Well I cannot say I woke up to a sunny beautiful day it was cloudy and a tad gloomy but not cold......
I spent the morning at home doing some chores and doing some planning for my three day road trip which starts tomorrow!!!
Took Boomer for his long walk...when we came back I took these photos of him...
Look at his face there!!!
What he does is when Heather sometimes hangs a shirt on the back of the chair to dry he loves to walk so slowly by it and the shirt just touches him and I guess he feels so good like a massage....
So he is doing it with the flowers..it was so funny to see him just walking so slow and it seemed like he was smiling!!
Isn’t Izzy getting bigger, she looks adorable..
Here she is with Jonah!!
This afternoon at 5 pm I went to pickle ball there was only four of us there and we played eight games each time changing partners..really great games and a lot of fun and good exercise!!
This is reputed to be the most photographed church in Mexico and so lucky to have it in the main Jardin in San Miguel.....
But all is not well in paradise......
Crime gang extortion closes bars in San Miguel de Allende
Five cantinas in the historic center preferred shutting down to complying with extortion demands
Published on Friday, August 9, 2019
Cantinas in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, are closing down because of extortion by crime gangs.
Bar owners who spoke to the newspaper El Universal on the condition of anonymity say that suitcases filled with marijuana and cocaine were left in their premises three weeks ago, accompanied by notes saying they had between 22 days and a month to sell the drugs.
The owners preferred to throw the drugs away and close their bars before the deadline. At least five located in the historic center of San Miguel have closed down because of the threats, leaving at least 80 people without jobs.
The owners also said they did not report the extortion to the authorities because of fear of retaliation similar to that which took place earlier this month in the nearby city of Celaya. On August 5, after Celaya business owners staged a demonstration to protest extortion, businesses were attacked and four people were killed.
Violence has been on the rise in San Miguel de Allende, a city that was chosen by Travel & Leisure magazine as the top travel destination in the western hemisphere in 2019.
The NGO Semáforo Delictivo registered 49 homicides in the municipality in the first six months of the year, compared to 15 in the same period last year. And according to federal statistics, high-impact crimes like residential burglary have gone up 36%.
According to the organization More Security in San Miguel de Allende, there have been 72 murders in the city this year, and the rise in crime is related to the federal government’s crackdown on fuel theft in the state.
About four hours later a government statement came out saying that this report was not true.....so don’t know who to believe...but there is no doubt that there is some change in the crime in the town and that the cartels are trying to get a hold of the territory.....will have to keep abreast of the news!!
Yashi Kochi!!
2 comments:
It is indeed difficult who to believe, but the mere fact that the story exists should be a concern. We are happy to have stayed in this beautiful town for three months while life was slow and easy. Keep your eyes and ears open to change...
Cheers, Peter.
Yes for sure will do thanks les
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