http://mindlink.zoomshare.com/2.shtml Welcome to Roxana's & Simba's Place: News from R&S Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:32:03 -0500 http://mindlink.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/8092a5d0d5171b4bcc48656dd495026c_49efc4a5.writeback Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:30:13 -0500 Wow! It's been over a year since I last left some news on my little website! The end result of the craziest year of my life is that Simba and I sold up and moved back to Bucerias on New Year's Day! Since then, Simba has reached the grand old age of ten, and my 60th year promises to be the best ever. I have added a few new photos to my "Life and Loves in Latin America" album, and have created a new one to keep you up to date with where I'm living now. I have my old job back at the Royal Decameron resort, teaching English to the executives there, and rush back home each day to pick up Simba for his walk on the beach before a light supper. Ahhh, bliss! At this time of year, most gringos are heading back North to beat the heat, but Simba and I, along with about 50 other die-hard foreigners will soon welcome the rainy season with it's spectacular thunderstorms and warm showers. The last time I remember being caught in a storm, I was swept off me feet and carried almost a whole block on the rushing water before being dumped unceremoniously into the ocean! Actually, it was kind of fun and terrifying at the same time! Around 5 p.m. each day during the rainy season, we experience true torrential rain for about an hour. Then the sun comes out again, sparkling on th leaves of grateful trees, and causing all the birds to ruffle their feathers and resume their raucous chatter. Only a month or so to go now. Let's just hope I don't end up on my ample posterior in the ocean this year! http://mindlink.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/6ae5b79c92fd2d43e90f9419cfedaa6e_47fa7c92.writeback Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:57:06 -0500 I've just returned from a much needed holiday in Bucerias, and feel wonderfully rested ... ready for anything that may be thrown at me! It was fabulous to see that my old friend JohnEd is well and just as ornery as always ;-), and that Heather, Bill, Sandrina, Sandy, Ted, Lorenzo, Antonio, Javier, Nirma, Berenice, Norberto and all the rest of the Senors and Senoritas haven't changed a bit! My plans to retire there have hit a bot of a snag, but it should all be sorted out by this time next year! Arrrrrrrriba!!! http://mindlink.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/4c327e84b2ed64b20f96581375973993_47b9067e.writeback Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:15:58 -0600 We're heading for Bucerias on March 8! Unfortunately, we're only able to scratch two sun- filled weeks out of our busy Norte Americano lifestyle, but this will be a special trip. Yes, this will be the last trip before retirement, with a view to buying a little casita to settle in before the end of the year. www.buceriasmexico.com http://mindlink.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/5057f4a9a802c93a868d9994bee50cf7_477266ab.writeback Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:35:24 -0600 Hello Friends! Simba and Harley and I had a lovely quiet holiday with Rick and Mom. Hope yours was fabulous! I've booked a trip back to Bucerias for the beginning of March, planning to spend two weeks looking for a casa to retire to. Unfortunately, I lost a very dear friend in November. David Ciurylo, whom many Bucerias friends may remember, was only 59 when he passed away at home in Las Vegas. He had a "joie de vivre" which was unsurpassed by anyone else I know. I shall miss him terribly. And Simba, my constant loving companion since he was born, has a squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) and must have an entire toe removed on January 2. I only hope the vets catch the whole thing so we can share many more good years together. It's so hard to see my little friend in pain and not be able to do anything to help him. Please keep him in your thoughts. Harley is still as rambunctious as ever, destroying anything that looks interesting. I must trim his claws at least twice a month, or the condo would be in shreds! But he's become such a great companion and playmate for Simba. When Simba first got sick, Harley was by his side, playing very gentle games to keep him amused. Rick is off to Halifax with a military load on December 27, so New Year's Eve will be quiet as well. He is looking to buy a condo here for his retirement, and put in an offer on a lovely place last week. His children and their friends joined us for Christmas Eve, making for a very jolly event. Mom is painting stunning watercolors now, and has fully recovered from her bout of cancer. It's wonderful to see her so full of spit and vinegar! As for me, I'm still enjoying my job at Sprott- Shaw, but looking forward to retirement in Bucerias at the end of next year. The critters will go with me, of course, so I have to find a dog/cat friendly neighbourhood. Wishing all of you a very happy and prosperous 2008! http://mindlink.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/7f7295c04b11f05a2411d717aa9c85a5_43c94fa4.writeback Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:23:16 -0600 I'm so excited! My friend Moi and I have booked a holiday to Mexico for two weeks at the end of February. We will visit Bucerias, the place that represents "home" in my heart. It will be achance to catch up with dear friends, experience again the vitality of Mexico, and perhaps even purchase a little plot of land at San Sebastian for retirement. Watch for photos and news when I get back in March! http://mindlink.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/04a9e695debad4990868cef212cd0729_436d191d.writeback Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:42:05 -0600 Hi Everyone! After travels hither and thither, making some lifelong friends along the way and loving the adventure, Simba and I are settled in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. We've had to start again many times in our lives, but each beginning creates the potential to grow. This new start has afforded me the opportunity to find love. Ahhhh...... ain't it grand?