Lest we forget

In our family Remembrance Day was always charged with high emotion. It is a statutory holiday, and as a schoolgirl I made paper poppies and learned to recite the poem, “In Flanders Field”, by John McCrae. I begged my father to tell me about his experiences as member of the Canadian Armed Forces in Europe

The Way We Were

New residents in Merida often ask me how Yucatan has changed since I came to live here in 1976. And the first thing that always comes to mind is the way Merida’s physical spaces used to be laid out. Soon after I met my husband, Jorge, he took me to meet his parents, Don Humberto

Facebook, what can I say?

We all get frustrated with our social media feed and we become overwrought by the opinions we’re subjected to. I have favorite blogs and vlogs I follow, and I subscribe to local community, foodie, painting, music, folklore, travel, writing and women’s FB groups. I think the specific interest groups are the best thing about Facebook.