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The welcome sound of silence

On October 6, 2022 By Alfredo LanierIn Blogging10 Comments

At daybreak, the best noise is none at all This morning we woke up to utter silence, except for the soft whoosh of a dry creek, about five hundred feet outside our bedroom window, that had come to life after a hellacious rainstorm overnight. Then our three cats began their daily chorus of meowing, clamoring …

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Welcome, old timers and newcomers

On August 22, 2022August 24, 2022 By Alfredo LanierIn Blogging1 Comment

I’ve been publishing a blog for about 12 years, mostly about the experiences of my husband and I since we moved to San Miguel de Allende in 2005, and felt it was time to redesign the blog and fix a couple of glitches.  I hope veteran readers and newcomers as well like the new look. …

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San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

I'm a Cuban-American living with my husband of 50 years in a small ranch about five miles outside San Miguel de Allende. We retired here 15 years ago.

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