Musings from Sunny Mexico
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retired college professor. I worked as an art teacher at the local state college. My husband is an attorney specializing in family law. We do not have children but, have three "replacement puppies"...an airedale and two scrappy cairn terriers. I enjoy oil painting, photography, gardening, cooking, and entertaining. My husband is an active Rotarian.
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The Monarch Butterflies of Michoacan
Posted on 20/02/2013
Butterfliesby: Mary Dow Brine (1816-1913)butterCreatures of golden, sunshiny weather,Coquetting with blossoms for hours together!Happiest ever when skies are blue,And sunshine your merriest...
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In Guad We Trust
Posted on 17/01/2013
Bumper sticker lenabartula@gmail.com Living in Mexico has brought many surprises. One very special phenomenon that bears a mention is the manner in which the Mexican people revere Our Lady...
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Las Posas, Edward James' Surrealist Garden
Posted on 06/08/2012
While thrashing about in the the jungle recently, the following tune interrupted my revelry. The mind is a funny thing. There's no telling what event will trigger a song that drifts...
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American Food Frenzy
Posted on 26/06/2012
In the recent past, several people have asked me what I miss the most about growing up in Western New York, now that I am a permanent resident in Mexico. I have always responded with...
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El Dia de los Locos
Posted on 18/06/2012
San Miguel de Allende has an astounding number of fiestas and grand parades every year. One of my personal favorites is the tradition of El Dia de los Locos (translation....The Day of the...
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Whiling away another Sunday afternoon in the Countryside...
Posted on 08/05/2012
Whiling away another Sunday afternoon in the Countryside Life in Mexico is tough with a capital "T". That’s what people who don’t reside here would like to think...
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Tianguis (The Tuesday Market)
Posted on 19/09/2011
A tianguis is an open air market or bazaar that is traditionally held on certain market days in a town or city neighborhood in Mexico and Central America. This bazaar tradition has its...
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Posted on 16/07/2011
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The Sounds of San Miguel
Posted on 07/07/2011
I think it is the right time to discuss the sounds of Mexico. For a gringa, like me, the unusual sounds that one hears on a daily basis require an adjustment in one’s thinking. Back...
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