C.E. Flores's Blog, page 21
August 3, 2021
Natural Healing — Toronjil Morado
I had quite a time identifying the Toronojil Morado (Agastache mexicana) that grows in my garden. The issue came with the general translation of toronjil as lemon balm, also known as Melissa. In certain remedies, these plants are used interchangeably … Continue reading →
July 30, 2021
Author Interview with The Bangura Institute
This week Roxana Bangura from The Bangura Institute features little ol’ me on her YouTube channel. What was intended to be a 30 minute chat lasted more than an hour! I shared some personal things that I hadn’t meant to, … Continue reading →
July 29, 2021
Garden and Sustainable Living Bundle Flash Sale
Although in many areas, the gardening season is well underway, here in central Mexico, we planted in June and the corn is just knee high to a grasshopper (or maybe a little taller). Rainy season has been, well, wet and … Continue reading →
July 28, 2021
The Bangura Institute
Today I’d like to introduce you to Roxana Bangura, founder of The Bangura Institute, an organization designed to assist English teachers in Mexico and the United States improve their teaching through linguistic training. Roxana also shares her life in Mexico … Continue reading →
July 13, 2021
Book Launch and Advertising Learning Curve
So this week the ebook version of A Woman’s Guide to Making a Living in Rural Mexico: How to Find A Job and Create the Life You Want will be delivered via international wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet for those … Continue reading →
July 6, 2021
Inspiring Women Writers in Mexico–Kate Evans
Whether someone has changed because of moving to Mexico or whether the change occurs that inspires the move, there is no doubt that Mexico is pivotal in many women writers’ lives. Today I hope you enjoy a brief look into … Continue reading →
July 1, 2021
A Woman’s Guide to Making a Living in Rural Mexico: How to Find A Job and Create the Life You Want
If you remember, approximately 40 days ago, give or take a few days, I signed up for Leonie Dawson’s course 40 Days to a Finished Book. Well, guess what? I finished a book! I’m pleased to announce that A Woman’s … Continue reading →
June 25, 2021
Rainy Season Babies and Stuff
Despite having limited outside options because of the rain, our little ranchito is growing by leaps and bounds. We’ve had two new sets of kids. The first set was another Biggie Small pair. The solid black male was literally twice … Continue reading →
June 14, 2021
Yucatán with Kids: A Travel Guide
Mexico Cassie has done it again. The author of Moving To Mérida: How To Successfully Move To Mexico As A Family has created an excellent guidebook to exploring the Mexican state of Yucatán with kids, naturally called Yucatán with Kids: … Continue reading →
June 11, 2021
My husband’s second wife
Wednesday, I had a rather stressful day with the highlight being a rather funny (now that I look back on it) but weird conversation with a woman who claimed that her husband had built our house. So let me start … Continue reading →
