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Coco is a charming Disney Pixar animated film based on Dia de Muertos. Once again Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead is upon us in Mexico.  Last November was my first experience with this annual celebration. Since I had never seen Disney’s, Coco, I had imagined my own dark version of this event.  […]

There is a fabulous new “taco stand” in town.  La Calaca Tacos y Cerveza opened a few months ago and offers some of the tastiest tacos in San Carlos.  This cute little place is not only pleasing to the palate but is an aesthetic beauty.  Proprietors, Frank and Lisa, are owner of two lovely restaurants […]

Moving to Mexico has certainly reduced the number of times my cell phone rings.  Most people communicate via What’s App text and I no longer receive those pesky calls from “Scam Likely” so a jingle from my phone often means a family member is calling or a San Carlos level “emergency”.  So when my phone […]

Image borrowed from my quick Google search for Mexico Life logos. In May of 2019 just months before we moved to San Carlos our Coldwell Banker real estate agent, Norene, asked if we would consider applying to take part in the HGTV show, Mexico Life.  She had been on the show with other clients a […]

It’s always something.  You move into a new place and you believe it is perfect until an idea pops into your head of how to make your abode just a bit better, a tad more ideal, or a smidge brighter.  Such is the case with the door of our house that opens to the street […]

Sea spray, salt and sand is abundant.  These wonderful features of the San Carlos area bring with them the need for essential services.  By essential I am referring to the occasional mani pedi.  Who am I kidding, these luxuries have nothing to do with living in Mexico but are simply a personal care service I […]

As of July 1, 2020 we have been living in Mexico for one full year.  There are moments I can hardly believe 365 days have passed and other times when it feels like we’re fairly settled into life in our new location.  Looking back it’s easy to divide the last year into three distinct parts.  […]

I vaguely recall being an elementary student in the 70’s when a rumor floating through the school saying “new math” was on the way.  As a child I thought that all math was new so what’s the difference?  My former elementary school in Hurst, Texas. The location of the beginnings of my misunderstandings of the […]

This spring two members of the San Carlos community began what became a movement of sorts in this tiny town.  As businesses were forced to close the greatest threat to the community was not the virus but the fact that 90% of the hard-working people in this area make a living doing just that, working […]

Updates on the coronavirus flood the world news every single day.  We are briefed on rising case numbers, the potential new symptoms, work of diligent scientists on  possible vaccines or treatments, current recommendations from the CDC and specific guidelines for slowly, safely reopening countries, states and individual cities.  These are often followed by a wonderful, […]