2017 Merida Artist Studio Tour
Over 30 years ago, the Merida English Library (MEL) was an artist studio. Painter and printmaker Mark Callaghan, painter Alonso Gutierrez,Continue Reading
Category: Living the Dream
Postscript
Ten years ago this month, I walked out the door of the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta, myContinue Reading
A Good Death
How do you want to die? It’s a question that inspires some to grab a sand shovel, dig a holeContinue Reading
Stuff That Works
My dad is a Guy Clark fan. He especially loves ‘Stuff That Works’. “I got a pretty good friend who’s seenContinue Reading
Road Trip: Isla Holbox
Tiny crescent moon bays undulate down the shoreline, like scalloped lace. The sand is fine and white, rivalling the feelContinue Reading
The Heart Is Where Home Is
The plane shudders, as if waking from a bad dream. A blanket of bodies stretches out as far as theContinue Reading
Home
In late 2012, I began a journey that would take me as far away from my home as I’d everContinue Reading
Learning to Fly
When I was a child, I dreamt of flying all the time. In the morning I would open my eyesContinue Reading
Experience Happy
“You’re much more likely to feel connected to someone you took a vacation with in Bogotá, than someone who alsoContinue Reading
Follow the Light
I wake up to the sounds of life in a barrio in a small city in Mexico; dogs barking, goatsContinue Reading
The Road to Provence
The perfume of earth and olives fifty shades of green deep cypress frames guilded eucalyptus in heat as dry asContinue Reading
The Great Unknown
A friend recently asked me, “What is it like to make new friends at this stage of your life?”. We’re both overContinue Reading
Life Lessons I Learned from my Dog
Also published by the great folks at Elephant Journal I am a self-help addict. I love to read how othersContinue Reading
The Silent Killer: Regret
Sometimes the inspiration for a story can come from the smallest encounters. Published by the great folks at Elephant Journal.Continue Reading
25 things I love about Merida
Living in flip flops. The tropical flora and fauna. Forty minutes from the sea. Music everywhere. New friends Bunker yoga Merida My sisterContinue Reading
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