My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

“ The most acceptable offering to God Himself comes from a grateful and joyful heart. " - William Shakespeare   As the saying goes, whe...

  Dia de Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” always sounded strange to me; like a zombie movie or something. In English, the word ”dead” has a li...

Trampas, New Mexico, USA.   Amy had read of bandits on the roads in Mexico so it was with some trepidation that we decided to begin our jour...

Certainly, some people don’t like it. It is commonly regarded as vandalism. But that is not true of all the “street” art found in Oaxaca. As...

Child of Oaxaca, oil on canvas, 80x100 cm Since moving to Mexico, Amy and I share a studio and make our art side by side. It is a happy arra...

There are several people who have made a big difference to Amy and I since we moved to San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, the village outside of Oaxaca, ...

When Amy gets an idea for a painting, I can “see” the light go on. Then, with a burst of energy she goes to work. It is like tapping pure wa...

  The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.  ― Joseph Campbell Outside my back door is a small shady glade with canna lilies t...

  Little devil on the roof said, “Black snake, black snake!”  Fog obscured the land at sunrise. On the roof top veranda I could not see hill...

Stop signs have frustrated me in life. I get up to speed making real progress going to a destination, when suddenly the sign looms ahead; or...

Most dogs in America do not have a “dog’s life”. If they came down to Mexico, they would go running back home with tails wagging. Dogs’ in M...