Thankful Thursday November 4, 2021

This Mariachi band was fabulous!

It's evening the day after Day of the Dead,

but more was going on this evening than

last night. The plaza restaurants were full to the

 brim with people enjoying the music.

We are so thankful to be here.

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Day of the Dead November 2, 2016

Day of the Dead

 

Many families create altars for members

of their family who have passed on.... 

some are quite elaborate and others very simple.

 

 

 

Our Amazing Day in Oaxaca October 24, 2016

Being in Oaxaca opens doors to

amazing visual treats.....

especially during the Day of the Dead .....

celebrations begin long before the actual day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peaceful courtyards...

 

Lead to altars such as this.

 

Meanwhile in the Zocolo Russell talks with

a few of the many protestors that filled the

entire Zocolo.

 

 

 

By evening the protestors had left and

the streets were filled with crowds of people.

We were not sure what was being celebrating

as Day of the Dead is not til next weekend.  

 

 

But everyone was having fun dancing with

the monsters and others in costumes...

 

or just with interesting faces...

 

 

 

 

An American playing his guitar and singing the Blues... 

 

 

Santa Domingo de Guzman church near our B and B 

 

 

 

Endless fireworks through the night...

 

 

This mornings breakfast!

Have a lovely day!

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It's Awww Monday! October 24, 2016

 

Russell and I are in Oaxaca City for a few

days before we head to the beach...

It's almost Mexico's Day of the Dead

so he posed with some rather

large Catrina's!

 

 

This little girl was waiting for her mother 

to finish selling embroidered items

table to table .  She was enjoying a snack of

fried grasshoppers - we've tried them... 

a kind of a crispy spicy and salty snack. 

 

A sweet cat that was too suspicious

of me to allow me too get close.

 

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Thanks to Sandee for

Awww Monday!

 

Six Words and Sunday Shadows! November 1-2, 2014

Yesterday we explored and enjoyed Tlaquepaque!

Fiesta flags are everywhere 

Museo de Ceramica's courtyard 

Inside El Abajeno's Restaurant

Day of the Dead Caterina

( I really wanted the dog!)

There were numerous Caterinas

And some priests...

But mostly Caterinas

Another view of El Abajeno Restaurant.

Interesting day...

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Throw your Sombrero to see more Six Words

or toss it Here for Sunday Shadows!

OLE!

Magpie #90 or No Place

I know you're here

I know you're there

Always in my heart with me

Twenty five years ago my mother died.

Within 24 hours of her death my father

had her cremated and ashes scattered over

the Sierras. No one, not even my father,

went on the plane. I have always felt remorse

that she was alone on her final journey.