Strawberries, or "Fresas" (FRAY-suhs) as they are called in Spanish, have been grown in Irapuato since 1852 and for over one hundr...

Generally speaking, medical services in Mexico are pretty good and I would go as far to say that without the medical care that I have receiv...

I was going through a bunch of papers and things that my mother had put aside for me before she died and I came across a photograph of my gr...

This post is somewhat beyond the scope of what I usually write about but since I had such an amazing experience I felt that I simply must pa...

I took the whole week off this week and I am spending it in my favorite place which is a wooden bench in my own back yard. I have been in a ...

Yesterday I saw the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for the first time. The story is loosely based on a short story th...

A couple years ago I wrote a piece aout "Muñecas de Cartón" which are dolls made of papier mâché that were popular with little gir...

My friend Tancho just posted a recipe for Capirotada to his blog, " Rancho Canyon Cookbook " and it reminded me that this is the s...

I have a new hobby. My old Ma used to say that I need another hobby like I need another hole in my head but nevertheless I have a new self ...

I just read that the Olympic officials are blaming the death of Olympic athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili from the country of Georgia on "h...