Max Sanchez and one of his newest walking stick designs, featuring a hand carved
woodpecker.
tomatoes and peppers – chili
pequins and if they can get the
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nated the use of letters for such
information.
Almost immediately I was
telling myself that in fact the
news would be ultimately good
and that they were straining to
come to that part in the paper.
Perhaps someone was coming
to visit, a relative not seen in
years and travelling from a far-
away place. They were attempt-
ing to read the full letter to see
we like hot,” Max said.
He even has visions of build-
ing up a soaking place for visi-
tors to come relax in, at a natu-
ral pool of warm springs near
his garden.
First things first, though,
and with that, Max signaled
that it was time to slice into a
just-plucked and juicy sweet
watermelon, a refreshing sum-
mertime treat no matter how
you cut it.
Summer hours for the
Boquillas Port of Entry are
Friday – Monday, 9:00 a.m. –
6:00 p.m. During the busier
fall season, the hours will be
extended. Be sure to bring a
passport, and lots of small bills,
and be prepared for hot weath-
er in the summer – take water
and wear sun protection, if
needed.
seeds, chili cascabels.
“That’s a real hot chili, and
the date of the person’s arrival.
As my imagination plotted,
I continued my pace towards
my mailbox. There was only
one letter inside. The return
address was the Presidio
County Appraisal District. It
was my annual notice of
assessed property value. I
immediately opened the enve-
lope, spread the pages open and
then looked for that number
that would determine whether
I would need to once again face
the PCAD Board to argue their
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decision.
And there it was… an
amount much, much higher
than I had expected. Even
though I knew my home has a
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