I have been so busy and all over the map this morning it is making my head spin. Can’t wait to take a break and go to a lunch meeting with the guys at Lime Bar – nothing like a classic philly steak sandwich and some brainstorming to set things right. Meeting was productive – […]
06
Oct
Oct
Every so often Monel in Mexico pops me some trivia to share with you. Here is his latest one for all you chocoholics – Maya people used chocolate beans as currency. Cacao residue (theobromine) was found in several jars in Honduras dated 1100 B.C. This is the earliest evidence of the use of chocolate. There […]
05
Oct
Oct
The pictures I posted today are the view from our living room window [also Paul’s office and guest room]. To me the essence of those pictures [kids playing in puddles] is why so many people come here – fall in love and want to adopt a Belize Lifestyle somehow. For some it may be more […]
03
Oct
Oct
I wrote it all out in my notebook and was going to blog how we spent the long-scheduled San Pedro power outage but after an hour and 2 emails written later – I decided to check one from Dianne and I am glad I did. A few days back she asked me about having a […]
02
Oct
Oct
I am not referring to anything specific when I write this …. If you have ever lived in a small town you know how gossip can be – remember the game telephone? Over our 4.5 years living here, we have heard a lot of things from a lot of people and it is important to […]
01
Oct
Oct
Yesterday at the pool Gwen mentioned how living here is a lot like camping – how you have to be prepared for anything and can often end up roughing it to some degree. As I was couch surfing last night and watching one of the geckos lives with us crawling across the wall it made […]