Good Morning, From Here, September 27 - October 03 Monday My sister, Patrice, and I spent a couple of weeks in northern Europe this summer, mostly in Sweden, for the wedding of our niece Evelyn. Whatever city we were in, we walked for miles and miles. We rarely had...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, September 10 - 26
Monday Welcome to the first full day of Fall. I was going to leap into my column this morning, but saw I had a message from Petru. He had forwarded a lovely video made about his partner and my friend Jean-Guy...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, September 13 - 19
Monday ¡Viva, Mexico! ¡Viva! Practicing for tonight's Grito at the Presidencia at 11 pm! To me, this celebration is the single most defining Mexican ritual that I can think of. It brings together all age groups and occupations, singles, couples, and...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, September 06 - 12
Monday I have been watching Gloria Fiona since the day she appeared in the now (sadly) defunct Voice of Vallarta. Over the 12 years since placing second in that contest, she has grown exponentially more integral into the fabric of entertainment...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, August 30 - September 05
Monday Not only the start of a new week, but the first day of September, Labor Day up north in Canada and the US, and therefore, a long weekend. Mexico celebrates Labor Day by not working on May 1, like...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, August 23 - August 29 Monday And, I am back; did you miss me? I have been home for about 36 hours, unpacking, doing laundry, snuggling with my darling Bogie, and easing back into my former fabulous life in the tropics.
It is wonderful to...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 19 - 25 Monday I have known Kathleen Palmer for at least 15 years. Kathleen is the doyenne of Deja New, the cleverly named, go-to, second-hand, gently used consignment clothing store in Vallarta. She was not the first to open a Value Village-inspired...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 12 - 18 Good Morning, From Here, July 14, Monday It's getting close to crunch time: two weeks from today, I'll be leaving Vallarta for Canada and the start of a month off. It will go fast like lightning. The lists will grow...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 05 - 11 Monday I finally got in to see Pacific Home last week - a new assisted living facility up in the mountainous jungle overlooking Puerto Vallarta. There are currently eight permanent residents, with space for 40 and potential for future development...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 28 - July 04 Monday I love my friends in Vallarta. They are many and varied, and if I poke hard enough, I will find a connection with someone I have just met to a mutual friend or acquaintance way down a back...
