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https://merilynsimonds.com/books-unpacked-blog/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0600.jpg24471620[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We moved to Calle Animas—Spirit Street—in San Miguel de Allende just as the jacarandas were coming into bloom. When we rented the place, I was leery of the three dogs on the rooftop next door, but once they got used to our routine of spending the sunset hour on our neighboring terrace, they were blessedly […]