Soar

  Looking up in the sky in Tulum, Mexico one day, I noticed this juxtaposition of a tern (any ornithologists out there: corrections please!) and the half moon. The half circle shape of the moon mirrors the half circle shape formed by the soaring wings. The...

Miss you

We have been in the US for only a few days and are already missing Merida. While we do enjoy seeing family and friends, we find the incessant focus on media and marketing tiring and wears us out. Having now been without a TV since October, we tried watching something...

25 and counting

Next week will be my silver wedding anniversary to Lea. When we first met in late 1987, I was in a particularly tough spot. I was recovering from the break-up of my first marriage, trying to be a good dad to three little girls and working hard to sustain Meyer,...

Vacuuming

One of the consequences of moving gradually from full-time working to retirement is the need to travel and  be away from home. This is something I do not like. I miss our new home. I miss the rhythms of working in the garden, daily shopping in the market, tending to...

Rhythms of Opening and Closing

Over the past several weeks, an interesting pattern has started to emerge in my life. When we first decided to move to Mexico full time, we had many questions. We knew that we would not be able to completely answer every question in advance. We were aware that there...

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