth.

Mardi Gras photos

Morning thoughts

This morning is the big Mardi Gras parade. It is going to be hot. It is hot already and the sun isn't up yet. Oh boy, hot flour in my face.

Yesterday was bad. For the first time in all my years of living here, I saw a roof dog fall off the roof. A white and brown larger size Chihuahua. I have seen hundreds of roof dogs and wondered why they never fell. Now I know that it happens. It was shocking. Fortunately, Chico and I were on the other side of the street when it happened. Or maybe unfortunately. I may have been able to have caught it if I had chosen to walk there instead of across the street.

 I saw the little guy falling and heard the splat, like the sound of a cantaloupe hitting the sidewalk. Then nothing. No movement at all from him. I started screaming. A woman ran out of the house with a dish rag and carefully picked him up. As she carried him in her arms, two little children were running after her crying. I think he may have still been alive. He was looking at me.

This was the saddest thing I have seen in my twelve years of living here.  I remember that dog barking at me as we past every morning. They put a little sweater on him on cold days. I wonder if the dog was too hot and passed out and that was why he fell. I can't get the sight and sound out of my head. I feel so sorry for the dog and children.

Morning thoughts

Sunday morning, not even ten yet and it is already hot. I think the hot season has arrived early this year. I have no plans for the day except to do a little cooking and a load of laundry. San Antonio is quiet this morning. The church has speakers that let the neighborhood hear their services so I will hear that soon.

They have been taking up cobblestones in the next street by my house and replacing them. This means that the buses have stopped coming into this neighborhood on their way to Ajijic and Jocotopec. Which meant that I have to walk two blocks up a hill in order to catch the bus for the spa. Which means that I have been to lazy to make that extra effort and haven't been swimming for a week. Bad girl. 

The Mardi Gras parade is Tuesday. The biggest parade of the year. The town of Ajijic will be covered in flour after it is over. I am going. I will write about it for Access Lake Chapala. Hope I don't get flour in my camera lens. 

I read in the Guadalajara Reporter that 1800 police and military have been sent to this area and Guadalajara to fight the cartel violence. There have been too many murders lately. 

So, that is the good and the bad on this quiet Sunday morning in San Antonio. Happy Sunday to you. And happy Mardi Gras. And happy Lent for all you Catholics. The church bells are ringing now. The first service will start soon. Even though I am not a catholic, I may try to give up something for Lent. WORRY. I will try to give up worrying. I worry about things too much.