Because we run Casa Majahua as a vacation rental, we run it as a business in Mexico as one should. We pay income taxes, pay our workers social security, etc. Denni is the designated owner who holds an FM3, which is a visa, in our case a business visa. As such, she has to get it renewed every year, no later than 9/23 and no sooner than 8/23. Since Mexican Independence day is 9/16 and not much happens around that time, we try to get it done sooner than later!
This year, the FM3 was processed in 5 days! Usually it takes 10 days and the original FM3 took us 5 weeks to get. Yikes.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Visit with friends to get some work done
Owning a casa in Mexico is non-stop work but the reward of having a special home in such a beautiful place is worth it in the long run.
We get down to Casa Majahua as much as we can, which isn't as much as we'd like, but ho hum.
There were maintenance projects to be done, so we headed to Casa Majahua with two friends to help us the week of May 8. We did our projects during the day and explored at night! So tiring yet so fun! And lucky us, we got to see old friends (and met new friends) in the process. I swear, everytime we're down, we meet new friends. It is so wonderful.
Enjoy a few pictures from our trip!
Here is Paul at the local nursery. We never have enough plants!
Our new BBQ!
We get down to Casa Majahua as much as we can, which isn't as much as we'd like, but ho hum.
There were maintenance projects to be done, so we headed to Casa Majahua with two friends to help us the week of May 8. We did our projects during the day and explored at night! So tiring yet so fun! And lucky us, we got to see old friends (and met new friends) in the process. I swear, everytime we're down, we meet new friends. It is so wonderful.
Enjoy a few pictures from our trip!
Here is Paul at the local nursery. We never have enough plants!
Our new BBQ!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Majahua flower & my first tattoo
Since I turned 40, I've been thinking about a tattoo. But I only wanted one that is original, sentimental and relates to nature.
One of the most amazing aspects of Casa Majahua is the Majahua bush that we grew from a sampling Gustavo & Karina gave us when the house just finished. It was Karina who gave us the idea to name the house after both the flower and the neighboring village. And lucky us, they had the bush on their property.
Now our little sampling is a huge bush - really a tree at this point! The amazing thing about the majahua is the flower. It blooms yellow in the morning, turns to red by the end of the day, then dies off. So it only lives for that day. Here are some pictures of the flower. Anyway, that is what I got for my tattoo! So now a piece of Casa Majahua is with me every day.
And now... my new tattoo! (on my right leg on the side of my thigh...)
One of the most amazing aspects of Casa Majahua is the Majahua bush that we grew from a sampling Gustavo & Karina gave us when the house just finished. It was Karina who gave us the idea to name the house after both the flower and the neighboring village. And lucky us, they had the bush on their property.
Now our little sampling is a huge bush - really a tree at this point! The amazing thing about the majahua is the flower. It blooms yellow in the morning, turns to red by the end of the day, then dies off. So it only lives for that day. Here are some pictures of the flower. Anyway, that is what I got for my tattoo! So now a piece of Casa Majahua is with me every day.
And now... my new tattoo! (on my right leg on the side of my thigh...)
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