Spring has sprung in El Terreno
The seasons are completely different in central, mountainous, semi-arid Michoacan than in any other place...
2019, Mar 21 — 1 minute read- Posts
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Homegoing
Getting home to El Terreno is kinda like this We’re gonna miss the neighbors and...
2019, Mar 17 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsWhat we won't miss
That scary hill! Here’s a taste of driving home from the city - sorry for...
2019, Mar 15 — 1 minute readWildfire
We finished a controlled burn in El Terreno’s vulnerable corner just in time. That afternoon...
2019, Mar 08 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsControlled burn success
Last week we tried our best to start a fire in El Terreno. We thought...
2019, Mar 07 — 1 minute readThen, then, now
From dust to dust…We’re 11 months into this permaculture adVanture! Here’s a new set of...
2019, Mar 02 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsControlled burn fail
This semi-arid region is prone to wildfire. To protect El Terreno’s trees, we tried a...
2019, Feb 26 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsTrash
Before we knew how to get our trash picked up, we were highly motivated to...
2019, Feb 25 — 2 minute readBorder security
We love the neighbor dogs! Ever since Torce introduced us to our wonderful neighbors we’ve...
2019, Feb 19 — 2 minute readDoor-to-door sales
We’re proud of what we haul by bike, but truck burdens are impressive, too. Water,...
2019, Feb 09 — 2 minute readMissing the green
I believe it used to be that green, but I barely remember. When we got...
2019, Feb 07 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsButterfly food and babies
Not only do the caterpillars depend on milkweed as their sole food source, adult monarchs...
2019, Feb 04 — 3 minute read — 2 commentsRoaming the drylands
We have freedom to roam out here, and I’m learning to see the beauty in...
2019, Feb 02 — 1 minute readDry season thorns
I’m learning to appreciate the shades of green we see in patches during this dusty,...
2019, Jan 26 — 2 minute readHappy trails, happy tails
The best thing about living en El Terreno? Hiking. (Avocados are on the list, though.)...
2019, Jan 24 — 2 minute readDesert mountain flora
Now that the landscape is bleak, the ground is dusty, the plants are bare, the...
2019, Jan 16 — 1 minute read — 5 commentsBrick city by drone
After we moved to El Terreno in April, a brick-building city war born on the...
2019, Jan 14 — 1 minute readGas shortages
Depending on who you ask, there might be a fuel shortage in Mexico, or it...
2019, Jan 13 — 1 minute readTime for that bottle of wine
We had a lousy day last week, beginning with my running the truck off the...
2018, Dec 11 — 3 minute read — 3 commentsMore flowers of Mexico
In the part of central Mexico where we’re living we see some of the same...
2018, Dec 10 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsUsing Solar Electricity
Continuing from the Off-grid Solar Electricity Overview this post describes the ways electricity collected from...
2018, Dec 05 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsFlowers of Mexico
I can’t wait to flood your feeds with better pictures of flowers, now that I...
2018, Nov 30 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsCheap eats
There is so much good food to enjoy in Morelia - with all the fresh,...
2018, Nov 17 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsTerminal bloom
Agave is a fascinating genus. Know why some people call it century plant? There’s a...
2018, Oct 25 — 2 minute readWhat planet is this?
When we hike up the hill in the mist we end up on another planet....
2018, Oct 12 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsOff-grid Solar Electricity Overview
Off-grid Solar Types Direct Thermal - There are many types of off-grid thermal systems. Some...
2018, Oct 05 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsLearning the language
I figured we’d be forced into Spanish language proficiency by living in Mexico. Immersion, right?...
2018, Sep 27 — 3 minute read — 4 commentsBrick city
On a recent bike ride we thought we’d find a different way home, and stumbled...
2018, Sep 03 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsLa colina de la muerte
Virtually every time we go into Morelia we have to take the scariest hill, whether...
2018, Sep 02 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsPools for pears
Good trade. A woman showed up at our gate a few weeks ago with a...
2018, Aug 31 — 2 minute read — 5 commentsBike paths
There are few bike lanes or paths in Morelia. In the city center there are...
2018, Aug 26 — 2 minute readMuddy ride
The rainy season continues. Thank goodness for bike chain cleaner. Actually we’re not taking very...
2018, Aug 25 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsHigher ground
We got fresh perspective by hiking up to the highest point we could find and...
2018, Aug 24 — 1 minute read — 3 commentsHiking with old dogs
We love hiking but our old dogs can’t keep up. But we put hiking on...
2018, Aug 13 — 3 minute read — 2 commentsPretty in Pink
El Terreno is pretty in pink. This land is slowly returning to “normal” after decades...
2018, Jul 27 — 1 minute read — 1 comments13 pesos
Someday we’ll have a bike delivery business. We imagine selling coffee on beaches or in...
2018, Jul 26 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsThe Right to Roam
This is a right to roam country - at least that’s the way the culture...
2018, Jul 22 — 3 minute read — 1 commentsElectricity off-grid
We don’t have electricity here. That is, we’re not on the grid. We do have...
2018, Jul 20 — 3 minute read — 4 commentsThen and Now
We arrived late in the dry season and three months later this place has bloomed!...
2018, Jul 03 — 2 minute read — 3 commentsPicadura escorpion
Here’s what I learned from my first scorpion sting: pre-emptive strikes have a place, even...
2018, Jun 26 — 2 minute read — 4 commentsRoot bound
I’ve been moving trees. Trees that are failing to thrive, and a few that look...
2018, May 07 — 2 minute read — 3 commentsGood dogs make good neighbors?
I met a neighbor when his dog crawled under our gate. Uncle Stan thought an...
2018, Apr 19 — 3 minute read — 6 comments