by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 12, 2013 | Building |
Report from the field: One of the humbling things about being in a place like Merida is you realize just how much effort people spend in the US to defend and entrench and how much effort people here spend to live in harmony. My interaction with local folks here is...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 9, 2013 | Building |
Tomorrow is a big day at Calle 57. We will be installing the Centor rolling screen between the three columns on the north side of the porch. These rolling units are made in Australia and, for the US market, assembled in Chicago. It was quite an ordeal to coordinate...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 6, 2013 | Building |
This morning we cooked, for the first time Chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa). I cooked it in scrambled eggs with white onion and tomatillo. Below is an extract from the the article Potential Nutritional and Health Benefits of Tree Spinach by Joseph ). Kuit and Eliseo S....
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 6, 2013 | Building |
Today was full of adventure–both sanguine and disappointing. We began the day carefully measuring and positioning our towel bars, paper holders and robe hooks in the two bathrooms. As many of you know, Lea and I are very obsessive when it comes to the visual...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Oct 5, 2013 | Building |
How does one begin the process of letting go while grabbing something new? These last few days have been fascinating. The week began with Lea and me in a state of total exhaustion. We lived for two weeks in a hotel “suite” (not “sweet” at all)....
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