Our last sunset of a fabulous vacation. I could not have asked for a more perfect place to be for 16 days. I’ll let the pictures speak a thousand words. Related posts:Celebrating a birthday in the Big AppleDeja Vu or what?Passing of a dear friend
Read MoreEarly morning walks are great especially when it starts at a beach with the images below. Fishermen are out early trying to get their catch of the day. They sell their catch on the beach and then wait around for tourists to pay to go fishing for a few hours. We didn’t go but I […]
Read MoreToday was an unexpected bit of pleasure. We met Robin’s friends in Guayabitos for lunch a few days ago and they told us that each Friday, a group of people go on a 10 km hike from Los Ayala, over the Sierra Madre mountains to a town called El Monteón. We decided to join the group. I […]
Read MoreI’ve walked on many a beach, from the time I was a young girl growing up right next to the ocean to finding a beach anytime I go near a big body of water. I was walking along the beach this morning and I saw the most interesting artwork. It changes even few seconds and […]
Read MoreThis evening we had a nice little gathering of the guests in the condo unit (8 units housing about 20 people). Every second Friday, the guests meet on the lower deck for an appetizer potluck. We took some of our fusion guacamole and tortilla chips and it was a complete hit with everyone. It packed […]
Read MoreThis is how I start my day in Los Ayala. Get up early, but not too early, clean up and get dressed – which consists of shorts and a tank top, and no shoes or makeup. Sometimes I may even comb my hair – but only if I feel like it. Then off I go, […]
Read MoreIt’s finally arrived – my Mexican vacation in Los Ayala, Mexico. For several of the past 10 years, we have gone to Isla Mujeres off the coast of Cancun for a couple of weeks in February. It is a little piece of paradise and a lovely place to hang out for well-deserved rest and relaxation. […]
Read MoreToday’s news makes me feel hopeful for the world. If you have been reading my blog posts for the last couple of years, you will remember that last year, I trained and climbed Kilimanjaro with my daughter Sunita, my sister Sabena, and three friends. On Day 5 of the trip, Sunita, Sabena had to abort the […]
Read MoreWhile I was relaxing in Mexico this year, I finished a project that I started more than 8 years ago. Yes, that’s right. EIGHT YEARS! This is a picture of my grandbaby Belle, who is going to be 11 this year. I started this when she was a little over two years year old. I was nursing a back […]
Read MoreI spent two glorious weeks in Isla Mujeres, Mexico enjoying the best that the little island had to offer. The walks with my sister each morning on the seawall was a perfect start to the day. After our 90 minute walk and a shower to cool off, we had fresh sapodillas, star apples, papayas, mangoes, fig bananas each day for […]
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