This is the time of the year where I disappear for a while. If you are new to this blog, I am an NBA fan...to be precise...I am a Spurs fan. I absolutely live for the regular season, the playoffs, semi-finals and of course the finals. My mother calls me a "marimacha"...that is Spanish for a tomboy, jajajajaja :D
I am also a big Colombian soap opera fan but even they have to take a back seat to my Spurs...Ok, to "Our Spurs" or Andy will claim I am getting "possessive again"...he may have a point!
I always try to answer all the comments that are posted on my blog and I will continue to do so, even though it may take me just a tad bit longer during this time.
At noon I went to pick up two plates from my new lunch plate provider on Wednesday. This week she offered Tacos Tapatios as well as baked chicken with rice, beans and potato salad. I am glad she decided to quit Stripes and go into business for herself, she is a good cook.
Yesterday, mother's nice neighbor across the street (the one with the rowdy step-son) mowed along the fence line on the street side. We always write him a thank you note or personally thank him but I have not had a chance to do so this time around. He will never know how much we appreciate it because in case you are wondering...I have not pulled the weeds yet :-(
Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.
Terlingua Dreams
Governors Landing Campground - Lake Amistad - Del Rio, Texas
Showing posts with label baked hindquarters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baked hindquarters. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Friday, April 7, 2017
April 2017 trip to Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila - México
Several of mother's friends have been hospitalized recently both in Del Rio and in Ciudad Acuña. From mom's house we are closer to the Mexican Hospital than we are to the Val Verde Regional Medical Center, so off we went.
I am surprised that the new toll booths have taken so long to be built.
From this picture it looks like they should be completed soon.
Do you know than in Mexico they offer free immunizations? My doctor told me I should get a tetanus shot but yes...I am too cheap to pay for one :D
However, they only offer them in the morning at this hospital...guess I might have to pay for one in the USA after all...:-(
Not knowing that we were going to be making a trip to Mexico anytime soon, I went grocery shopping Wednesday.
Decided to stop at Gutierrez anyway and stock up on yogurt and smoothies. Of course mother went wild in the bakery department.
I bought some baked chicken in the parking lot. This time they gave me a lot more corn tortillas and pico de gallo than the other day. Then again it being Thursday they did not have as many people as they do on Harvest Tuesday.
The dollar to peso ratio has become more stable. Here are some exchange rates down Exchange Rate Alley..
At the International Bridge, we had a seven-minute wait. The lady agent did what I think other agents should do...she sent the car in front of us for a second revision and did not hold up the line...kudos to her!
Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.
Cyber Journal Note
Alejandro Rios, Sr. died Saturday, April 1, 2017
Aurora López passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 she was 56 years old.
I am surprised that the new toll booths have taken so long to be built.
Do you know than in Mexico they offer free immunizations? My doctor told me I should get a tetanus shot but yes...I am too cheap to pay for one :D
However, they only offer them in the morning at this hospital...guess I might have to pay for one in the USA after all...:-(
Not knowing that we were going to be making a trip to Mexico anytime soon, I went grocery shopping Wednesday.
Decided to stop at Gutierrez anyway and stock up on yogurt and smoothies. Of course mother went wild in the bakery department.
I bought some baked chicken in the parking lot. This time they gave me a lot more corn tortillas and pico de gallo than the other day. Then again it being Thursday they did not have as many people as they do on Harvest Tuesday.
The dollar to peso ratio has become more stable. Here are some exchange rates down Exchange Rate Alley..
At the International Bridge, we had a seven-minute wait. The lady agent did what I think other agents should do...she sent the car in front of us for a second revision and did not hold up the line...kudos to her!
Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.
Cyber Journal Note
Alejandro Rios, Sr. died Saturday, April 1, 2017
Aurora López passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 she was 56 years old.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Trip to the Beauty Shop - Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, México
If it was up to mother we would go see our favorite hairdresser every two weeks. Being that we have a tight agenda that is not possible so decided to humor her and took her yesterday.
We are now sporting shorter haircuts as temperatures have been in the mid to high eighties and will continue on that pace into the foreseeable future.
Being that Tuesday's are Martes de Cosecha (Harvest Tuesday) we made our way to Gutierrez. Picked up the usual papaya, melon, bananas, cilantro, serranos, tomatoes, yogurt, cheese, sweet bread, bolillos and some low-fat milk.
The bargain of the day were tomatoes. They were selling for $3.90 Mexican Pesos for a kilo. $3.90 divided by an exchange rate of $17.60 equals .22 American cents for one kilo divided by 2.2 lbs brings the final price to .10 US cents a pound. We bought 2.92 kilos or 6.424 pounds for $11.39 pesos or .65 US cents.
On our last trip, I was lamenting the fact that I did not buy some baked chicken that the Gutierrez personnel bar-b-q on the parking lot. I decided I would buy some today for dinner. First I asked to see how big the chicken was since the price was remarkable one chicken for $20.00 pesos ($1.14 USD) or three for $45.00 pesos ($2.56 USD).
It wasn't a whole chicken but a hindquarter and it came with five corn tortillas and a big serving of Pico de Gallo. A meal that feeds two people for $2.56 USD is a real bargain and we still have one hindquarter left for today or tomorrow.
March 21st was the official birthday of Benito Juarez one of México's most revered ex-president's but being that México has followed in the United States footsteps, it was celebrated Monday so people could have a long three day weekend.
The traffic around banks, municipal and state offices was very heavy. It, therefore, came as a surprise when we were heading back home that there was hardly any traffic on either side of the bridges. We pulled into an empty customs lane and were on our way in less than two minutes.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my readers and fellow bloggers for all the nice e-mails you have sent me regarding my dizzy spells. I had not had the opportunity to go online until today but I promise to personally answer every single one of them but it may take me a while.
Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.
We are now sporting shorter haircuts as temperatures have been in the mid to high eighties and will continue on that pace into the foreseeable future.
Being that Tuesday's are Martes de Cosecha (Harvest Tuesday) we made our way to Gutierrez. Picked up the usual papaya, melon, bananas, cilantro, serranos, tomatoes, yogurt, cheese, sweet bread, bolillos and some low-fat milk.
The bargain of the day were tomatoes. They were selling for $3.90 Mexican Pesos for a kilo. $3.90 divided by an exchange rate of $17.60 equals .22 American cents for one kilo divided by 2.2 lbs brings the final price to .10 US cents a pound. We bought 2.92 kilos or 6.424 pounds for $11.39 pesos or .65 US cents.
On our last trip, I was lamenting the fact that I did not buy some baked chicken that the Gutierrez personnel bar-b-q on the parking lot. I decided I would buy some today for dinner. First I asked to see how big the chicken was since the price was remarkable one chicken for $20.00 pesos ($1.14 USD) or three for $45.00 pesos ($2.56 USD).
It wasn't a whole chicken but a hindquarter and it came with five corn tortillas and a big serving of Pico de Gallo. A meal that feeds two people for $2.56 USD is a real bargain and we still have one hindquarter left for today or tomorrow.
March 21st was the official birthday of Benito Juarez one of México's most revered ex-president's but being that México has followed in the United States footsteps, it was celebrated Monday so people could have a long three day weekend.
The traffic around banks, municipal and state offices was very heavy. It, therefore, came as a surprise when we were heading back home that there was hardly any traffic on either side of the bridges. We pulled into an empty customs lane and were on our way in less than two minutes.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my readers and fellow bloggers for all the nice e-mails you have sent me regarding my dizzy spells. I had not had the opportunity to go online until today but I promise to personally answer every single one of them but it may take me a while.
Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.
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