Nothing can beat todays news......at 3:49 a.m. this morning my son Aaron and his lovely wife Tracy made me a GRANDFATHER. Hannah Louise Forster came into this world at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and everyone is doing well. When Aaron was born some 11,625 days ago on July 8, 1980 did I ever consider another little person with the same DNA - NO - but the emotions and thoughts that came over me when I read his short and simple email that was titled - "The Little Lady" was amazi...

Last night about 3:00 a.m we had an incredible thunder, lightening and rain storm that was simply unbelievable. Apparently the level of booms and lightning is standard practice for the summer months, but I can't tell you how loud these booms were. At one point, I guess the eye of the storm was just over Casa 50 when it let go and I was sure that a bomb when off, it was truly unbelievable. For the next storm, I'll try to get some video of these, y'all just won't...

Last night we had our first sense of rain, albeit it didn't rain, but the thunder and lightning was simple amazing. In B.C. we rarely get any sense of lightning or thunder, but here in Ajijic that is definitely not the case. The locals say that when the rain birds start to sing it will be about three weeks before the rains come. From what we understand "rain birds" are not rain birds, they're actually "caciadas" (spelling). Well, as I said yesterday, Jan our ne...

Yet again, another flawless day here in Ajijic. We had to get going a little earlier than norm as today was Rosie's first day of "maiding" here at Casa 50 She arrived exactly on time - nice girl with very little English. Apparently according to Arlene, she will be here for four hours at a cost of $200 Peso and we need to HAND her the money rather than just leave it on the table and she likes to work alone so we've been told to get out of the house. Given that i...

Another day in paradise..... we awoke to the same old thing.......blue sky's, sunshine and warmth. Today's planned high is for 91 degrees (F) and sunny. The heat is offset by a pleasant breeze that comes north off the lake and up the mountain to El Dorado. Casa 50 does not have air-conditioning, but does have ceiling fans everywhere, including the patio and Mirado. Today we left with Jonelle, ex Hawaiian expat (by way of San Diego) in her car for the Organic Ma...