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morning breaks at the ranch

On January 29, 2025 By Alfredo LanierIn Blogging, dogs and cats, mexico, pets, Uncategorized5 Comments

When you live in the country, driving home on a lonely road after dark is scary. Sometimes it makes us wonder why we didn't pick a place in-town to live, easily accessible by an Uber or kind friends who would take us home. No, we're not afraid of roving narcotraffickers, highway robbers, bandidos or other …

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Adventures of the Three Nature Boys

On July 16, 2012 By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized4 Comments

Last night we had another face-to-face with nature, when Stew found a snake, about three feet long and an inch wide, placidly wrapped around itself on the kitchen floor next to the stove.Judging from a split-second glance, after which I took one picture and ran away, it seemed to be a beautiful specimen. I don't …

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San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

I'm a Cuban-American living with my husband of 53 years in a small ranch about five miles outside San Miguel de Allende. We retired here 20 years ago.

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