Author Archives: Lorena

What’s for Dinner

Fortunately, or unfortunately, I never had to learn to whip out 3 meals a day, on a schedule. Instead, Carl and I have been able to figure out a more flexible eating pattern, based on everything from my first reading … Continue reading

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The Red Greenhouse….. Tomatoes Galore

One of the more interesting recent activities had been canning up the unexpected bounty of the new tomato house, or the Red Greenhouse. Finished in mid July, in the midst of of cold gray summer, we didn’t expect to see … Continue reading

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Life after the Peoples Guide to Mexico revision

During the last year or two, I have often thought of reviving my blog. But every time, I would remember that yet another deadline for finishing the Peoples Guide to Mexico was passing, and resolve not to allow myself to … Continue reading

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Another Year Older

It’s been over a year since I’ve put up anything. Why? Well… Life keeps happening…. However, I recently set my screen saver to random pictures from iPhoto and it has been so much fun seeing snippets of our life that … Continue reading

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Aunt Unie’s 100th birthday party

In mid December I flew down to California and helped my father’s oldest sister Aunt Unie, celebrate her 100th birthday. It was also a chance to visit with Aunt Juanita, my cuñada Martha, and many cousins, including Aunt Unie’s son … Continue reading

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