Recap: Good Morning, From Here - April 13 - 19, 2024
Monday Last Friday, about 70 of us descended upon—nope, make that ascended—Rick and Monica Miller's penthouse terrace for their first pop-up party of this year—Stolie on vocals, guitar, harmonica, and looping provided the music. Everyone brought food and wine...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here April 06 - April 12, 2024
Monday It is Eclipse Day, in case you didn't know or had forgotten. I was here in Vallarta for the last one in July 1991, having moved here five months earlier in February. It'll be interesting to compare the...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here March 30 - April 05, 2024
MondayHappy April Fool's Day to all your foreigners out there. Mexico has its version, but not in April.
As you may know, Vallarta Mirror is creating a calendar of events for Puerto Vallarta. Yes, you can add your own!...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, March 23 - March 29, 2024
Monday A couple of 'public service announcements' before we rehash the weekend! Gouda Gabor, Meghan Murphy, and Mark Hartman on piano salute Broadway Broads tonight. Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Open Mic, and hostess Gabor has invited everyone who has made...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, March 16 -22, 2024
Monday Deborah Darr gave her penultimate NIA class yesterday at the IFC Clubhouse; this is the hardest time of the year for us who live in Vallarta full time and don't go anywhere because why would we? Those here part-time, and...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here March 09 - March 15
Monday I watched more TV last night than I have in over a decade. The Oscars were fascinating—even the commercials, which I could see but not hear at La Catrina Cantina at Jim Lee's Oscar Party.
I used to...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here: March 04 - 08, 2024
Monday Last week, I stopped in at SOLutions Mexico to meet Guatemalan painter Pedro Cruz Sunu. He flew here at Vallarta Mirror columnist Sheryl Novak, also the owner of SOLutions Mexico's, request. Her showroom was transformed into a color-splashed fiesta....
Recap: Good Morning, From Here February 24 - March 01
Monday It's 4:30 in the morning; I have coffee in hand and don't even know where to start sorting out the recent magic in Vallarta.
It is clinging to me like saran wrap—the magic. I felt like I was barely...
Recap Good Morning, From Here February 17 - February 23, 2024
Monday Warm sunshine has returned at last; the rain is gone, tourists are lining the streets and filling up the beaches, and all is right with the world.
I went up the street to my neighbors last week to...
February 10 - February 16, 2024
Monday Last Friday, Kevin Feltner and I, representing Vallarta Mirror, went to the Vallarta Food Bank for an Open House. What a difference community and cooperation make! The Ex-President of the Vallarta Garden Club, John McKinney, gave K and me a tour, starting with...
