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kirkswig Oct 8, 2005, 7:14 PM What is the deal with these tequila bottles? Is there some kind of incantation I have to recite in order to coax the goodness out of the bottle? Gravity is failing to do the trick. From time to time, I have problems getting it to pour, but they usually […] Posted by Suzanne on June 28, 1997: We’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading this site recently and now have another question. With a lake the size of Lake Chapala there must be pleasure boating but haven’t found much info. We’re thinking about bringing a boat or buying there. Does anyone know about marinas, boats for sale, boating […] colibri1, Mar 12, 2015, How do you say someone is going blind in Spanish? + + + + + + + + + + esperanza, Mar 13, 2015, The phrase is ‘quedarse ciego’. + + + + + + + + + + Maesonna, Mar 13, 2015 I would have interpreted “quedarse ciego” as “to […] Posted by Renee on July 27, 1999 Ah–the adventure continues! I received my permiso last week and the boda civil is planned for 8/7. For those of you who have seen my previous postings, this is an update. For new readers, this is one gringa’s encounters with Mexican bureaucracy–my fiancé is from Monterrey, we live […] mazbook1, Jul 24, 2013: I have lived and cooked in México full-time now for 16 years and there is one puzzle I still haven’t solved. The spice saffron – azafrán – is probably the world’s most expensive spice, as it is just the dried stigmas of the purple flowers of the crocus sativa. Expensive since […]What is the deal with these tequila bottles?
Boating on Lake Chapala
How do you say someone is going blind in Spanish?
US Citizen Marrying a Mexican in Mexico
Searching for Saffron in Mexico: Azafran and Azafrán de bolita