This year marks a full decade since I departed Mexico and came back to the United Kingdom. I still miss Mexico, warts and all. Indeed, it’s the warts that I perhaps remember most fondly and most vividly. Sure, the food, weather and lifestyle were fabulous. Mexico City gave me better material for blogging. I had … Continue reading This One Time In Mexico
Exactly ten years ago today, 16th February 2011, Mrs P and I left our home in Mexico City. We drove the few minutes it takes to get to Coyoacan Centro and we had lunch at El Moheli. This was followed by a walk around the town. Coyoacan was - is - our favourite part of … Continue reading A Decade Without Mexico
The Wrong CoronaThe video makes for sombre viewing. It’s unsurprising, but very sad nonetheless. Having a president recommend hugs and kisses when a dangerous virus had escaped into the wild was unlikely to lead anywhere else. The facts of the pandemic might have been widely broadcast in advance, but populist leaders are known for eliciting … Continue reading
Nothing FancyI left Mexico in 2011, hugely disappointed that I was not the most famous Englander in Mexico. That honour fell to Diana Kennedy, fair and square. Among other honours, including - possibly? - the most important person in Mexican cuisine over the last half century. Nothing Fancy can be found on Amazon Prime at … Continue reading
13 Minutes to the MoonBut 13 weeks to publication, it seems. Or longer. There’s no definitive date for the release of the seventh and final episode of the BBC podcast series. The novel coronavirus has interrupted the planned schedule. This isn’t going to be uncommon, as recording a show is difficult when sickness rips through … Continue reading
A Life In Mexico City IIThe web app in my previous post didn’t load in every browser, on every OS. And even when it did, it wasn’t truly the best way to display a gallery of photos. So I present to you a more traditional gallery of images. My life in Mexico City, in about … Continue reading
We all have a little extra time on our hands, don’t we? Enough, in my case, to start looking through old photo albums. Enough to start pondering how an online art gallery might work. Enough that I worked it out.
The Mexile 