Category Archives: Everyday
Organ Pipe Cactus Flower
The arrival of spring here in San Miguel has resulted in an eruption of color, and not to be outdone, the many cacti on our roof have followed suit. The organ pipe cacti, the tall straight kind which are sometimes … Continue reading
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Lucha LIbre
Lucha Libre (meaning free fighting), or Mexican Wrestling, appeared at the old Gigante in SMA this last weekend. These events are inventive, intentionaly comical, and enormous fun to watch and hear- the crowd goes nuts cheering and booing. Of course … Continue reading
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Paranoia – Alive and Well in San Miguel
You may not realize this, but that thing in the sky is not the decaying condensation trail of a passing airliner, but “Mysterious” chemicals being sprayed by covert government forces (nationality unspecified) for (reason unspecified). Our local online notice board … Continue reading
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After the Eggs, Feathers
Each year, on the first friday of March, several groups of befeathered Concha dancers perform from dawn to dusk and beyond in the Jardin in San Miguel. This is one festival event it is difficult to miss. Just follow the … Continue reading
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Hummer House
Humming birds build their nests on hanging foliage, in this case a Virgina Creeper, hanging below a doorway in our freinds Niels’ and Claudia’s house in Queretéro. The inner lining was filched from a nearby stuffed toy, and it hangs … Continue reading
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Egg Bonking 2012
Once again, for a couple of days before Lent, the young folk in San Miguel go nuts smashing confetti or ash-filled colored eggs, known as cascarones, on the heads of each other and of innocent bystanders. Sitting on the low walls surrounding … Continue reading
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Cactus Fruit and Pumpkin Seeds
A regular sight on the streets of San Miguel, in this case on Relox, are the little old ladies who come in from the Campesinos to sell whatever they can harvest – from pumpkin seeds to cactus fruit, which the … Continue reading
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The Open Air Crypt of the Templo de Santa Ana
The Templo de Santa Ana, built in 1847, is unique in that of all San MIguel’s many magnificent churches, they managed to complete a wonderful and rich interior, but never got round to the outside. It sits next to the … Continue reading
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HIgh Wit Billboards
Each year General Motors puts up a series of billboards along Woodward Avenue in Detroit for the Woodward Dream Cruise, a parade of vintage and custom vehicles that has been an annual event since 1995. These are but three of … Continue reading
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Low Tech Roadworks
Compared to the din of mechanical equipment tearing into the asphalt in New York, the clink-clink of a road gang in San Miguel is a delight. This is the standard method for repairing any of the streets here, and is … Continue reading
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