Taking Stock of Our Renovation in MexicoIt has been a year since we arrived in Merida. I’d hoped that our renovation would be complete by now, but that was unrealistic. Before...
Persistence Pays OffI wanted traditional rattan furniture on our terraza. This is a natural woven material which has been used for centuries, in tropical and...
Building FencesThe expression “High walls make for good neighbors”, may be taken literally in Mexico because people frequently enclose their property...
Wells and WaterThe Yucatan is a unique geographical region because there are no above ground rivers. The peninsula sits on a huge limestone platform of...
The Casita is Finished We moved in over a month ago, but living without kitchen cupboards or a bedroom closet was challenging. When we began the project, I...