Thursday I attended a concert of the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. The concert was conducted by Franz Welser-Most who has been the orchestra…
Read moreYesterday I wrote about our visit to the orchid show at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Of course the emphasis at a botanical garden is on plants. …
Read moreThis morning Alejandro departed from Cleveland to return home to Mexico City. We were at the airport at 6:00 A.M. for his 8:00 flight from Cleveland…
Read moreLast night we had heavy, but much needed, rain here. Today is cool and drizzly, so I took a break from my gardening, and drove to the Mexican grocer…
Read moreTomorrow the Republican convention begins in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. When Cleveland was chosen as the convention site, it was seen as feathe…
Read moreLate yesterday afternoon, my friend Alejandro arrived in Cleveland for a two week visit. He left Mexico City at 7 AM (which meant that he was at the…
Read moreToday was the first day of early voting in the state of Ohio. Since I will be in Mexico on Election Day, I drove to downtown Cleveland to the Cuyaho…
Read moreI have always wanted to hear a live performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony by the Cleveland Orchestra, and last Thursday I got my wish. (Concert…
Read moreRegular readers of my blog may remember my friend Irma. She is originally from Mexico, and she was the wife of one of my college Spanish professors.…
Read moreTime for another quiz... and this time it's not about Mexico. Can you identify the city from the picture below? The building is one of the talle…
Read moreYesterday it was very chilly with temperatures in the 40s. It was, however, a bright sunny morning, so I decided to drive down to the park and take …
Read moreMy cousin Gail and her husband Wes wanted to get together with me before we soon take off on our respective trips. (They are going to Greece and the…
Read moreYou may remember from earlier posts my high school friend Duffy and his husband Carlos. They have homes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida…
Read moreDas Essen ist gut! ... The food is good! That is one of the sentences which I have learned from my German lessons. So, it was very appropriate that …
Read moreRegular readers of my blog may remember my friend Irma. She is originally from Mexico, and she was the wife of one of my college Spanish professors.…
Read moreTomorrow the Republican convention begins in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. When Cleveland was chosen as the convention site, it was seen as feathe…
Read moreYesterday I wrote about our visit to the orchid show at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Of course the emphasis at a botanical garden is on plants. …
Read moreI have written numerous times on this blog about our world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra. In the summer the orchestra plays at the Blossom Music Cent…
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