This summer in the USA bumps into fall as quickly as it began. It was bookended by the magical wedding of a sweet young woman I have known for most of her life, and the engagement of her spicy little sister. I'm so happy for them both. In between, The Skipper and I bought a car and did our best to drive the wheels right off of it. Louisa and I had an epic Mama/Daughter weekend in Ashland, OR. John and I took trips from Washington to Ohio to visit family, a trip to Alaska to realize my...

After an unplanned hiatus back to the US, we returned to La Cruz de Huanacaxtle by car on April 19, and were overwhelmed with the colors...

At first light, just as the sky brightened beyond the now-familiar veil of morning mist, we bade farewell to the herd of sea lions who...