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jacaranda tree- photo by jennyrose My favorite season in Mexico City begins in February when the smell of spring is in the air, the days are a perfect temperature, the skies are blue and the jacarandas come into full bloom throughout the city creating a purple haze on many streets and parks. It is only January and I have already begun to smell the hint of spring in the air, that earthy, fresh soil smell that comes with a warmth in the air during the day and early evening. Th

I am growing old. I am closer to the end than I am to the beginning. That is a strange feeling and something I do not feel that I was...

El Zócalo, CDMX, Mexico City- photo by JennyRose Mexico flies some of the largest flags I have ever seen blowing in the wind and one such flag can be seen flying in the center of the Zócalo in Mexico City. For me the heart of Mexico City lies in El Zócalo also known as Constitution Plaza. I call it the heart because it is where the very center of the Mexica people, otherwise known as the Aztecs, had established Tenochtitlan which was their magnificent capital with its ce

I just read this somewhere: Arturo Márquez considered: “The trumpet is queen of the soul of Mexico; we find it in virtually all popular...

Holy schmoly, people, do you now about NANOPARTICLES?!!! I am reading up on this because Ringana , a product I love, is nanoparticle...

Fountain of Tláloc, Parque de Chapultepec, Section II, CDMX, Mexico-photo by JennyRose You want to be sure to pack your raincoat,...

Several years ago I taught at a school where we were always using the Venn diagram and one day I thought, "There is more to life than the...

During the year of the Covid 19 lockdowns I knew that I needed to keep mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually fit to endure...

Years ago I did a vision board during a workshop with my teaching colleagues. We spent the hour cutting photos out of magazines to help...

Mango Ataulfo-photo by Jenny Rose I find mangoes a challenging fruit to eat. The shape, although, compact does not lend itself to easy...

Sunset in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico-photo by Jenny Rose I am a sunset addict. I live for sunsets. I love sunsets. A sunset can...

jicama- photo by JennyRose Jicama (hee-kah-mah) is one of my favorite foods to eat in Mexico.   I first learned of this tuber years ago...

Fountain of Venus- Fuente de Venus- photo by Jenny Rose When I am out of Mexico City for an amount of time I miss it.  I miss the...