The wind is strong this afternoon. It is after 6:30 p.m., but heat still radiates off the tiles in the patio. Flies gather in the ivy. They ...

We are finally alone together this evening, after many days of hosting. We are tired-out, emotionally frazzled, low. Maybe it´s all the letd...

It was a great fiesta weekend, what with the guitar concert, the huge chorizo barbeque, the fireworks and dancing into the night. Too bad o...

Una´s recovering nicely from her leg-cutting-off surgery. The incision is almost completely closed-up, the stitches are removed, and the nas...

Two dozen arms sweep and push and pull. Backs bend and straighten, turn and twist and bend again. The breeze carries chaff and sneezes over ...

Summer is the finest season of the year. Everything is alive, green, and bright, putting all its energy into growth and ripening. The field...

Oh what a week it´s been. The sun pounds down. The garden is burgeoning, full of glossy eggplants and fat green beans and brilliant red toma...