GRINGO GULCH

GRINGO GULCH

Uncategorized CUAHTEMOC NEIGHBOR WITH BENEDICTE LAUR´S RESCUE DOG (photo credit:  Miles Merritt) The area in colonia Centro called Gringo Gulch was apparently given this name in 1963 when Tennessee William´s play, “Night of the...
by Mar 31, 2014 No Comments
SPRING!  ¡PRIMAVERA!

SPRING! ¡PRIMAVERA!

Uncategorized EXUBERANT YELLOW BLOSSOMS ON THE PRIMAVERA (“SPRING”) TREE The vernal equinox took place on March 20, marking the first day of spring.   “Equinox,” a word I hope to be able to play one day in...
by Mar 23, 2014 No Comments
FAVORITE WALK

FAVORITE WALK

Uncategorized LEAVING BOCA DE TOMÁTLANMy favorite walk here is from the village of Boca de Tomatlán, where the river runs down from the foothills of the Sierra Madres into the Bay of Banderas, to las Ánimas (“the spirits”) , a...
by Mar 16, 2014 No Comments
THANK YOU, BRIGITTE BARDOT

THANK YOU, BRIGITTE BARDOT

Uncategorized BRIGITTE BARDOT,  the beautiful French actress and singer,  retired in 1973 at the age of thirty-eight.   Always a lover of animals, she sold her jewelry and other personal possessions in 1986 in...
by Mar 10, 2014 No Comments
EL TUITO

EL TUITO

Uncategorized ” EL TUITO.  Located in a tiny valley in a mountainous area, El Tuito  takes its name from the words “teotl” (“god”) and “tuil,” “tuitlán,” (“place of god or place of beauty”).  Driving south along...
by Mar 2, 2014 1 Comment