Babies are cute

We are really busy taking care of the baby birds. Here is a short video of them after they ate lunch yesterday. The first video is a couple of them getting fed, and the second is when they are enjoying...

Parrots, Parrots, Everywhere!

Parrots have been in the news in the state of Sinaloa over the last two days. Two men were caught transporting 476 baby parrots – mostly conures that are endangered in this area. They asserted that the birds were from...

Semana Santa at the Beach

Semana Santa at the beach is a pretty amazing adventure. People watching is the order of the day. We arrived at our favorite palapa restaurant around 11 and the beach was more busy than usual. But by 2 pm, it...

What a fine week

We had such a wonderful time with family visiting last week. I am still a bit tired but I was sorting through photos and I thought I’d share a few of them- at the top, Adam and Martha being funny…...

Vegetariana en México

A picture of some vegies from my garden in 2002!   I’m a vegetarian. México isn’t the easiest place for non-meat eaters. Meat makes everything more rich and tasty….but not to me. When we first arrived I ate more than...

Carnaval is over…

  Carnaval was loud, crazy, full of beer, hot dogs, kids with neon light sabers and confetti. And it was fun.   We’d heard lots of stories about how wild and noisy it was – and it’s true that the...

I need a nap

Carnaval festivities continue to dominate Mazatlan. The hotels are at capacity, with most tourists being Mexican nationals. I think most of them arrived yesterday and everyone was ready for a party last night. At eight there was the ceremonial Burning...

Mazatlan knows how to party!

So far Carnaval is wonderful. The first night, Thursday, was cold and windy. I know – all of you reading this from the frozen North – it wasn’t cold by your standards but it was cold for here. I think...

People work hard here….

…and by Sunday I’m tired, too. As regular readers know, we’ve been having a lot of work done to our house: The courtyard remodel Interior painting Electrical work upstairs Exterior painting Roof coating Salitre repairs Kitchen cabinets made/installed Appliances repaired/installed...