Lessons from the hummingbirds I went to a cafe recently and sat outdoors (in these ‘unprecedented times’ better to be covid-conscious). The cafe is gorgeous and it has a garden. You’d hardly know you were in Hermosillo if it weren’t for the searing heat and the guy using a leaf blower right near your table…… Continue reading The circle of life
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Te extraño mucho, dogos
4 June 2020, 1.33am: One thing I appreciate about el vecino gallo is that he seems to sleep early. I enjoy the time when I can’t hear him calling out or rattling around trying to get attention. Although I often hear him, it’s been two and a half months since I last saw him, the…… Continue reading Te extraño mucho, dogos
Recipe 2: Tacos de tinga de zanahoria (tacos of tinga with carrots) and being run out of town
Annoying food blogger bit – just 5 sentences I promise! Tinga originated in Puebla, a state in central Mexico, not too far from Mexico City. Puebla is one of my favourite places in Mexico – I can’t even be angry at it after I ate some dodgy street food and shredded my asshole in the…… Continue reading Recipe 2: Tacos de tinga de zanahoria (tacos of tinga with carrots) and being run out of town
Delicious death
Dia de muertos 8:45am, November 1Like any annoying neighbour, el vecino gallo is never around when you actually need him and I slept in. Today is the first day of dia de muertos and I’ve got places to be and things to see! Pinche vecino gallo. A few things: Dia de muertos is a celebration…… Continue reading Delicious death
Soy el vecino, Señor Gallo
4.02amJetlag. The insanity you actually pay for and is reserved for people who can afford to travel. Such a first world problem (to quote the internet circa 2016), but damn Australia. So bloody far from almost everywhere. I am sure every Australian has thought – is this worth it, as they lie awake staring at…… Continue reading Soy el vecino, Señor Gallo
El vecino gallo and other stories 