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Although it has been rather cold in the evenings. the days have been rather pleasant. This seems to have a positive effect on the seeds sprouting. I’ve also been putting an incandescent lamp over them each night when I bring … Continue reading →

Fake Mexican Monopoly. And I’m getting crushed.

I read 42 books in 2014. That’s not too bad, but if I applied myself, I could do much better. In 2002 I read 47. I have yet to average a book a week. But with my schedule in 2014 … Continue reading →

Bienvenidos a 2015! Time flies. We had family over last night for celebration of the new year. We had dinner at midnight and then lit some balloons to release over Hermosillo. That was fun and it was not too terribly … Continue reading →

According to the calendar, today was the expected date for the cilantro to sprout. That didn’t happen. Instead, the cherry tomatoes sprout as did one calabaza. The calabaza was scheduled to sprout on December 30th, so is 2 days behind. … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve was on Wednesday this year. Yun’s parents and Gabriel came over for dinner, which is traditionally done at midnight. It was a spectacular meal of pork roast and turkey, along with various dishes. But eating that late and … Continue reading →

I planted three additional sets of seeds. Here are the germination times given on the back of the envelopes: Cherry Tomatoes: 10-14 days (January 3rd-January 7th) Cilantro: 8-12 days (January 1st-January 5th) Chives: 12-18 days (January 5th-11th) Calabaza: 6-8 days … Continue reading →

I just planted some cherry tomatoes. After watching numerous youtube videos of people planting them and growing them inside, I got excited. Since it is generally in the mid 70s in the winter here, I may be able to grow … Continue reading →

We had 37 people over last Saturday for some fiesta. This was mostly younger people from our church. We had a white elephant gift exchange which turned out to be really fun (it was my first time doing one). We … Continue reading →