It's seems like days since I last updated my blog here in Ajijic. I have to say that it's very clear to me now that my ability to play any form of an aggressive game of tennis is "only in my mind". I played doubles yesterday morning and let me tell you it's definitely not like riding a bike. It's been 18 years since I held my racket and it showed. Final score was 1-6, 3-6 and yes we won in a tie breaker for the third set 7-6.

The only downside to this physical activity is that I'm bent like a banana and I've had to take muscle relaxers just to try to straighten up. I realize now that there is just no way that I could have taken John on in singles. As a side note - congratulations must go out to our two Canadian Wimbledon stars - Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard - what a way to slam your way into the history books.

I added this shot because we were in Wal-Mart the other day looking for butter. As I tried to convey to the store clerk in my best Spanish - there was just no way that I could have thought butter was known as "mantequilla" - it's not even close.

Last night six of us here in Vista Allegra went over for dinner at Steve and Cindy's to watch the U.S. go down to defeat in World Cup Soccer play. Once the tears dried up - I tried to convince everyone to back the Netherlands but I'm not having much success with that.

Today after a very hot shower we called our cabbie, Mory, to pick us up and take us down to the Tenguis (Street Market) in Ajijic. We needed to restock our vegetables and get some of those jumbo shrimp that I had last time we were in town. The first order of business was breakfast for two ($10.00) and then walk the market. This is normally just a regular side street off the Caratarra but on Wednesdays the vendors move in and set up their booths and tarpaulins to sell their soup to nuts.

Rosie our maid arrived here at Casa Forster for the first time at around 2:30 p.m. One can't get concerned that she was three hours late in arriving - it's the Mexican way. When a local here tells you "manana" it could be tomorrow or likely sometime that week or maybe even next week. She spent two hours whipping our casita into shape and left with 300 peso ($15.00/hour) which means that we're very good payers as the going rate here I'm told is 50 peso per hour.

Today being Wednesday it's Happy Hour Wednesday again and we (all 23 of us) headed to Cafe Adelita's for dinner. We also were celebrating Steve's 60th birthday complete with Cindy's homemade cakes and ice cream.