Category Archives: Everyday

Adaptive Re-Use: Sparkplugs

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Rogelio

More adaptive re-use. This time for a gate sign for Hermilo Tovar’s tiny junkyard on the Salida a Celaya. This is just a detail of a whole universe of imaginations he has welded and painted around the entry to his … Continue reading →

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Back in Mexico, Handcrafted Retreads

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Rogelio

At the corner of Calzada de la Luz and Calzada de la Aurora in San Miguel, this hole-in-the-wall tire emporium displays its latest inventory, most of them with laboriously hand-carved treads on previously bald blowouts and finished off with a … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs, the Last Word

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Rogelio
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Exploding Pumpkins

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Rogelio

That’s what it sounded like, just outside Hurley, New York, where thousands of beached pumpkins rot on the ground. The farmer was clearly still mad about the whole thing as he let off with his shotgun in our direction, unaware … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Rogelio

Sad news that came to us on our flight from SMA to NY. We bought our first Mac over 25 years ago, and since then have owned dozens. As designers, this product of his brilliant mind has enabled us to … Continue reading →

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The Blessing of the Horses

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Rogelio

So far this week, we have seen the parades and blessings of the bicycles, the taxis, and in this case the horses. And those are just the ones we happened across. An impressive sight, over two hundred vaqueros (cowboys), and … Continue reading →

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Danza de los Voladores

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Rogelio

As part of the Feast of the Archangel San MIguel, the Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the Flyers), although considered heathen and partially eliminated by the Spanish Conquistadors has now been incorporated, like many other Aztec and other dances, … Continue reading →

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Happy Feet

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rogelio

Our regular evening stroll into the Jardin usually lands us in the middle of some wild activity or other. On most occasions we have no idea what it might be in aid of, although in Mexico, not much reason is … Continue reading →

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Look Carefully

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Rogelio

A computer rendering – or the real thing? Sadly, the real thing. This is Artesana, a new upscale development in San Miguel, which might as well be in any movie backlot or theme park anywhere in the World. A pristine, … Continue reading →

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¡Mexicanos, Viva México!

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Rogelio

On the evening of 15 September 1810, in Dolores, Father Hidalgo rang the Church bell, called for Mexican independence from the shackles of Spanish colonialism, and finished by crying “¡Mexicanos, Viva México!”. Known now as the Grito de Dolores (Shout … Continue reading →

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