Upon moving to the Yucatan — having reluctantly left the Chiapan highlands, whose mountain air, agrarian soils and indigenous farmers captured my heart…
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The other night, I almost ruined our entire evening (which could easily have soured the whole weekend) by allowing a thought to grow,…
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We have friends in town. Beautiful friends, favorite friends, the kind of friends I’d split BFF necklaces with if I were eight and could…
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Several of you have asked for it — here it is: my journey through idealism and how I finally made peace with “imperfection.”…
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I’m not sure why it’s taken me so many years to figure it out, but I’ve finally realized that the secret to happy…
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I’m kind of giddy to share this project with you (thus the uncharacteristic Saturday post)! I created this simple little pattern years ago…
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I have to admit, if there’s one time of year I still have to fight the cynicism I’ve mostly come to manage, it’s…
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Several years ago, a friend with 15 years more life experience than me surprised me with her reaction to the troubles I’d been…
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The last of our houseguests left this morning — back to the states, back to everyday happenings, back to holding each other in…