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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

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