1 Blackbirds I find that I am not as comfortable being alone as I supposed I could be, being too used to the chaos of home and family to be at peace without them. At home there was always a house full of people, full of activity and energy, with relatives and friends dropping by or events to host. The mechanisms I used to turn off the world around me and gain some peace are of no use here in Mexico, a place devoid of children, friends of children, pets of children, my wife, her relatives and my relatives. There is nothing and no one to hide from but myself, no inner sanctum required. There is just too much peace and quiet and I am not accustomed to it. I sleep too much and watch too
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