What are the best things about living in Mexico?
música norteña (it makes you want to bounce)
barbacoa, tamales dulces, and fresh papayas
my beautiful neighbors
the parades!
What I’m Reading
September, 2024
On a trip of a lifetime to Italy, I became obsessed with all things Italian, including novelists. My current favorites are “Happiness as Such” and “Family Lexicon,” both by the amazing Natalia Ginzburg. The first, an epistolary novel, is strange, hilarious, and heart wrenching. The second, which some have called her masterpiece, is a rough and sweet, unflinching, unforgettable family sage based on her own life.
My fierce Mexican guard cats.
Last-but-not-least note: All black and white photos on this site are by Mitch Cowardin, who really needs to get cracking on his website.