Gracie and I are currently playing tug of war with with a pink flamingo. It is difficult to type with a small dog on the end of one of your arms. We survived Christmas and survived the eating of two Christmas dinners on the same day. Our first was at D’s parents and the next [...]
Today Gracie is experiencing the cruelty that is ‘being left out in the yard’ . She is yipping, barking and howling and has herself worked up into a total state. I am trying hard to ignore her which is difficult. Plus I need to go into the kitchen and if she sees me I will [...]
Gracie arrived on Wednesday night and has been busy training me since then. I can now pet, play ball and clean wee-wee on her command. She is a little dog with a fascinating background – she has royal connections on her father’s side. She may not be 100% Jack Russell Terrier but the terrier in [...]
I finished knitting Arisaig! I love it! And another thing – I got my job! Yeah! D and me spent the weekend cooking Mexican food. On Saturday we had authentic Chili con Carne, Guacamole, Salsa and Mexican beer with lime. On Sunday we had Conchinita Pibil, Refried Beans, Guacamole, Salsa and Tequila. I am super [...]
For Eleanor I know that it has taken me a while to write this answer to your question (which was what did we eat in Mexico), but here we go: Conchinita Pibil, Pan de Cazon (dogfish), Chicken Tamales, Quesadillas, Crab with Garlic, Octopus, Chicken Burrito, Mixed Seafood Platter, Thai Green Curry, Pad Thai (twice!), Mayan [...]
I know I have been quite lazy about writing these past few weeks. I had other things on my mind: a job interview to prepare for. Now things should be back on track, I have had my interview this morning and think that I both fouled up and did an okay job (nobody’s perfect). Once [...]
In which I tell you all about my Mexican holiday… We arrived into Cancun airport where we picked up our hire car and drove off towards Tulum, except that we actually headed towards Cancun centre as the hurricane had removed most of the road signs. I imagine that it is pretty difficult to drive on [...]
