Hola Amigos!
Just a short time now before we head north for the summer, and it may be sooner rather than later, as there is a large storm (hurricane) heading our way. We'd prefer to drive the roads BEFORE they wash out, since we're towing our '28 Woody again. We were planning on leaving here on Friday the 12th, but it might be wiser to leave on Friday the 5th! We'll be watching this one closely.
This is the 2nd storm already this season; Andres is a bit northwest of Blanca, and is no threat to us, other than some clouds. (So far!)
Anyhow, if we leave this Friday, we'll be on our summer schedule; Ben writes this missive on a less than regular time frame throughout the summer. You'll get 'em when you see 'em!
We got a nice order of some local mangoes this week, and Ben made wonderful use of them yesterday. Several weeks ago, with our first batch, I made some Lime Mango sorbet that turned out wonderful! Ben decided to make more. He got the recipe from me, and then proceeded to quadruple it! (I told him a quadruple batch wouldn't fit in our ice cream freezer). He said, "OK, I'll triple it!" And he did. Twice! Yes, he made two triple batches of the sorbet, and we're well stocked. 2 1/2 pounds mangoes (weighed before the pit is removed), 1/2 cup lime juice (must use Mexican limes like the ones on the counter), 1 cup sugar water with lime zest, and a splash of tequila makes a wonderful dessert! Lots of slicing and dicing involved, getting the flesh of the mango out, but well worth it! (Let me know if you want a copy of the actual recipe). I'll be doing more of this today as I've been drying batches of them for snacks when we get on the road.
This is the some of the first batch.... frozen and ready for the deep freeze. There will be some good eating here!
The Dove eggs have hatched in our banana tree! I think this photo was the first day, and they are rather feather-less!
In other wildlife sightings around the house, I was sitting on the veranda having lunch and caught sight of this visitor to the bird bath! Whoa!!! He checked to see if there was water in there (or maybe a little bird), and since the water level was a bit low, took off back down the hill. I managed to keep my dogs unaware of this guy until he left. We're pretty sure this is a Gopher Snake. Harmless to people, but pretty impressive looking, probably close to 5' long. He sure moved fast! (Sure glad I have a good telephoto lens!!!!!)
The dogs are letting us know that the weather IS getting hotter. We turned on the air conditioning in our bedroom several nights ago, and it feels really good! During the day, the dogs just try to find the coolest spot on the floor under a fan! Looks like a dead dog here, with his tongue out and everything, but he's just taking advantage of the cool tiles and air movement! Highs are now in the 90's, and lows in the mid-70's. And the humidity is up there...75% when I checked the other day.
Ben isn't the only one in the kitchen... I've been keeping up my pie-making skills. Umberto, the strawberry vendor who walks our hot streets carrying his palettes of berries, showed up at our house again this last Friday. When he was here last about 3 weeks ago, he told us "no more until November". I was very surprised to see him again, but the berries looked beautiful, and they were delicious. So of course, I had to make one more pie! Good thing I had bought a bit more flour the other day!
We have one more type of cactus blooming in our yard right now. It has the same brilliant red as those strawberries!
I have started a June 2015 Picasa album, and will continue to add photos to it through the month, wherever we are located!
OK....one more treat for you. Ben sliced and diced a few more Mangoes, and now we have.....
Just a short time now before we head north for the summer, and it may be sooner rather than later, as there is a large storm (hurricane) heading our way. We'd prefer to drive the roads BEFORE they wash out, since we're towing our '28 Woody again. We were planning on leaving here on Friday the 12th, but it might be wiser to leave on Friday the 5th! We'll be watching this one closely.
This is the 2nd storm already this season; Andres is a bit northwest of Blanca, and is no threat to us, other than some clouds. (So far!)
Anyhow, if we leave this Friday, we'll be on our summer schedule; Ben writes this missive on a less than regular time frame throughout the summer. You'll get 'em when you see 'em!
We got a nice order of some local mangoes this week, and Ben made wonderful use of them yesterday. Several weeks ago, with our first batch, I made some Lime Mango sorbet that turned out wonderful! Ben decided to make more. He got the recipe from me, and then proceeded to quadruple it! (I told him a quadruple batch wouldn't fit in our ice cream freezer). He said, "OK, I'll triple it!" And he did. Twice! Yes, he made two triple batches of the sorbet, and we're well stocked. 2 1/2 pounds mangoes (weighed before the pit is removed), 1/2 cup lime juice (must use Mexican limes like the ones on the counter), 1 cup sugar water with lime zest, and a splash of tequila makes a wonderful dessert! Lots of slicing and dicing involved, getting the flesh of the mango out, but well worth it! (Let me know if you want a copy of the actual recipe). I'll be doing more of this today as I've been drying batches of them for snacks when we get on the road. 
This is the some of the first batch.... frozen and ready for the deep freeze. There will be some good eating here!
The Dove eggs have hatched in our banana tree! I think this photo was the first day, and they are rather feather-less!
In other wildlife sightings around the house, I was sitting on the veranda having lunch and caught sight of this visitor to the bird bath! Whoa!!! He checked to see if there was water in there (or maybe a little bird), and since the water level was a bit low, took off back down the hill. I managed to keep my dogs unaware of this guy until he left. We're pretty sure this is a Gopher Snake. Harmless to people, but pretty impressive looking, probably close to 5' long. He sure moved fast! (Sure glad I have a good telephoto lens!!!!!)
The dogs are letting us know that the weather IS getting hotter. We turned on the air conditioning in our bedroom several nights ago, and it feels really good! During the day, the dogs just try to find the coolest spot on the floor under a fan! Looks like a dead dog here, with his tongue out and everything, but he's just taking advantage of the cool tiles and air movement! Highs are now in the 90's, and lows in the mid-70's. And the humidity is up there...75% when I checked the other day.
Ben isn't the only one in the kitchen... I've been keeping up my pie-making skills. Umberto, the strawberry vendor who walks our hot streets carrying his palettes of berries, showed up at our house again this last Friday. When he was here last about 3 weeks ago, he told us "no more until November". I was very surprised to see him again, but the berries looked beautiful, and they were delicious. So of course, I had to make one more pie! Good thing I had bought a bit more flour the other day!
We have one more type of cactus blooming in our yard right now. It has the same brilliant red as those strawberries!
OK....one more treat for you. Ben sliced and diced a few more Mangoes, and now we have.....
MANGO MARGARITAS!
Ahhhhh....life is good!
Your hurricane watching friends in Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
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