Spanish and English do not seem to see eye to eye on the concept of “time.” Newcomers to Mexico often complain that they cannot understand the Mexican notion of tiempo.

If Mexico’s Independence Day is September 16, why does the nation celebrate el grito (the cry of independence) on September 15? Why not both on the same day?

Ken Edwards lived a full and fascinating life, more of which you can learn about in his memoir, “Eighty Eight Years Old and Never Grew Up.”

Ken Edwards, the internationally famed U.S.-born ceramicist who installed the first high-temperature kiln in Mexico and produced ceramics renowned for incorporating traditional Tonala designs, died July 31, in Guatemala, at the age of 96.

September has long been known as the nationwide celebratory explosion called Las Fiestas Patrias.

Living in a shipping container home is nothing new, but until now Mexico has been somewhat slow to pick up on this worldwide trend.

That could be changing.