Category: Travel

Jardín Botánico de Vallarta

We planned a side trip to the botanical gardens outside of Puerto Vallarta. It took us a long time and lots of trial and error to find the proper bus stop. Other travelers tried...

Mercado Emiliano Zapata

This had to be my favorite place we visited on our trip. If I lived and cooked in Puerto Vallarta, I’d be a daily shopper here at the market. I think we ended up...

The navel of the moon

We got back from Mexico on Monday the 19th, but it has been a very sluggish re-entry. We both caught colds – not Covid, but still not feeling 100 percent. We probably overdid our...

Walking toward the light

We spent a few days in Quebec City. I’ve long wanted to go there since my son went with his middle-school French class. And it’s only 5-1/2 hours drive away from us, a pretty...

St. Andrews

Another jaunt to Canada with my friend Jaye. We did a little wading. A little rock sitting. Enjoyed the air, earth, water, and sunshine. Today I’m making a simple nine-patch from Deb Lacativa-dyed scraps....

Canada

We went to Canada overnight. Sam had a training workshop for municipal government in Presque Isle Maine. Instead of staying in Maine, he found an AirBnB in Woodstock, New Brunswick. It was an interesting,...

Shweshwe

I picked up twenty pieces of shweshwe fabric from Mnandi Textiles while in Cape Town. The colors and prints are vibrant and beautiful. I’m not sure how I’ll use these – maybe start with...