Wow, how time flies, and it has been a while since we have blogged! After returning from Pie de la Cuesta, we spent a quiet couple of weeks here in DF, catching up with school, Linda is busy doing her International Bauclareate accreditation as well as some tutoring. There is such a demand that even I have attended a few tutoring classes with other teachers, and after Easter may take on some tutoring myself. However, I seem to have no trouble keeping busy looking after everything else that needs doing. Then, Friday, Febuary 25th, off we went to San Miguel de Allende, about 4 hours Northwest of here. Stephanie, a young teacher at ASF, and her husband Alex, a webpage designer, joined us for our excursion. We left right from school, meet up at the metro ... read more

December 18th, and we are off for home, Canada! We enjoyed a leisurely morning and headed to the airport around noon. We arrived in Saskatoon at 12:30 A.M. and were greeted by..........3out 4 grandchildren, of course. What a welcome! A banner and smiles all around! Leslie and her 3 children were waiting for us as was Aaron, who gave us a ride home. There Linda and I were at 2 in the morning, looking out the picture window at the beautiful winter scene displayed outside while standing in our warm and toasty home. We had never appreciated central heating that much before. Marty, who lives downstairs, has the thermostat set at 75, it is cooler down there than it is upstairs and we mellowed in the heat. Sunday, up and at it. You guessed it, couldn't ... read more

We have been quieter since our escapades during the Day of the Dead festivities. Linda very much enjoyed a street salad in Mixquic, however, it took a few days for her to return to normal enjoyment of food. She somehow managed to work through her school days, and rest afterward. On Saturday, we went to view the annual art fair held at the school. Local and international artists paid for booths to display their wares and there were art displays by the students as well. Children activities, food booth and tables covered most of campus. Sunday saw us off to Balderas Market located just 5 metro stops away. This is a huge permanent market that functions daily, marketing traditional Mexican crafts, clothes, pottery, art, ceramics, masks, lights, glass, wooden artifacts etc from all over Mexico. We ... read more

First of all, I must apologize, today, October 19th, I log onto the blog site and to my amazement, realize that the last blog was not sent on October 13th like I thought it was. My mistake, so hopefully I will get this one out a little more diligently. Linda is off to school as usual, and is very busy testing and preparing report cards. I seem to be able to find things that need doing to keep busy. Of course, I walk and ride bike quite a bit, for example, a trip to Costco requires 35 minutes, most of it brisk walking, and maybe 10 minutes of subway riding time. Costco remains our favorite store to access meats, we do draw the line and avoid the meats, chicken and fish that are offered in the ... read more

On Sept 15th, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo rang the church bells sounding the cry for Independence Mexico celebrates 200 years. Government employees and most schools were closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, so a very long week-end for all. Decorations everywhere, music, live bands, and people, people, people. Linda's school, being an American school, had classes Wednesday until 12 p.m. Afterwards, six of us met and strolled down Paseo de la Reforma, the city's main central street which was closed off to all traffic. Reforma has traffic circles with huge intricate monuments at major intersections every 5-6 blocks. There are 5 lanes going each way with a central stroll area that is very wide, maybe 15 yards. Then, there are 2 more lanes on the outside with a dedicated bycicle lane and all of this was closed to ... read more