Blending in

On Sunday we went to Open Circle and heard Rabbi Postner talk about his book. Later, when we were having lunch in the Plaza Garden Rest. on the village square, he came over to peddle his book. It is about his ethical heroes, but it is also about cooking and he has a recipe for each of his 35 heroes. He loves to cook so he caters small dinners for very low rates. So many interesting people here.

For our lunch we each ordered a Mexican dish (each was a big plate of food); I had a large glass of draft beer and Barb had a large lemonade. The total bill for both of us was 121 pesos (about $12)!

Barb’s son, Jeff, his wife and Aiden are coming for 2 weeks (end of July & August). Jeff and Tarra want to leave Aiden with us and have 4 or 5 nights in a B&B (Barb is delighted). We went around checking several out. There are a number of lovely B&Bs in Ajijic. Most are small, with 8 - 12 rooms, but they are really small hotels rather than people’s homes with rented rooms. Some even have small pools.

While we were eating lunch, a guy came around selling shirts (vendors continually approach you with things to buy). The Mexican shirts are cotton and loose, which is comfortable in this hot climate. We asked how much and he said 200 pesos. We thanked him and said no. Then, he kept responding with lower prices. Finally, when he got down to 160 pesos, we decided to buy. Barb had bought one for herself at the market on Wednesday. Yesterday we modelled them and used the timer on the camera to take a picture of us together (see our profile).