Landscaping?

Well, now that we are in the house, the yard will now need a great deal of attention.

It is a bit of a disaster area, but we hope to landscape it bit by bit.

Started last week by planting all along the fence line to cover up a less than attractive fence.
Went with what they call here "Zisus" which we think is Virginia creeper, alternating with Lantana.
so we get coverage and a little bit of colour.

We have also found an incredible nursery south of us in the near the town of Lombardia, and came across a really interesting cactus.

Maybe once I get the gardening going, we will have a separate blog for that, until then, here are a couple of pictures of todays purchase.

Perhaps related to "Chicks and Hens"?

Striking, Tiny Orange Blooms

Hogar Dulce Hogar!

Well, we have had our first night in our new home.

Buried in boxes, with much left to do, it's nice to be home.

Too tired to write much so let me leave you with a little haiku.
I should warn you, I am not much of a poet!

The old left behind
A transplant sprouting new roots
The house now a home

While you are waiting!

Sorry folks, but things have been a little crazy with the final stages of the house.
I have been neglecting the blog.

But by the end of the week we should be in the new house, and I will have more pictures and posts for you.

But until then, here are a couple of pictures I have taken of signs here that have given me a laugh.

Both these signs were mentioned to me by people who saw my " I M DUMB" post earlier this year.

This is a picture of the FART taxi, parked in front of the Basilica in Patzcuaro.
At first I was told they had disappeared, but this now seems to be a regular haunt for them in the morning.




Also, driving down to Uruapan, I came across this sign.
Roughly translated it means....

Please yield to vehicles without brakes.

I wonder how you tell the vehicles without brakes from the others? HMMMM....

Zorro I Am Not!

As most of you know, my first name is Todd. It is not a common name.

For most of my life, when introduced to someone, they will say one of three things.
1) Sorry, what was your name? or Could you say that again?
2) Tom?
3) Scott? ( I still don't understand that one!)

Well, it doesn't happen all the time about I would say about half.

Here in Mexico, for names that aren't the same, they have equivalents, and they are easy to figure out.

Fred = Frederico, John = Juan, Mark = Marcos

There is no equivalent for Todd.

Hmmm, what to do now. I have an idea!
I'll research the meaning of my name and find the Spanish word for that!
I found a website call www.behindthename.com where you can look up the meaning of your name.

The name Todd comes from the Middle English word Todde which means "Fox". The Spanish word for Fox is Zorro. Hmmm, time to go cape shopping? Maybe not.
I am not going to use it, at least not till the second half of the tequila bottle!



So after a bit of hunting and a little help from a gentleman in Eronga, I have decided on a new name for here in Mexico.
Teo which is short for Teodoro, or in English, Theodore. It means "gift of god".
Please don't laugh.



It'll be a nice change, to tell you the truth, I've never met a Todd that wasn't a bit strange!