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Diary of a Third Age Woman
http://www.thirdagewoman.blogspot.com
The personal journal of a woman living in the third stage/age of her life. A Canadian expat who considers the world her home. I'm a road warrior, blogger, memoir write and English teacher
- Author: Oreen Scott
- Listed in: Lifestyle Boomers
- Tags: Retirement teaching Mexico expat baby boomer expat lifestyle
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The weather in Oaxaca is still very warm, about 30C at mid-day.The calla lillies and other plants have all been dug up in the Zocalo and replaced with poinsettias.It's quite a sight, and there was no way I can take a photo of all the poinsettias.I've...
Sunday in the Zocalo
This week, perhaps longer, I'm not sure, there is a book fair happening,book sellers abound, as do authors and performers.I don't know who the man is but he was very animated, and an excellent story teller. Alas, all the four year olds in the audien...
First it was the cockroaches, then the bumble bee, now it\'s a scorpion. What next
I'll start with the scorpion. I was surprised to see it because they are plentiful in Durango, where it is dry, but this is the tropics where cucarachas rule, I didn't think I needed to be concerned about scorpions.Erik was busy putting the scopion...
There\'s Always Something Happening in Oaxaca
This morning on my way to the Oaxaca Street Children Centre I heard music, a marching band playing "Roll Out the Barrel." Curious, I took a detour up Acala, a street I don't usually walk in the morning, but it was the street the parade was coming...
The Bug Saga Continues
This morning while in the bathroom sitting on the . . . I noticed about 369 tiny little critters, almost invisible. After completing my business I retrieved my can of H24 Casa y Jardin and fumigated the bathroom. Along with 369 dead tiny little cri...
Cockroach (cucaracha)
O-kay, I rationalized the first one, I was still living on Carbonerra at the time, it came up from the shower drain and I forgot to put the plug back on the drain after taking a shower. Besides, I wasn't sure it was a cockroach. How do I know what ...
