It’s the rainy season; that means it’s also mosquito season… and they love me and my ankles! This year, I surrendered to the adage, the best offense is a good defense. Using plastic mesh, duct tape, and velcro, I fabricated an ugly, and somewhat difficult to navigate through, screen for my door.
Defense exhibit 1
It helped, I even got used to the green color, though the center opening was problematic. However, heat and dry air followed by heat and humidity were not kind to the glue on the back of the velcro that secured the screen to the doorway nor to the duct tape holding the coins weighing down the screen. After two months it began coming unglued, as did I!
So, I relented, loosened my purse-strings, and called master carpenter Juan, who has so ably come to my rescue on previous occasions. He took measurements last week, drew up a plan, built the doors, and arrived yesterday to install them.
My hero, Juan
What a difference a real screen door makes! Looking in…
Defense exhibit 2
And, looking out…
Defense exhibit 3
With my new door, stash of citronella candles, and repelente natural, it’s adios mosquitos!
Mexican Peso Converter
View From Casita Colibrí 
What an interesting blog. I know all about those pesky mosquitoes. Judy
Thanks, Judy. For some reason, they ignored me in California, but won’t leave me alone here!
Congrats !! on winning the Mosquitoe wars.. a sound strategy, perhaps the Pentagon may want to adopt !!!
Archie, major advance, but not declaring victory just yet!
It was crazy, because when we landed in Guadalajara, the Mosquitos were thick in the morning air, biting everyone around me, employees families returning home, etc. , but they wouldn’t touch me. Maybe they thought my gringa blood wasn’t sweet enough….;)
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