Snippets 2025

Dec 31…
Happy New Year!!

Dec 31…
View of some of the NYE fireworks from our patio.

Dec 31…
New Year’s Eve Dinner…
Shrimp Bisque with Asiago Thyme Shortbread Crackers and some Chardonnay.

Dec 31…
New Year’s Eve mocktails!
Non-alcoholic versions of…
La Vie En Rouge with Rosemary Needles, Agave syrup. Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice, Lemon Juice, and 7-Up.
Blue Christmas Yule Mule with Blueberries, Mint Leaves, Agave Syrup, Lime Juice, and Ginger Ale.

Dec 24… Christmas Eve dinner… Roasted Vegetable Holiday Hash, Dressing, Turkey, Potatoes Romanoff, and Gravy. All homemade!

Dec 24…
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎉🌴

Dec 19…
The last Friday before Christmas, and time for another of our Advent Cocktail Calendar favourites…
Chocolate Orange Martini

Dec 15…
Today my (Lorne’s) computer died. It was almost cartoonish the way the screen glitched and flickered. Then nothing. It was more than 8 years old – ancient technology by modern standards.

Dec 12…
Some last-minute additions to our Christmas baking treats… Chocolate Fudge and Cinnamon Pecans

Dec 8…
One of Shari’s favourites…
Joy Tea in a Joy mug!

Dec 8…
Elf On A… Condo!

Dec 7…
First Sunday of December – revisiting one of our favourites from our Advent Cocktail Calendar…
White Christmas Margarita

Dec 3…
The smell of Plumeria blossoming in the Costco parking lot totally reminds us of the smells of Hawaii.

Dec 1…
Trying something new this year:
EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar
This is a “one new puzzle a day for 24 days” escape-room-in-a-box.
So much fun!

Nov 29…
Home Depot Mexico is ready for Christmas!

Nov 27…
Perfect morning weather for coffee and reading time on the patio.

Nov 23…
Giving the patio a good scrub before laying down our patio tiles for the season. This time of year is typically cooler, and we can spend more time outside enjoying the fresh air.

Nov 21…
Making some pre‑prepared meals to store, it’s too warm here to just leave food out on the counter to cool before packing it away. This baking pan is sitting on some frozen cooler blocks, with some plastic‑wrapped frozen water bottles on top. Power‑Chill!

Nov 16…
Round Two of our pre-Christmas baking haul!
Elsie Balls (like Rum Balls, but made like The Elsie!), Cranberry Bliss Bars, Butter Tart Bars, and Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.

Nov 16…
Aprons on… again!
Ready for our next round of pre‑Christmas baking.

Nov 14…
Nice sunset over our neighbourhood tonight.

Nov 14…
Still chaos in our home while things are being fixed. Living room is full of boxes of things that should be residing in our kitchen cupboards.

Nov 14…
We no longer have to pack these “water babies” for a car ride, then manually haul them up the stairs. (20kg / 44lbs each)
We now just order online and they are delivered right to our door. These empties are set out ready for pickup.

Nov 8…
Time for a break on the patio… Boulevardiers, with peanuts and herb/cheese breadsticks.

Nov 3…
With all the chaos going on in our our place right now, this sign pretty much sums it up!

Nov 2…
Round One of our pre-Christmas baking haul!
Magic Bars, Butter Tart Bars, Shortbread, and Sugar Cookies.

Nov 2…
Aprons on – Ready to start into our pre‑Christmas baking!

Oct 31…
Making some Candy Bar Bark to go with our Halloween-at-home games night.
Ghirardelli Chocolate base with chunks of Snickers, Twix, Kit Kat, Peanut Butter Cups, and Milky Way.
Sweet Decadence!

Oct 24… One of our neighbours dug a big hole in their back yard to install a pre‑fab pool. It was a long slow process to watch. Here’s a sped-up version…

Oct 19… It’s the season of Big Moths!

