Keeping in touch with Jim

When I left Oregon in 2010 in order to spend the winter in Mexico I was suffering from fairly regular bouts with mild indigestion. My hope was that after a while in Mexico, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, that the problem would be a thing of the past. But after three months I still found the problem haunting me. About the same time I had met Ivone and she told me that she was vegetarian and over the next two months she introduced me to some very tasty dishes. When I returned to Oregon for a month I went back to eating meats and the indigestion started again. On my return to Zihuatanejo I told Ivone that I was willing to try the vegan lifestyle. It has only been six weeks but I have not had a single episode of indigestion. Ivone is a marvelous cook and yesterday she made a vegan lasagna that was fantastic (with chayote squash, carrots and mushrooms). Today it was cheese stuffed Swiss chard in a savoy tomato sauce (yummmmmmm). A friend here asked "Doesn't it bother you ...

Last year I came to Zihuatanejo to spend the winter away from the rain in the Great North-wet. It was wonderful to be without rain for five whole months (November through March). In April I went back to Oregon and faced the cold, wet, windy weather for a month before returning to Zihuatanejo . All through the month of May the weather just kept getting hotter and there were days when I didn't want to wipe the sweat from my face because it felt like it was melting. I was told that the rain would start on the first day of June and it did. It was a nice gentle rainfall in the early morning hours (3 am) and only lasted for an hour. This happened a few more times and it was always refreshing. The last few days have been a bit different. It has been raining monsoon style and today has been the heaviest I have seen since I was in Malaysia a few years ago. But it is wonderful rain. After many days of sweltering heat it is refreshing. It is washing the streets clean and flowers are in bloom...