Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Friday
This is a picture of my latest experiment. I bought a package of those bags that you fill with clothes or linens and then vacuum out the air and make a flat neat storage or moving package. The one you are looking it is my summer jammies all rolled and jammed in. It was a messy lumpy bag but it has kept it's seal for a week now. So far so good.
I folded a pile of shirts and sealed them and the package was flat and neat. And it started to leak immediately. I was going to open and re-pack the jammies so they were flat and neat but now I am not sure.
My next experiment is to try a quilt and some towels, both in separate packages of course. I will spare you the pics and find one that is more fun now. Since this is about the beauty of Ajijic and all :-)
This was taken at Monte Coxala, the natural hot springs spa west of Ajijic. As was this lovely shot:
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Ajijic Tianguis December 2010
The tianguis is the weekly open air market where you can buy anything and everything you need. It is great fun and a great source of bargains, fresh healthy food, things you have never seen before and people you know! It was one of my favourite excursions while I was in Ajijic last month.
I want to give a big shout out and thank you to Heather Krause for shooting and sharing this video. I found it on the www.Chapala.com web board. A great source of inside info and opinions on Lakeside issues.
I want to give a big shout out and thank you to Heather Krause for shooting and sharing this video. I found it on the www.Chapala.com web board. A great source of inside info and opinions on Lakeside issues.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
It is always a good idea..
To write down your new blog's password. Just saying...
So tomorrow is my self imposed deadline to find a short term rental in Ajijic for mid January until around April or so. Given that this is the height of snowbird season I knew it would not be easy but I really underestimated the level of frustration it would cause.
I looked at a number of really great places when I was there two weeks ago but somehow what began as a richness of choices trickled down to nothing. Some of them were not available until later in spring so I made a separate list of "later" places to review once I am moved and settled in.
The first few places I saw that were supposedly available in January were great but the property managers seemed unable to get to back to me despite running into them in town and expressing my interest at getting a place nailed down before I left. And they are not Mexican, they are from the excited states. If I had a property managed by them I would be very unhappy but that is for a later blog post.
Paty from Coldwell Banker has been fabulous at keeping me up to speed on the properties she showed me and I would not hesitate to recommend her and will definitely use her again. The fabulous place in Riberas with the pool was leased for more money for a year so I lost out. She had a few other places that looked promising but didn't pan out, mostly because the owners did not want a pet. There is one last house in Villa Nova I am waiting to hear about. The owners are from NoB and were not sure if they would use the house or rent it this winter. Given the coldness and general crappiness of all weather NoB I expect unless they are sick or crazy they will be using it so not holding my breath. I should hear in the next day or so.
A lot of the listings I find are expired or unclear and sadly I don't hear back from a lot of the agents. I understand the dynamics, the timing etc and no biggie. It is frustrating and was getting me down but I heard about a casita this morning that might work out! Cross fingers please..
A big hug and thanks to my friends in Ajijic who have been keeping an eye out for me for a rental or house sit or anything suitable. I appreciate it!
So tomorrow is my self imposed deadline to find a short term rental in Ajijic for mid January until around April or so. Given that this is the height of snowbird season I knew it would not be easy but I really underestimated the level of frustration it would cause.
I looked at a number of really great places when I was there two weeks ago but somehow what began as a richness of choices trickled down to nothing. Some of them were not available until later in spring so I made a separate list of "later" places to review once I am moved and settled in.
The first few places I saw that were supposedly available in January were great but the property managers seemed unable to get to back to me despite running into them in town and expressing my interest at getting a place nailed down before I left. And they are not Mexican, they are from the excited states. If I had a property managed by them I would be very unhappy but that is for a later blog post.
Paty from Coldwell Banker has been fabulous at keeping me up to speed on the properties she showed me and I would not hesitate to recommend her and will definitely use her again. The fabulous place in Riberas with the pool was leased for more money for a year so I lost out. She had a few other places that looked promising but didn't pan out, mostly because the owners did not want a pet. There is one last house in Villa Nova I am waiting to hear about. The owners are from NoB and were not sure if they would use the house or rent it this winter. Given the coldness and general crappiness of all weather NoB I expect unless they are sick or crazy they will be using it so not holding my breath. I should hear in the next day or so.
A lot of the listings I find are expired or unclear and sadly I don't hear back from a lot of the agents. I understand the dynamics, the timing etc and no biggie. It is frustrating and was getting me down but I heard about a casita this morning that might work out! Cross fingers please..
A big hug and thanks to my friends in Ajijic who have been keeping an eye out for me for a rental or house sit or anything suitable. I appreciate it!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Hello Blog
This is a project I have threatened and promised for a while now. I am a mid 50's female from Vancouver Canada moving to the Lake Chapala area with my faithful cat El Tigre, my old SUV and assorted odds and ends of a life that I can't or won't part with. Many think I am insane, and really who knows?
I do plan on having fun and being warm, not necessarily in that order. Spelling and grammar errors are all mine. Read at your own peril!
Abrazos!
Grizzy
I do plan on having fun and being warm, not necessarily in that order. Spelling and grammar errors are all mine. Read at your own peril!
Abrazos!
Grizzy
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