USA Today ran a “Reader’s Choice” contest in April to find North America’s “Top Ten Botanical Gardens.” An honor to be even included in the lofty list of formal, established […]
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Category: From Here
From Here: Songs
Another sold-out performance; the third (in a row) for tenor Enrique de Allende at Incanto last week. I am running out of superlatives describing this man and his voice; and […]
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From Here: Old New Friends
From last week’s fabulous house party, Jim Davis and David Wilhoit collected over 77,000 pesos to be split evenly with Corazon de Niña, The Banderas Bay Women’s Shelter andCheryl’s Shoebox. Then there is half […]
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I am starting this week’s column with two huge shout-outs to my colleagues here at the Tribune: First up – Leigh Thelmadatter, who has just published her first book! Brava, brava! A […]
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From Here: Spring has Sprung
The first whole day of Spring and while Vallartenses don’t get excited about the first crocuses, a green blade of grass (make that anything green), the season still touches every […]
Read moreFrom Here: Spring
Spring arrives in ten more days. If you want to do something very cool to welcome Spring to Vallarta – be at Cuates y Cuetes next Wednesday, March 20, at 4 pm […]
Read moreFrom Here: 28+
“A message to Puerto Vallarta: Twenty-eight years ago today – February 28, 1991 – I moved permanently to Puerto Vallarta. It took me five long years from my first visit […]
Read moreFrom Here: Food
It occurred to me to get on my scale this week. Whoa! Up ten pounds! I expected an increase and frankly, the way I’ve been eating lately, am surprised it’s […]
Read moreFrom Here: For the Birds
Have you ever gone Birding? If you haven’t and you think it sounds stupid – give your head a shake and just try it. You will find yourself concentrating perhaps […]
Read moreFrom Here – Love
It’s Valentine’s Day! Time for hearts and flowers, sweet cards and chocolates, hugs and kisses and all that deliciously steamy love stuff. Perhaps you will find a hand-painted rock today…Julie […]
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