May, 2024 – Sue Niazi McDevitt When spring arrived in Baja, I roamed the coastal scrublands around my home in Bajamar to see how many different wildflowers I could find. If it had been a particularly wet winter, there would be surprises in abundance. I would bring home a stem of each one and render […]
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7 Escapades near and in Tulum
Riviera Maya 2013 1 – Playa del Carmen – Beach at Playacar and 2 – Playacar Ruins It was the coldest winter that I’d experienced in Baja. The dream of warmth in the Yucatán Peninsula drew me to the Riviera Maya in January 2013. After flying into Cancun, my first stop was Playa del Carmen to visit a friend with a comfy room just for me. It […]
How I was Adopted into a Family of Potters (Part Two)
The Pottery Making Process Can you imagine creating a highly artistic piece of pottery without ever going to the store for supplies or using a kiln to fire it? Can you imagine using your own hands and materials from the earth to create this pottery? The many pottery making families in the small town of […]
Where Does the Land End?
May 14, 2023 In south Florida where I grew up, the land and sea merge into the interwoven mangroves. There is no discernable end to the Florida peninsula. Baja is quite the opposite. A rocky coastline defines the southern tip of the Baja peninsula. Land’s End is where the Gulf of California and the Pacific […]