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December 25, 2020
Just One Of Those Days/Weeks/Months/Pandemics
Just as Mr. Cocoa Beans was on the mend, Fred stopped being able to pee. Since we take several walks a day, with Fred and George copiously remarking their territory, we noticed right away something was amiss. We decided to … Continue reading →
December 18, 2020
Natural Healing –Alfalfa
Medicago sativa arrived in Mexico with the Spanish colonists in the 16th century as fodder for their horses. The original Arabic word al-faṣfaṣa has evolved to alfalfa, which is how it is referred to in North America. It’s still commonly … Continue reading →
December 14, 2020
Buen Fin Mattress Shopping
Because Cocoa was sick all over the twin mattress and I couldn’t get it clean enough, I decided that we needed new mattresses all around. Off to the mall we went to check prices. Only, I hadn’t realized the Buen … Continue reading →
December 11, 2020
Natural Healing — Chicalote
Chicalote (Argemone mexicana) grows in abundance in La Yacata during the dry season. I discovered that it has medicinal value quite by chance. I was looking for another plant, and found a picture of this one, which I could positively … Continue reading →
December 7, 2020
Identification Documents Updates 2020
So my husband’s process for getting the new license plates for 2020 in Guanajuato was a lot more complicated than mine was, but really, it was partially his fault. If you remember, he opted not to change the addresses on … Continue reading →
December 4, 2020
The Grim Came for Cocoa
Mr. Cocoa Bean had a little health incident in November. We weren’t sure he was going to make it. He may have had parvo virus, or it could have been a number of other issues. If it was the parvo … Continue reading →
November 30, 2020
New 2020 License Plates in Guanajuato
In October, I found out that the state of Guanajuato was issuing new license plates and that I needed to sign up post-haste to get mine. I had just picked up my moto license plate in January when there was … Continue reading →
November 25, 2020
Early Black Friday Shopping Deals 2020 That You Can Take Advantage of from Mexico
Although I ventured out during the extended Buen Fin here in Mexico, my Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping will be entirely online. Yes, Black Friday is still a few days away. However, I thought I’d share some Black Friday … Continue reading →
November 23, 2020
Notarizing Online
Although I didn’t receive one of those stimulus checks this year since I’m married to an ITIN holder, I did get a small tax refund for my 2019 taxes. Unfortunately, depositing the check into my U.S. based Capital One 360 … Continue reading →
November 20, 2020
Going to IFE–New Procedures
My son turned 18 in May and I had all sorts of plans of getting his IDs (both US and Mexican) but we were in the middle of a pandemic and well, that didn’t happen. In August, the IFE (Instituto … Continue reading →
