
And so is the AC. First time this year. 29.5º in the living room.
22 Friday May 2026
06 Thursday Mar 2025

What a week. I had so much research planned for my next Substack article on local markets, which meant visiting some further-out markets I hadn’t been to for a while, plus one I have never visited. BUT the forecast was (and still is) for pretty much non-stop rain for at least the next ten days or so. And as we all know, walking with crutches AND an umbrella is basically impossible.
But… it’s turned out that other than on Wednesday the rain has mostly been happening from mid-late afternoon until morning, leaving midday free for me to get out there. And so I have been, wielding my old lady bus pass (I’m really getting to know the bus routes around here). Just a couple more markets to visit to finish up. Here’s a pic of the clouds heading back in as I hobbled home today.
20 Friday Sep 2024

Yesterday we had about an hour and a half of blessed rain here… really a full on thunderstorm. Much needed and appreciated but it blew through town way too quickly. Hopefully it lingered longer in the countryside. Anyhow, I was out hobbling around getting some errands done and this was the sky on my way home, about an hour before the storm hit.
18 Thursday Apr 2024

… especially when they are so pretty, and also seriously cut down on the FUCKING HEAT that has arrived here way too early. Stay tuned folks because the torrential rains all through Semana Santa gave us some breathing space, but if we hit over the top temps super early (like last year) the reservoirs won’t last long. Meanwhile tourists are complaining that they came here for some sun.