Something ingested on Sunday proved incompatible with Cleo and on Monday morning I woke to weak voice saying my name and then a gush of liquid and the waft of last nights partially digested pizza. Poor Cleo was not a well bunny. She then spend the rest of the day on the sofa with a sick bucket or attached to the loo. The rest of us seemed unscathed and fasiciously used the antibacterial gel when going anywhere near the loo.  It was my last day in Tlaxcala and l...

I was sleeping in a room with 4 year old Aida who has been warned she would find me there in the morning however half way through the night she woke up, I said hello and came and snuggled up with me. In the morning Cleo came in and after a bit of silliness, mostly on my part, the girls had to get ready for school as it was only Thursday. Cleo starts at 8am and Aida at 9. Too early by far for me! After a hearty bowl of coco pops, they had managed to persuade Lui...

Pulque is a drink unique to Mexico (WLMers I  will email). It has a  viscous type texture and a slight fizz when you drink the natural stuff, it not really very strong in taste and is usually flavoured. On Sat afternoon whilst Cleo watched a film with the neighbours, Gem, Luis, Luis's friend Jimmy (very Mexican name I know) and wee Aida who didn't want to watch the film headed along go the Pulqueria in the town centre, an attractive building decked out with ca...