Have\nyou experienced receiving international mail in Mexico?  As a Justice of the Peace, one of the work\nperks I enjoy in Ontario is the authority to perform civil wedding ceremonies.  Gets me the best seat in the house!   In April, a nephew contacted me and asked if\nI would officiate at their wedding, scheduled to take place in Hamilton,\nOntario, September 1^{st<\/sup>.  Delighted to be asked, I quickly agreed.  In May, a wedding invitation was mailed from\nOntario to our Bucerias address.  In the\nmeantime, we made the usual travel arrangements; airline tickets, hotel, car\nrental, and eventually arrived in Hamilton to perform the ceremony and\ncelebrate this young love.  Probably the\nlongest distance ever travelled to officiate at a wedding ceremony!  The wedding took place as scheduled on\nSeptember 1st, <\/sup>along the shores of Lake Ontario.  Beautiful.   We flew\nhome to Bucerias on September 2nd<\/sup>, and on September 4th<\/sup>\nwe received in our mailbox the actual wedding invitation.  A true definition of \u201csnail mail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n}

Have you ever heard a Mexican national answer the phone?  \u201cBueno.\u201d   That\u2019s it.  \u201cBueno.\u201d   What\u2019s that all about?  There was a time in Mexico when phone service was unreliable, connection was quite spotty, and definitely not up to the standard we enjoy today. Back then, when your phone rang and you determined the connection was good, you answered \u201cBueno,\u201d which meant \u201cStart talking, I can hear you, and we may not have much time.\u201d  Armed with this information, and 20 pesos, you can purchase a refreshing tuba from El Nic\u2019s beverage cart on the streets of Bucerias!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone\nwho has Canadian or American roots has an appreciation for a turkey dinner with\nall the trimmings; cranberry, dressing or stuffing, mashed potatoes with that\ngravy pond, veggies, desert, and so on. \nWe rave about Leo\u2019s Place regular menu, but did you know they also offer\na full-on turkey dinner once a month?  Worth\nchecking out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nwill be there Saturday, January 25^{th<\/sup>, filling our tummies and\npreparing for a subsequent turkey coma on the couch.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n}

For\nany of you that have a local landline, or a cell with a local SIM card, can you\nsay telemarketing?  The random phone\ncalls I remember from the past, at least were person to person.  Some days my powers of recall are suspect, but\nat the very least I remember the scammer actually spoke to you.  In Mexico, you get a rapid fire recording that\nI believe even a local would have difficulty following.  Really folks, this doesn\u2019t fly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re finally starting to get a handle on neighbourhood sounds\u2026horn honking is the guy selling replacement water jugs; that annoying loud-speaker thing that repeats, and repeats, and repeats, is selling fruit out of the back of his truck; the guy who seems to be playing a flute, or some musical instrument that has about 3 notes, will sharpen your knives, curbside.  Running on your last fumes of propane? Those trucks pass through your neighbourhood, ever so SILENTLY!!!Our adventure continues.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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