This afternoon I packed jugbirds into a UPS box which is 18" x 12 1/2" x 8 1/2", just a little smaller than the allowable size for 'carry-on'. It works well because if I don't try to check the pots, just carry them carefully, I can use less bubble wrap etc. They feel good and snug in the box. …
We can't stay away from Latin America! Since January 2014 we've been to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba and now the Yucatan Peninsula. (We went to Austin, Texas too and some would say that's fairly Latin American!). After Cuba I told Alan that I was done with hot, tropical destinations for a while but I know he's been wanting to get back to…
I took so many photographs of birds, glorious tropical flowers and the occasional iguana while Alan and I travelled around the Yucatan Peninsula that I thought it worthwhile to assemble them into one album. There are already two rather large albums which record our itinerary and I'll post a link to them next. For those of you who haven't had a chance to explore the Mayan…
Alan and I took the ferry over to Victoria last Wednesday. Al has packed up lots of his archaeological material and was ready to deliver the boxes to the Royal BC Museum as the repository. I had completed a group of jugbirds for a new gallery (for me). Vijaya at Eclectic Gallery in Oak Bay had seen my work, found me through my website and…
Alan and I returned from our latest adventure just over a week ago. This time we joined a tour of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Al was anxious to make a return visit to some of the fabulous Mayan archaeological sites and to see some that have been revealed since he was there many years ago. I had never been there. Part of the fun for…