November 30, 2008

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It’s for the kids.

Back in October , Blogger Wayne in Isla Mujeres came up with the idea to help the kids in Ursula Galvan in Veracruz State.  This is the community that Blogger John and his wife Anita live.  The plan was to knit hats for the kids there, where it gets cold in the winter.  I jumped on board, as I enjoy knitting and wanted to give something to these kids, too. But my son and his wife are expecting a baby...

Road trip, installment 2

I realized that I hadn’t really said much about Colima in my last post.  It is really a wonderful city.  Son Adam moved there in 1990 to attand college at Tec de Monterrey.  He lived there for about eight years, so of course I visited him frequently and the city feels familiar and friendly to me. It’s only an hour from the coast at Manzanillo.  It has a bustling, urban side, with malls and large boulevards, and recycling bins.  It...

Road trip, installment 1

Paul and I and son Phil and his family piled into our rented minivan for the drive to Colima last Thursday.  We headed out of town to catch the cuota to Tepic, and before we had a chance to feel like we were on our way, what happened?  Another Revolution Day parade – this one in Villa Unión!  Sometimes it seems like parades are a daily event here, and since we had watched one in Mazatlán the day before, I...

Road trip

We’re piliing in the car in an hour to head out on the road.  We’re driving our rented minivan to Colima, where son Phil and his family are attending a wedding.  We’ll stay the night there, and hopefully will get a good visit in with our other son Adam and his wife Martha, too. Then we will say our goodbyes after a wonderful visit and Paul and I will head to Guadalajara for a couple of days.  We’ll be looking...

Family Fun

I am so excited – son Phil and his family are here!  We have been having a wonderful time, Sunday hung around the house, went out for drinks, and made a wonderful dinner at home.  Monday we walked the dogs and rambled around Centro and then went to Stone Island for a day of swimming, lounging, and relaxing.  What could be better than that? This morning we’re going out to breakfast and this evening heading to a Venados game –...

The body remembers

Lucy heading home from a walk – Nov 5, 2006 It’s November today.  I was loafing on the couch listening to music on my MP3 player and knitting.  And all of a sudden I realized that all the music I was choosing was kind of moody, fall-ish music.  And even thought it is a beautiful sunny day here, my body remembers fall. It’s the time of year where leaves swirl in the air and then land to make colorful arrangements...