Stew and I had visited San Miguel three times before we finally moved here in 2005, and arrived armed with the notion--I'm not clear based on what information--that a house in San Miguel could be had for somewhere around, say, $250,000.And not any house, mind you, but an authentic, centuries-old colonial with an interior courtyard, …
The Jungle Gyms of San Miguel
On Nov. 1, 2005, Stew and I took off from Chicago to Mexico, driving a VW Passat station wagon crammed to capacity with suitcases and sundry junk that spilled over into a shapeless roof carrier held down with ropes. Think "The Clampetts Head for Mexico." Along for the five-day drive were our two cats, Ziggy …
A Home of Our Own
As long as we have been together--37 years and counting--Stew and I have fantasized about building our own house. But while waiting for that to come true, our lives often seemed like an endless series of remodeling projects.Our bookshelves clearly revealed our passions: Magazines about architecture, interior design and gardening (lots of those), along with …
El Rancho Santa Clara 