Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Jan 18, 2012, 6:11 am
Before we moved to San Miguel, we had visited here quite often. Whenever we would talk about where we lived in Patzcuaro we would regularly hear.. ”Patzcuaro…..It’s SOOOO COLD there” Well , last week, no wait…. last month, no….. okay, I st...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Jan 13, 2012, 11:09 am
  One of the things that I really disliked about living in Mexico , when we first moved here, was the lack of book stores. I missed Chapters.  For those of you in the States, Chapters is Canada’s large chain book store. I missed digging through piles of old books in used stores on Granvill...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Nov 21, 2011, 11:44 am
  Hello Strangers, yes I am still alive. As we speed through fall and head towards winter, I am taking a moment to make a quick post. Life has been rather chaotic this year, but I hope to be back on track soon. We have just moved to San Miguel, and while we are missing Patzcuaro , we are look...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Jul 6, 2011, 8:44 pm
Come to Morelia for new boobies, stay for the dominatrix run English classes! I have always liked signs, if you keep your eyes peeled you never know what you may find.  While driving down the road in Morelia I notice a sign. Bubis = Boobies!   There are some buxom ladies on this sign,...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Feb 8, 2011, 5:00 pm
Well folk, I know have been missing in action for a while.  But I am back. I have lots to catch you up on so stay tuned! Back In The Saddle Again!The house has sold. Shannon has had an additional 4 surgeries (and hopefully no more), and lots of others news that has kept us very busy. &#...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Sep 10, 2010, 12:42 pm
  Earlier in the year, I updated my camera. Yesterday I have finally found some time to play with the new bells and whistles. The results, a time lapse view of the clouds that have been hanging around over the lake, and around El Estribo. This is only my second attempt at time lapse photograp...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Aug 6, 2010, 9:35 am
So, are photographers who chase around taking pictures of those still in diapers called the Pooparazzi? Just got back in the door from doing a significant amount of running around. I have a ton of pictures backloged for lots of fun posts including some really neat places. Until then let me just po...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Jul 20, 2010, 1:41 pm
 Just got back from a whirlwind trip to Mexico City. I was lucky enough to be a part of the quinceanera for four charming young ladies. These are the girls that I have met through Esperanza House. We often have long talks, covering many areas. It was in the midst of one of these conversatio...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Jul 13, 2010, 11:46 am
Look what I found! Surfing on the internet I came across an old photo of Patzcuaro that I thought I would share with you. I am not sure of the date of the original photo, but would guess early 1900’s. Can you count the stereotypes? I decided I would go reshoot the same spot so you can...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Apr 30, 2010, 9:30 am
Vanessa and Me Vanessa is one of the girls from Esperanza. And before you ask, yes, my eyes are different colours, I am a mutant!   Okay, a busy week has turned into a busy month! Our week with the girls of Esperanza was amazing, I will have a blog posting on that once we are home...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Apr 6, 2010, 7:10 am
Hey folks, you probably wont hear from me much this week, and emails may not be answered quickly, but do not worry, all is well . I will be spending the week at camp with the Girls of Esperanza. This is when I know that I am getting old. They keep us very busy. I think it may take me the rest of ...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Apr 3, 2010, 12:06 pm
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Sometimes I get emails from people who have images of us living behind bars, dodging bullets/or flu viruses and generally living in a battle zone. In fact that image is about as far from the truth as it gets. Sometimes , on occasion we are puttering around the “ho...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Mar 22, 2010, 4:33 pm
I think most people who move south to Mexico occasionally have a little something special that they miss, food wise, from life north of the border. Me, I really enjoy Greek food, and to me it’s not worth it if it isn't made with fresh lemons. Well there are no Greek restaurants in Patzcuaro or ...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Mar 8, 2010, 12:42 pm
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
With the house for sale I have had a number of people asking about my internet setup here. Now that day of the dead approaching, the number of people who come to visit Patzcuaro takes a big jump. So it seemed like a significant number of the people we have talked to about the house have chosen then ...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
  A Frenzy of Colour! Turning off the highway from Morelia to Patzcuaro, at the road to Tupataro I was assaulted by a frenzy of vivid colors that demanded to be photographed. Last month I gave you a wildflower preview, but now they are in full swing!   Velvet Skies Out c...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Last month we headed out to the beach at Troncones (just west of Zihua/Ixtapa) for a bit of a beach party.  It is about a 2.5 hour drive from Patzcuaro to the beach there. Ahhhhh, now we are at the beach. Nice chilly beverage in my hand, meeting friendly new people, looking out at the ocean.  S...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
We are well into the coldest and wettest October that we have had in Patzcuaro in the 3 years we have been here. It feels more like the Octobers I remember in the Pacific Northwest when I was a kid.  The tourists have hit town and the hotels are near capacity. The Candy Sellers under Portal...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I have the old song by Johnny Nash stuck in my head right now. Just returning from volunteering at an eye clinic I wanted to take a quick moment to tell you about it before I go flop on the couch. The group VOSH is here working with a number of organizations to provide eye exams and glasses for man...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Hey, long time no see.! What have I been up to? Well since last October, when we received a deposit on the sale of our home. We have worked through numerous delays and excuses to finally make to the closing in February. Then, on the day of the closing our buyer has a complete mental meltdown. Th...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
  Dickens is too long dead to resent my stealing his line, but if I took all the time in the world, I don’t think I could come up with one more apt for the last couple of months. As you may have noticed we have been to busy to keep the blog up, but that has now changed. You will have a great d...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
More on the saga of the broken femur! As you may remember, about 4 years ago Shannon broke her ankle rather badly. At that time we bought her a wheelchair, to use until she was able to put weight on that ankle again, or at least until she could use crutches. It was  a very handy thing. ...
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Todd McIntosh posted an article on Life In El Corazon - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
As you can probably tell from the things that I post, I love the arts and crafts of the Lake Patzcuaro area. It is a bit of an Easter egg hunt, never knowing where you will find the next prize. Still, it did come as a bit of a shock to me, while visiting my next door neighbor, to see that Marilyn M...
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