Blustery

A good day to stay in and work on my projects. The third crewel piece is coming along. It’s not turning out the way I planned, because I started to free-style with the colors....

March morning

This tree is in the willow grove – or the Immanent Grove as I call it, after a location in Ursula LeGuin’s The Wizard of Earthsea. I walk past it occasionally on my daily...

March blows in

A couple of Sam’s cousins, his sister, Sam and me – we’ve been making a fivesome a few weekends now for hiking and a meal out somewhere along the coast. Snack, brunch, lunch, whatever...

La Ciudad de México (CDMX)

This is my last travelogue post for our Mexico trip. I’m kind of hankering to get back to the present. But first I have to cover our three days in Mexico City. This was...

Mirador el Cerro de la Cruz

Another journey in Puerto Vallarta – our traditional climb to the overlook called Mirador el Cerro de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross Viewpoint). Sam and I have climbed to this site three times...

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...