by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 22, 2013 | Building |
YUCATAN On a slate swept clean by a stone from the sky, where masons once stacked temples high above the trees and fire-breathing conquistadors stamped the earth flat again, where haciendas bloomed amid raw henequen spikes– this is the place to spread your colorful...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 20, 2013 | Building |
Yesterday we discovered that the stone block for the bedroom terrace fountain was not cut square. One side was skewed by 10 mm to 18 mm. Since the stone abuts the stone flooring, this skewed line would show in relationship to the paving stone grid. We also discovered...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 17, 2013 | Building |
Yesterday we offloaded the 60 CM X 60 CM X 60 CM carved stone block that will be used for the fountain outside our bedroom. It was quite the ordeal in that it weighed 600 kilos. Seeing these strong, dedicated masons and builders tackle the problem of moving the stone...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 14, 2013 | Social, Travel |
Today Lea and I completed step two of becoming “Residente Temporal.” If all goes well, our visa cards will be returned from Mexico City in about 2 weeks. We have an excellent attorney: Lic. Antonio Bernardo Achach Esquivel. Hernandez and Associates Calle...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 13, 2013 | Building |
We live in a world of blurred edges with political string pullers trying to convince us that the edges are clearly defined. The world according to me is very grey. It is not black and white. I like living deep within these grey edges–weaving in and out of a...
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