Monthly Archives: January 2025

JANUARY 21, TUESDAY

ON MY OWN My airbnb is quite comfortable with a large double bed with a thick comforter that can be folded double to keep me warm at night, a desk, a comfortable chair and internet. It is just above La

JANUARY 21, TUESDAY

ON MY OWN My airbnb is quite comfortable with a large double bed with a thick comforter that can be folded double to keep me warm at night, a desk, a comfortable chair and internet. It is just above La

JANUARY 20, MONDAY

LOCKED OUT Today was my day to move to my downtown Airbnb while Martha and her helpers used the Tuesday to prepare for the arrival of 15 yoga retreat participants from all over the United States. I learned today that

JANUARY 20, MONDAY

LOCKED OUT Today was my day to move to my downtown Airbnb while Martha and her helpers used the Tuesday to prepare for the arrival of 15 yoga retreat participants from all over the United States. I learned today that

JANUARY 19, SUNDAY

CITY MARKET Today we went shopping in the City Market and I got to see the other side of Mexico. As I guessed the other day when Martha was buying vegetables in the market stalls of the old market, somewhere

JANUARY 19, SUNDAY

CITY MARKET Today we went shopping in the City Market and I got to see the other side of Mexico. As I guessed the other day when Martha was buying vegetables in the market stalls of the old market, somewhere

JANUARY 18, SATURDAY

JAZZ CONCERT Today was a quiet morning. Martha took us around the block to see, Munro, a restaurant at the top of the hill and then we ate breakfast of pastries bought last night at the backery with sliced papaya

JANUARY 18, SATURDAY

JAZZ CONCERT Today was a quiet morning. Martha took us around the block to see, Munro, a restaurant at the top of the hill and then we ate breakfast of pastries bought last night at the backery with sliced papaya

JANUARY 17, FRIDAY

OUT ON THE TOWN The newcomers and Martha walked to the city and back and I stayed in our mansion and processed photographs. But in the evening we headed out again to listen to a concert of some sort. But

JANUARY 17, FRIDAY

OUT ON THE TOWN The newcomers and Martha walked to the city and back and I stayed in our mansion and processed photographs. But in the evening we headed out again to listen to a concert of some sort. But

JANUARY 16, THURSDAY

TRADITIONAL CITY PHOTOGRAPHS CONTINUED Thursday was a day, for me, for sorting photographs while the newcomers headed out to see San Miguel de Allende and to buy what is needed for the first week of yoga retreats. There is too

JANUARY 16, THURSDAY

TRADITIONAL CITY PHOTOGRAPHS CONTINUED Thursday was a day, for me, for sorting photographs while the newcomers headed out to see San Miguel de Allende and to buy what is needed for the first week of yoga retreats. There is too

JANUARY 16, THURSDAY

OLD CITY Again we went grocery shopping, this time to the vegetable market which was in the old city.  The downtown markets are traditional Mexico with a warren of small shops, often just narrow booths, with everything for sale.  Much

JANUARY 16, THURSDAY

OLD CITY Again we went grocery shopping, this time to the vegetable market which was in the old city.  The downtown markets are traditional Mexico with a warren of small shops, often just narrow booths, with everything for sale.  Much

JANUARY 15, WEDNESDAY

MIX OF CULTURES Today Martha took me along to a meeting with a man, Pascal, who is going to do a couple of  musical performances and art tours, one for each of her two groups.  We met in La Cabre

JANUARY 15, WEDNESDAY

MIX OF CULTURES Today Martha took me along to a meeting with a man, Pascal, who is going to do a couple of  musical performances and art tours, one for each of her two groups.  We met in La Cabre

JANUARY 14, TUESDAY

SAN MIGUEL: GUEST HOUSE The house I am staying in for the first and last week that I am here is a large three story house with a rooftop terrace and another large second floor  terrace and multiple bedrooms and

JANUARY 14, TUESDAY

SAN MIGUEL: GUEST HOUSE The house I am staying in for the first and last week that I am here is a large three story house with a rooftop terrace and another large second floor  terrace and multiple bedrooms and

JANUARY 13, MONDAY

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE San Miguel de Allende is completely different from the little towns we drove through on the way from Leon.  Most of the streets are black cobblestone, which makes for a bumpy ride but is beautiful.  There

JANUARY 13, MONDAY

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE San Miguel de Allende is completely different from the little towns we drove through on the way from Leon.  Most of the streets are black cobblestone, which makes for a bumpy ride but is beautiful.  There