We’ve had a fun week!

Last weekend we sent the dogs off to doggie camp and headed to a small town in Jalisco.  Daughter Jess had arrived in Guadalajara earlier in the week to spend vacation with a friend from New York who was visiting...

How about a Centro update ?

There’s been a lot of activity in various buildings  around Centro lately – some good and some bad. About a week ago there was a bit of a furor with several properties being remodeled or razed without the authority of...

Painting the town …

There are some very talented urban artists here in Mazatlán.  Last week we were walking down Mariano Escobedo and watched several artists working on a ruin.  This was broad daylight and they signed the work, so we believe that the...

I love this town!

I am really glad we decided to settle in Mazatlán.  I love living by the ocean.  I love the weather most of the time.  But really it is all about the people.  I just love the people here. The Mexican...

How to make a difference in 2010

  • January 1, 2010
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The cathedral at sunrise – January 1, 2010 Most of us have been thinking about our resolutions for the new year. Some want to lose weight. Some want to exercise more. I know those are two of my resolutions. But...

Close relations

I love all the old houses in Centro.  Many of them have close relatives on the same street.  Some look like twins, or even triplets. Some probably started life as  a much larger house, and now we notice the similarities,...

Whirlwind trip to Morelia

Paul and I got back last night from a whirlwind trip to Morelia and Pátzcuaro.  We drove over on Thursday, leaving about 6 am. We packed sandwiches and sodas, and drove straight through, only stopping for gas, and arriving in...

It’s a puzzle to me…

Anyone who has read this blog for long knows how much I love Mazatlán.  But sometimes I just don’t understand things around here. For example, earlier this year there was a large civic project where some of the malecon concrete...

Excuses, excuses

I know I have been a bad blogger lately, but in wintertime there is just so much going on!  And not just social stuff, either.  I actually got some energy for a total redo of my office and sewing stuff...

I know, I know…

The handkerchief plant is even blooming now! I haven’t been blogging very frequently lately.  I think the enthusiasm for writing ebbs and flows, right now I have been spending more of my energy doing other things – knitting, reading, helping...

You need to be flexible…

In order to live happily  in Mexico, I believe you need to be flexible. Can’t find sage when you want to make Thanksgiving stuffing?  Buy Hierbas Finas and make do. Can’t find lemons?  Use lime, or orange, or grapefruit, and...