July 24, 2011

Neighbors and veggies

Our landlord, who lives next door to us, has a
sweet, old dog that likes to stay on our balcony.
Elena loves dogs!

There was a landslide on the highway near our
house.  One lane of the road slid down into the canyon
but they still let cars travel single file.  This is the
main route to the north of Chichi.

This is one of our neighbors, living in an adobe with a dirt floor. 

We were surprised to find the boxes from our new
appliances used to make the walls of this outhouse in
our neighborhood.  What we had put out with the trash,
someone else had used to build their bathroom.

We visited a children's home in Chichi, named
Casa Salazar.   They are caring for 3 siblings so far,
Pascuala (age 9), José Luis (age 5), and Marta (age 2)
along with their own daughter, Rebecca (age 1).

The fruits and vegetables here are fresh, inexpensive,
and delicious.  The girls helped prepare these green
beans for dinner.