Roger
- Jul 19
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
It is a DeFalla title and the tone poem is about the romance of an Andalusian Evening. It's lush and sentimental - there's a sense of...
Roger
- Jun 29
CHICXULUB --Forty years ago I rented a beach apartment there.
Site of the asteroid impact which killed the dinosaurs . "In an instant, the Chicxulub impact forever changed life on Earth—blasting out...
Roger
- Jun 26
1930s remnant of TANKÁH - STILL NOT REFINISHED
---- The three GONZALEZ brothers who owned the lands north of Tulum, had their Merida office across the street from us. Our friendships...
Roger
- Mar 27
GONZALO LUCERO -- a friend with a good camera
Main Door Reception with a "Woman in Black" watching comings and goings. This is my favorite pasta tile floor - makes one feel like a...
Roger
- Mar 3
Perfect Private Place - a Mix of Memories
That 'slant of light' recalls Emily Dickinson, but it's the painted trunk that is the ARK of this corner. Mama filled three of them with...
Roger
- Jan 15
AN UGLY CHAIR from a BEAUTIFUL FRIEND
AIDA had been away, living her life, married, in Mexico City. But, returning to Merida as a widow, she bought a small house one half...
Roger
- Jan 12
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR en Merida
Jueves 27 de mayo (1948) "No esperaba gran cosa de Mérida, quizás por eso estoy tan deslumbrada. una auténtica ciudad mexicana a la que...
Roger
- Jan 12
LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE
I've stayed too long in the Tropical Lowlands. Thinking that my search might be rewarded in Copan or Tikal - but no. But once rounding a...
Roger
- Dec 26, 2021
IT IS BEGINNING AGAIN -- CASA MEXILIO IS OPEN
We were serious about the pandemic. Home is beautiful and interesting. There might be fifteen tables -- balcony tables, kitchen tables,...
