It's Raining!!!

I know, we  haven't spoken about the weather in some time, so here's an update.  Our cool weather suddenly disappeared and the heat came on a couple of weeks ago.  Not that it was always hot, but these blasted concrete houses, once warned up, are loathe to let the warmth go.. Great in winter, but not so great in the summer.  And the bedroom, being on the second floor, heat up nicely.

Although it's not really 'rainy season' yet - that's more May - it had seemed like it was going to rain but never did.  Just met up with a friend at Starbucks who lives higher up in the hills in town and he told us that it had really poured down on the far side of the presa a couple of times recently.

But tonight it has turned up here.  Great, dark clouds, really big rain drops, and a bit of thunder.  Only enough rain for about 20 minutes, but it sure helps cool down the town.  The rain has mostly stopped now, but traces of thunder can still be heard rumbling around.

Now if it could only arrange to do this most evenings, that would be appreciated!

Home is Where the Heart Is

Marc is searching the internet....and finding fun things. Our very first house that we rented (but NEVER stayed in) here in San Miguel is on the market and has been since August of 2012. Many of you may remember me talking about the Gaudi-style house that really looked amazing.....and then we saw it in person. Our first mistake - and one of only a few - in San Miguel.  Our new friends found us a different house the next weekend!

Our second home, though it was really our first REAL rental, is also on the market, recently listed. It was a great home in a very "authentic" Mexican neighborhood. We were the only gringos in the area and got along great with all of our neighbors.....except for that rock band (well, wannabee rock band) that lived next door and practiced at horrific hours. BUT we really liked it. We only moved away because we had absolutely no room/garden for the dogs. It was a fun year there....and we were close enough to our friends Carol and Norma and one of our favorite restaurants, Tacos Don Felix!

Home No. 3 in the La Lejona, 2da Seccion, was HUGE!!!!!!!!!! Five bedrooms, two HUGE living rooms, four baths, garden area, gated parking, and brand new construction.....so brand new that the master bathroom was never finished....and never was during our tenure there. Fortunately there were enough baths and showers throughout the house that we were never really wanting. Unfortunately the owner wanted to sell the house so we bailed after one year. Still on the market..........

Home No. 4 is two houses away from Home No. 3. Yes, still probably larger than we really need (surprised?) but we are VERY happy here....and the owners are very happy with us, which makes for a happy time everywhere! March 1st started our 2nd year in this house, the first year of a two-year lease (the first lease was for only one year). It's quite convenient to everything we need. It's an easy FLAT walk to centro, which as you probably know from reading my constant updates, is something I do on a daily basis. AND if we ever decided that we needed an ice cream fix, if we were ever so inclined, there is a block wall behind us that if we started to chip away at it goes DIRECTLY into the freezer section of our local grocery store (Mega) and we could scoop our our dessert! Here's hoping they will go for an additional 2 (or 3??) years on our next go around.

Ah, loving life.............