Chicago, we love it ... and then it's 55 degrees in June We've been in Chicago for two week now and we're reminded of all the greatness of the city — friends, family, food, entertainment, architecture. Steven says Chicago is a Siren, and (don't tell him I said this) but he is right. Last year, …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
Family: Both sides, all the time
We have been back in the States for a few weeks and it's been a very family time. You already know that we spent a week in Florida, but from there we flew to Baltimore for our granddaughter's birthday and Mother's Day. It's hard to beat having your 3-year-old granddaughter come running to you so …
News, views and booze
Plus, Cinco de Mayo in Mexico The news is we're officially Florida residents and we're lining up ballots for the next election. Vote early and often in these scary states! (That's the view in case you were wondering). We arrived Saturday evening, but the U.S. gave me some tummy trouble, so sorry for the delay. …
A Week of Lasts
My week of lasts started Friday, with my last yoga class with the amazing Valentina, who has almost gotten me doing headstands. No es adios, es hasta luego, she said, and while I have said that before, it's not that easy to keep in touch with all the wonderful people who have touched our lives. …
Eating, Walking, Biking, Eating
We kicked off the weekend with a BBQ with Stephanie, Teresa and Vanessa. The last time we tried, we were thwarted by people who planned and had reserved the roof deck. Friday, we were successful. Steph and Teresa brought meat from Chihuahua, Steven made chicken shwarma, I made vegetable fried rice and bought a veggie …
Seder, Pyramids, Baseball and Friends: A Perfect Weekend
What's Pesach without a seder? How would I know why this night is different from all other nights of the year? We decided to invite our friends over since they are interested in Judaism (one of them is technically Jewish, but was not brought up religious), so we trudged (and by trudged I mean Ubered) …
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48 hours in Oaxaca
This blog is dedicated to Aunt Es, who always had a great question about our travels and always listened to our answers. We've hoisted a glass of red wine for you, Aunt Es. You know how there are all these features online and in travel sections of what were formerly newspapers titled "48 hours in …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from CDMX
Last year we were in Rome for St. Patrick's Day. Wow, does that seem a looooong time ago. Our lives are packed with new experiences. Anyway, we tried to go to an Irish pub, but it had lost power and was closed, so we ended up at a wine bar. No complaints, but no green …
Daylight Savings Us from the 6 a.m. Gym
When you woke up this morning you had somehow lost an hour of your life. When we woke up this morning, we had not. Time is relative. I think it was Einstein who proved this, although I might be confused. Last year, the Mexican legislature decided to do away with Daylight Savings Time. It is …
The worst laid plans
You may know that we walk. A LOT. And when we walk, we pass restaurants and other places and we say, "We should go there," and then when we want a place to go, we have forgotten every one of them. No worries, we figure, we will just walk the way we walk and a …
Doing It On The Road 