October 2 , 2023 /

Patzcuaro and Tzintzunztan

Three and a half hours southwest of San Miguel, Guanajuato, where we live, are the cities of Patzcuaro and Tzintzunstan, in the adjacent state of Michoacan. Geographically, this area is about four hours due west of Mexico City.  The relatively short road trip last week of 2 nights and 3 days were rich with new

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September 6 , 2023 /

WHY NOW? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

One day about 5 months ago, I said to S, “We might drive up (from Tubac) to Green Valley (AZ) and look at La Posada.”   La Posada https://laposadacommunities.org/  is a senior community that has all three levels of living – independent in one’s own house or apartment; assisted living for those with some health challenges

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September 4 , 2023 /

SCHEDULES

One of the reasons we prefer driving to flying, when possible, is that we prefer being on our own schedule and timetable, not those with other systems that are tech dependent where other people are in charge.  I would rather drive 8 hours than fly one hour because it’s not just flying one hour.  Here

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August 17 , 2023 /

WHIRLWIND ROAD TRIP

I looked at the calendar August 15, blinked twice, and realized that ten days ago we were in heavy traffic through San Antonio and Dallas, headed north toward Lake Tenkiller in northeast Oklahoma.  The reason for that part of this trip was to retrieve our Leisure Travel Van RV that was stored at wife’s brother’s

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July 10 , 2023 /

ONE MONTH REPORT – SMA

We arrived at Los Labradores, San Miguel de Allende, Gto, on June 12, 4 weeks ago today! Our small 2 br. 2 ba, villa, or casita, #201, is one of several hundred houses of different sizes and configurations.  Some are attached with a common wall, others are free-standing with lush gardens.  In the middle of

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February 17 , 2023 /

POST FROM SAN CARLOS, SONORA, MX

Remember post cards?  After 1901, postcards typically measured 3.5 x 5.5 inches, although variations in size exist. In the 1960s, some printers began producing 4 x 6 inch postcards.  They had some kind of photo on the front, often of a place being visited or some attraction in that place.  On the back was a

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