Oct 14…
After constant battling with the limited space in our refrigerator freezer, we decided to buy a chest freezer. This gives us some more flexibility in our cold storage space, and allows us to keep on-hand some pre-prepared storm-ready meals.

Oct 8…
The day after Hurricane Priscilla… Everything is clean and fresh!

Oct 7… View across our parking lot of the outer bands of Hurricane Priscilla dumping a LOT of rain on us.

Oct 7… This is Hurricane Priscilla approaching as seen on Wunderground. The blue dot is where we live. Click the image to watch the video zoom out to show the enormouse scale of this storm.

Double Double…
Nanaimo Bar

Sept 28…
Five years ago today we left Canada, so we thought it might be appropriate to make some Canadian food! We did our best to re-create a White Spot meal… Double-Double burger (two meat, two cheese, two pickles on top, with Triple-O sauce), Zoo Sticks, and Fries. And finish it off with a Canadian staple: Nanaimo Bar. 😀

Sept 27…
We don’t get rain very often here, but when we do all the plants come to life and everything turns from brown to green.
These two satellite photos of the Baja California peninsula show a striking difference between April (dry season) and September (after a bit of rain).

Sept 27…
Ready for more rainstorms this season…
All of the ground-floor condos have sandbags in front of their doors to help keep the water out.

Sept 6…
Every so often you just have to bring home some takeout fast food. This well-secured bag is full of Chicken Strips from Carl’s Jr.

Office Left Window
Office Right Window

Sept 3…
Whenever we have a big rainstorm, we typically get rainwater leaking in through some of the window latches. Shari had the brilliant idea to stuff disposable diapers under each latch. Overnight the one under the office right window collected over a litre of water!

Aug 3…
Fresh cherries were available in our stores, so we had to get some! Getting creative with what to do with them, Shari found a recipe for an Italian Cherry Margarita… Cherries + Lime Juice + Tequila + Amaretto
Cheers!

July 1…
The moon is perfectly framed in our outside hallway tonight.

June 29…
Making a Sunday run to the store. The car dashboard is telling me it’s HOT out there!
39°C = 102°F.

June 28…
DIY mini Shrimp Temaki (hand roll cone). Totally satisfies the Sushi urges. 🍥😋

June 26… Time to replace our old Propane Tank…

June 25…
The neighbour’s cat, peeking around the edge of our patio, checking us out.

June 14…
Fish and Shrimp Tacos at Tacos Gardenias for a pre-Father’s Day brunch. Tacos don’t get better than this!

June 13…
Cleaning out the office. Found this relic buried in a box!

May 31…
A sprinkle of rain is welcome, refreshing, and helps keep down the dust.

May 28…
My (Lorne’s) Birthday Dinner…
Domino’s Pizza, delivered to our door!

May 28…
My (Lorne’s) Birthday Brunch…
Homemade Tuna Tartare, with mango.
Extra Sriracha for Lorne, and extra Avocado for Shari.

May 21…
In Mexico I have been having a hard time finding good-flavour potato chips. I was excited when I saw these on the store shelf, and had to try them! What I didn’t realize was that these were British “crisps” where “strong” means “there’s sort of an essence of flavour that you can almost taste” 😂

Mar 30… Not uncommon to hire a Mariachi Band for your Sunday night party…

Mar 27…
In the undeveloped common property lot in front of our condo, someone left this pair of shoes, neatly placed, for several days before they were gone.

Mar 6…
Last big dinner with Ryan & Chelsea before they head back home…
Some Tomahawk Ribeyes, with potatoes and asparagus.

Mar 5… Lunch at La Taquiza with Ryan & Chelsea

Feb 27…
Looking West on Alvaro Obregon in San Jose Del Cabo during their Thursday Night Art Walk.

Feb 27… San Jose Art Walk at Plaza Mijares

Dill Pickle Pizza

Feb 26…
Dinner with Ryan & Chelsea at Wicked Pizza.
Along with the full pies, we tried one slice of their Dill Pickle Pizza – it was pretty good! 🍕