by Jeffrey Scherer | Jul 31, 2014 | Building |
Over the past several weeks, I have had a big sadness floating around me every day. It is the killing fields in the Middle East that is so sad and upsetting. I have read 1,000s of words. Defensive diatribes justifying both side’s point of view. Thoughtful...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 25, 2014 | Building |
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...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 22, 2014 | Building |
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...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 8, 2014 | Building |
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...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 5, 2014 | Building |
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...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 19, 2014 | Building |
Here is a brief description of my raised planters: I have 9 self watering planting beds that are each 75cm W X 110 cm L X 20 CM D) The planting beds are composed of 5 parts:1: The concrete and CMU block structure of the raised beds (so I do not have to bend over). The...
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