Sunday mass was in session.  Heavenly music and song filled the air.  My Catholic background beckoning me to attend or at least look in. I made the sign of the cross and moved on. Every evening she is in the jardin, the town square.  She always has a beautiful smile for everyone.  I have passed her … [Read more...]

I live near a five street intersection on a hillside in San Miguel de Allende. Straight ahead, from my second floor open-air office, I can see all the way to the mountains near Guanajuato.  In the afternoon, sunlight glints off the water at the reservoir. High above me the Caracol snakes past on its … [Read more...]

Tepoztlan, Morelos Has it All:  A Street Market, Food Market, the Zocalo, and a 16th Century Church.  Tepoztlan also has a feeling of extra magic.  It is home to a mountaintop pyramid, UFO sightings, one of Mexico’s best midwives, and clairvoyants. Spanish speakers or not, experienced travelers or … [Read more...]

Of the many worries facing a typical American or Canadian living in Mexico, in my experience there is one worry that appears frequently and most often rises head and shoulders above all the rest.  I think you all know what I am referring to.  I’m speaking, of course, about the little matter of … [Read more...]

Some people take stock of their lives after a long career in business. Perhaps it was law or health care.  What worked?  What didn’t? Others have a bucket list.  If it’s not in their wallet, it might be in the back of their mind.  Go to Machu Pichu, check.  Go on safari, check.  Set a world record … [Read more...]

I’m a stranger in a strange land.  I shouldn’t be but I am.   I was born in Oakland, California, as a birth-certificate-carrying member of the Baby Boomer generation and now find myself living in the middle of Mexico, where initially I didn’t know a soul and could barely speak the … [Read more...]