Our New Palm Tree

We got a palm tree from Stef's parents, as a sort of house warming, "Welcome Home" gift.

There are some really nice palm trees in Mexico. One of the things that stand out from our "visit" there was the palm tree tour around the property, with the owner going on and on about the money they spent getting palms trucked in from all over the place, and how it was so important to make sure that they were taken care of, and blah blah blah. Anyways, now we have our own palm tree, in our own dirt (not sand), at our own hacienda!
It looks small in the picture, but it stands about 3 feet high, and it could grow pretty tall within a few years. And it ours.

I have been leery about spending money and time and energy on gardening, as we seem to only stay in a place for a short time. We want to stay longer, but it seems to never work out that way. Well, now we have to stay, because this sucker was not cheap.

I got some chives and mint from Stef's parents, and I will be getting some cilantro and tomatoes this week. Hopefully we can stay until the tomatoes are ripe this time!

The weather has been fantastic the last couple of days. We've spent time on the promenade, sitting in lawn chairs, reading a book, and watching the people and the cars. There are a lot of Mustangs our there. There are also a lot of people out there, and they are fun to watch!

So, if you see a couple of people sitting across the road from White Mountain Homemade Ice Cream, that's us! Come and say hi!