Last night was the 6th Novena for the Guadalupe in our neighborhood. Each day more people come and live music arrived on the fourth Novena. Don’t let the peacefulness of it fool you or make you nostalgic for simpler times because once it got started, […]
Today is the Virgin of Guadalupe’s day. December 12th. Last night, two streets down, our neighbors held the last novena for the Guadalupe and sang songs to her from 7PM until… well, they are still singing. I awoke several times during the night to the […]
For those of you following the stories of our neighborhood, on July 2, our neighbor Petra’s husband Jose died. He would have turned 69 on July 4th, the day he was buried. His death was not unexpected, but in some ways a great relief to […]
2014 Disclaimer: This reflects the decisions we make in 2009. Anything written here may have changed since then. This is a log of our story and you will want to do your own research as rules/plans change. It seems like every time I travel north […]
Tonight, the nine novenas ended. The rosary was said, as it normally is With songs to the Virgin Mary Between the Our fathers and Hail Marys. I came in a few minutes after it started Standing room only, but Victoria, Waves me over to the […]
Regarding the ‘S’ word… We walked into town about 5:30 The Jardin is full today, The streets are still rather quiet. No one but the waiters are wearing the masks (tapabocas) Nor do you see many Hanging it around people’s necks. Looking at the photos, […]
Tonight I went out at 6pm To go to Novena number four, The rosary for Elvia’s husband, Jesus. (hay-sus) Leaving our house in Santa Julia I headed down Ignacio Allende To Avenida Guadalupe, Along the stinky creek, Those of you who live here Know which […]