Off the Cuff
I’ve never understood Halloween. People use it as an excuse to dress strangely. Anything goes. Why just on one day? Why not any other day, if that’s how you want to dress? Today we went to the Art Center to enter a painting in an upcoming exhibit. Usually, I have very little interest in the […]
Stormy Day
The first storm of the season is usually the one remembered the easiest. How true for our first storm of the “winter” that arrived on Oct 22. It was such a beautiful morning as the big clouds in the south were confronted with even bigger darker clouds from the north. I was busily shooting pictures […]
Learning Hard Lessons; Teacher’s Strike
The teachers take the summer off.
streets
Exploring; San Felipe de Agua
We didn’t see any wild geese, but we were hot on their trail!
Panaderia
Here is the bakery where we rent an apartment.
Mazunte
A nice place to get away from it all.
Here or There; What’s the difference?
As Steve likes to say, “We’re not in Kansas anymore.”
Dancing
The first week of March was filled with dancing. Various troups from all over performed at the side of the church around sunset or later at the botanical gardens. We didn’t ever make the hike 10 blocks south to get the tickets for the limited seating in the gardens, but we caught a few of […]
Carnaval
The world loves a parade. What we saw of this one was mostly preparation.
Tlacolula; Sunday market
Where everybody who’s anybody goes.
We heard about the “fabulous” Sunday market from a few different sources.
All in a Day’s Walk; Escaleras
The total mileage was only around 3 miles for the day, but it was all uphill!
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo is the biggest church in Oaxaca, and seems to be where everything happens. The grounds take up four square blocks, and consist of the church, the ex-convent (which is now a huge museum), the botanical gardens, and the buildings at the entrance to the gardens, at least part of which is a library. […]
Chapter 2; First day
We did a lot of walking.
We walked at least 8 miles today, all over the place.
Steve Burnett; dreamer, idea man
Although Steve has lots of leadership qualities, he doesn’t really like his picture taken. He’s a generous and thoughtful person. He has talents in art, photography, design, and other fields. One thing he’s good at is ideas, and getting things started. He’s always had an interest in art, but hasn’t applied himself to it lately. […]