But today's entry has nothing to do with that.
We have a wonderful sweet housekeeper, Consuelo. She is originally from Guatemala (don't worry INS, she has a green card!) and has been working for us for a few years. Her English is so-so on good days. My Spanish is non-existent. Somehow we manage to communicate. Today she was telling me about her big yard at her new house. The conversation went something like this:
C: I have big yard. Big big yard.
FC: Really, that's great. Do you have a garden?
C: I have big trees. Pine. One died. You need firewood?
FC: Yes, that would be nice. Thank you.
C: I also have papers. Growing in ground.
FC: Papers? Hmmm. (I'm thinking "Astroturf?"). That's nice.
C: I water them everyday. They grow so big (she demonstrates what looks like a foot tall).
FC: So they are short? Must be the drought. Very dry. No rain.
C: I water them all the time. Very good. In Spanish, called "chiles".
FC: AHA! Peppers! Excellent!
So now, in addition to my lovely herb collection and sorry tomato plant I will be receiving fresh chile peppers!
Perhaps I will have peppers in my paprikash.

That's a lovely story. And glad to know you weren't "outing" an illegal immigrant!!
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GORGEOUS chilis! Can I link them to my blog??
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