It’s now November, Halloween and Dia Del Muerto are just memories and the early arrivals for high season have begun, but the weather while cooler is still significantly higher than usual. Everyone is running around with fans and carrying “sweat rags” to mop up with. And I sweat! With the slightest exertion I sweat, and frankly even with no exertion I sweat. So I have developed a heat rash. I originally thought I was having hordes of mosquitos attack me on a daily basis, but no it is just heat rash and I am trying everything anyone suggests.
My head perspires and it drips down and all seems to collect in the bra area to the point of being WET. So now I’ve been using, deodorant the antiperspirant type, corn starch and lining my bra’s with panty liners to wick the moisture away from the skin to help heal up this horrid rash. Don’t know which method is most effective, but it is getting better. Probably too much information.
The city decorates with new and interesting decorations for every holiday or season and town looks quite festive.
I had bought a 5lb bag of the red and white starlight mints from Sam’s club as they are my one and only candy luxury I allow myself. The night of Halloween I took half the bag down to Brenda’s Bar and joined friends there handing out candy mints one at a time. They were all gone in 45 minutes, but the kids were adorable. Almost all had costumes, and cute costumes, they were polite and we heard lots and lots of thank you’s. It was a fun evening.
Dia Del Muerto got stretched out to a 4 or five day event. Starting with the lighting of a huge Katina at Kyoto Circle, with nightly events at La Concha to a great colorful, lively parade. I’m used to parades giving out candy as they pass by, this one gave shots of tequila. More fun!
The direct flights from Canada and some from the Northern Parts of the Us have started arriving so it reunion time with many old friends and acquaintances, dinners and lunches out and beach gatherings are beginning even though the ocean is like a bathtub.
It’s Thanksgiving time for those of us from the US and several restaurants do a good job of preparing what we call a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. But I have vowed to never again go to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner here or anywhere as I am probable the only person in the world who doesn’t like or eat turkey, mashed potatoes or gravy. But I love stuffing, and cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. So unless someone invites me to home pot luck type dinner I will make my stuffing and I have a few cans of cranberry squirreled away and I will have my own feast.
Back in the day when I was the cook for my family who loved all of the fixings I used to make a great turkey soup from the left overs, I miss having turkey soup.
Happy Thanksgiving and signing off KO
Zihuatanejo 