Now it's time for me (Barbara) to put in my 2 cents.  We have been here 2 and a half weeks and I can't believe all the things we have seen.

On Sundays we go to the outdoor market to buy vegetables, clothes and whatever is there.  It's fun to go and prices are good.

On Thursdays I have played dominos which is easy and very enjoyable.  It's a nice way for me to socialize.

Our friend, Dewey, turned 65, so Mary Jo, his wife had a party for him.  Ed's kind of party-hamburgers, key lime pie, chocolate cake, etc.  Lots of fun.

We went to a history class which talked about Alamos streets and explained the origin of the names.  The class was at Hacienda de los Santos, which is a gorgeous hotel with exquisite grounds.

We saw some Mexican Indians in detailed costumes, dancing down the street.  Ed took pictures with my iphone and hopefully, they will be put on the blog.

The food is way too good here, so my diet is going to be hard to accomplish.  Somehow, the food tastes different here and so tasty.

We went on a tour of some of the houses which we, as realtors, found really interesting.  They happened to all be for sale which many of them are, plus we understand they take years to sell.  However, there is a saying that you arrive in Alamos the first day and by the 3rd day you buy a house.  The charm takes you in, but we are not buying.  One house to fix up was enough.  Plus, here it is worse because there is usually so much more to do.

Writing about houses, I have to mention what Mary Jo and Dewey have done to their property.  They redid the house they live in and plan to make more improvements.  They built a palapa which is a structure with a thatched roof, trunks of trees to hold up part of the structure and will be putting in glass doors on the first floor because you don't always know how the weather will be in the winter.  I understand it can get cold in the evening.  The first floor has a kitchen, a bar to sit at and a table to eat at.  The second floor looks like a polynesian hotel lobby.  It is charming.  They put in a beautiful pool, firepit and will be building a garage.

Our house is charming, plus we have a yard with lots of growth.  One thing that is hard to get used to are the bugs.  I seem to get bit quite a bit.  Good to have Caladryl.

Tomorrow there will be an air show with Russian and Chinese planes,  plus a photography exhibit in the evening at the museum.

So, you can see all that is keeping us busy.  It's a different kind of life and I can see why so many Americans call Alamos home.  Many have been here for many years and own homes.