Tales from the Rainbow Throne — A Spoken Word Piece
The children gather in a hush.A soft spotlight brushes a plush rainbow rug.From behind the velvet curtain enters a vision—heels clicking, lashes blinking like galaxies.Big.Beautiful.Betty.
She settles into a glittered rocking chair, adjusts her crown of chrysanthemums, andopens a rhinestone-covered book.
“Good...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 14 - 20 Monday We had a soggy weekend. So soggy, the President of the Vallarta Garden Club, Sunny Rossi, canceled the outdoor concert on the Isla Cuale starring Angeloo. There is a chance it may be rescheduled; I'll let you know.
I met...
You know, during the winter, I feel like I’m making excuses for the ‘tourist high season’ fishing conditions that don’t normally include the species people have fantasized about all year.
Once we enter mid-June, we get past a rough spot where the season and spawning for many species end. We...
(Saintpaulia ionantha) Family: GesneriaceaeAlso called: No names knownOrigin: Tanzania and KenyaHow well I remember from my youth these plants - enjoyed by generations for their compact size, velvety leaves, and colorful blooms - happily thriving in the southern bay window of my love-filled grandparent’s home in Larned, Kansas, where...
"You may feel, at times, like you are trudging along through very thick mud to get to where you are going individually and collectively, and that feeling is there to remind you that what you are doing is enormous. This represents a huge shift in consciousness that you are...
Thoughts on Marriage
Gloria "For me, it's something that started when I was young. My mom and dad were very happy and loved each other deeply. I always dreamed of having a family—something like that. So, getting married was one of my first wishes as a child."
Irene "My parents divorced...
Twelve or fourteen years ago, when I was in Manzanillo, I was encumbered by the possession of trucks, cars, and boats. I drove everywhere and sailed the coast. Now I am without these things, and it’s liberating. I’m also at the age where I’d rather have someone else behind...
For Sandra Bradley—my friend, spiritual mentor, and channel of timeless wisdom—whose words in Vallarta Mirror kindle hope and reflection—I lovingly dedicate this piece. May its verses resonate with your gentle guidance and joyful spirit…and honor the miracles your teachings inspire. E.Z.
The holiest place on earth is where an ancient...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 07 - 13 Monday A beautiful Monday morning with clear skies for a change! The air feels lighter, a good start to another week in Vallarta.
What I love most about any conversation is to hear people's opinions and thoughts about Vallarta. Particularly the...
That was my first impression as I stepped inside the entrance to Pacific Home assisted living facility in Colonia Linda Vista, Puerto Vallarta. Clean, fresh air, beautifully landscaped with mature trees, palms, fruit trees, grass, flowers, and kindly staff quietly exchanging with the residents, in a gentle tropical climate....
(Opuntia leucotricha) Family: CactaceaeAlso known as: Arborescent Prickly Pear or SemaphoreOrigin: Central MexicoIf its spiny needles were likened to a beard, better bring on the industrial-strength shaving cream!
Many are aware of the contemporary use of Optunia family flowers and “paddles” in the making of body lotions, creams, jams, pickles,...
"It's quite possible and highly recommended that during your day, as you go through whatever is in front of you, you have a private agenda.
This agenda has to do with your desire to know and express the love that you are and to be on the lookout for that...
Many of you were part of the marriage proposal I (Irene) made to Gloria Fiona at Teatro Vallarta at the beginning of the year, well here is what happened next; on the 11th of May, we got married.
It wasn’t a traditional wedding; it was a sacred soul union, held...
A Fideicomiso is a unique bank trust used in Mexico to allow foreigners to legally own property in the "restricted zone," which includes areas within 50 kilometers of the coastline and 100 kilometers of the border. Mexican law prevents non-citizens from directly owning land in these areas. The fideicomiso...
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.” —Eckhart Tolle In Puerto Vallarta, the sky is a kind of gospel. Each sunrise arrives like a whisper from the divine. Each sunset, a quiet benediction. People pause. Conversations still.And then—almost always—someone nearby says it, softly, reverently: “La...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, May 31 - June 06
Monday It's the end of the season, and there has to be one final show. One that combines the talent of two cabarets but without the dancers that bring much to the fore, but there is no space.
There is also...
June 2025 As the pages of my diary flipped rapidly closer to June 2025, a song began running through my mind… a song I hadn't heard in years. It was from the Broadway musical of 1951, Paint Your Wagon, a Lerner and Loewe collaboration. It's not their most well-known or best...
(Euterpe oleracea) Family: Arecaceae
Also known as: Assai Palm, Pina Palm, Euterpe Palm or Cabbage Palm in some regions – but don’t confuse it with the Sabal Palmetto – called by that same name – which grows profusely throughout the Southeastern U.S. and parts of the Caribbean. Origin: Eastern Amazonia,...
"I would like you to distinguish between what you have to do and what you want to do.
You may believe that there are many things that you have to do. You have to go to work. You have to make money. You have to pay your bills. You have...
Here we are at the end of May 2025, and we’re looking to the weeks ahead of us as we seem to be entering a normal summer pattern. We’re even seeing the first hurricane of the season as it passes the Bay of Banderas. We will normally see these...
