Author Archives: billybaba
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
JANUARY 12, SUNDAY
ON THE ROAD TO SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE This is, a day early, my Monday first impressions my first visit to Mexico. The first thing I saw was at about midnight as we were driven along the highway from the
JANUARY 12, SUNDAY
ON THE ROAD TO SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE This is, a day early, my Monday first impressions my first visit to Mexico. The first thing I saw was at about midnight as we were driven along the highway from the
JANUARY 11, SATURDAY
WRITTEN ON MONDAY Today I am flying down from Asheville to Leon, Mexico, and tomorrow will take the shuttle from Leon to San Miguel, where I will be for a month. The first leg of the trip from Asheville to
JANUARY 11, SATURDAY
WRITTEN ON MONDAY Today I am flying down from Asheville to Leon, Mexico, and tomorrow will take the shuttle from Leon to San Miguel, where I will be for a month. The first leg of the trip from Asheville to
JANUARY 10, FRIDAY
WINTER STORM The first storm of the winter arrive at noon yesterday. When I was a boy, 80 years ago, in Connecticut, I don’t remember knowing when snow was coming. It just happened. There would be a few flakes in
JANUARY 10, FRIDAY
WINTER STORM The first storm of the winter arrive at noon yesterday. When I was a boy, 80 years ago, in Connecticut, I don’t remember knowing when snow was coming. It just happened. There would be a few flakes in
JANUARY 9, THURSDAY
ADDICTION I’ve spent the day sorting books and sorting my files. For years I haven’t been able to resist buying photography books. When I was in my early twenties I would every year buy the Photography Annual and look through
JANUARY 9, THURSDAY
ADDICTION I’ve spent the day sorting books and sorting my files. For years I haven’t been able to resist buying photography books. When I was in my early twenties I would every year buy the Photography Annual and look through
JANUARY 8, WEDNESDAY
LETTING GO Before every trip I’ve made in the last three and a half years, ten or more for a month or two, it is hard to keep track, I first feel a reluctance to pick up and go to
JANUARY 8, WEDNESDAY
LETTING GO Before every trip I’ve made in the last three and a half years, ten or more for a month or two, it is hard to keep track, I first feel a reluctance to pick up and go to
JANUARY 7, TUESDAY
SHOCKED This morning something happened to me that is so insignificant that it doesn’t seem worth reporting on, and yet it was so bizarre, that I’m going to do it. I was up late and went into the kitchen to
JANUARY 7, TUESDAY
SHOCKED This morning something happened to me that is so insignificant that it doesn’t seem worth reporting on, and yet it was so bizarre, that I’m going to do it. I was up late and went into the kitchen to
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 