Saturday, August 05, 2006
New Habits
Some things never change. We're enjoying a Saturday evening "Happy Hour" as Norah Jones fills the casita with sweet sound and fresh-made margaritas fill our heads with sweet buzz. Other things definitely change. Like listening intently for the clanging bell that signals the arrival of the basura (garbage) truck and then joining the neighborhood procession of young and old, Mexicano and Gringo, lugging trash down the block to the waiting men up to their wastes in God-knows-what. Or trying to discern the different horns, bells, honks that differentiate the tortilla lady, the milk guys, the natural gas truck. We're starting to figure it out, but still can't understand why fireworks (sounding more like sticks of dynamite) erupt at all hours, mostly when we're asleep. One new habit we're eagerly embracing: fresh flowers. A handful costs about 50 cents. It's a small thing, but a good thing, taking us one step closer to a state of grace
# posted by goots @ 4:05 PM 
