If you were born to shop, San Miguel is the place for you to visit! And I am just the person to take you around and show you all the goodies that are to be found here.  From jewelry to furniture, to crafts, pottery and clothing, San Miguel is a paradise of beautiful merchandise and [...]

Another of  Charles’ dear friends is Miss Christine (no longer a Miss tho – she married Mario a couple of years ago now.)  One evening she showed up at my door, unannounced.  This is also unusual.  When i let her in, she quickly told me that we had an “emergency.”  We had to do something [...]

San Miguel de Allende gets a LOT of press – here is a smattering of articles for you to read. Finally finally someone is starting to print something closer to the truth:  USA Today, August 4, 2010 – . . . Mexico’s Violence Not Widespread “Official statistics show disconnectione bewtween reality and perception.”  Read on [...]

AARP says Mexico is the #1 place to retire on the globe! This is not news to those of us who have already moved here, and many more Baby Boomers will figure out that their retirement dollars will go a lot further just a little bit south of the border. Where we live, here in [...]

Today I am all over the web revisiting my favorite sites for learning about San Miguel de Allende and also finding some new sites to share with you.  Please let me know of any other great sites, books, etc that we might all enjoy knowing about. Been DIGGING and STUMBLING around again today – Wednesday [...]

So many good books and these are some of my favorites of   late! Chris Bohjalin’s Skeletons at the Feast is simply the best book he has ever written.  Beautifully reasearched and written, and completely memorable.  Visually destined for film.  (I love Chris and his books and i also just recently read both The Double Bind [...]

“El Tianguis” is the Tuesday market that comes to an area the size of maybe 3 football fields at the top of San Miguel de Allende -  the day before it arrives and the moment it leaves, the area looks a flat, dusty, trash-scattered wasteland.  Yet the Oasis arrives weekly, with vendors from all over, [...]

It is time to prepare the earth for planting, to begin the renewal that is spring, and to plant the seeds for the miracle that is the risen Christ.  It is Candelaria in San Miguel de Allende. One of my favorite times here in Mexico are these first days of February when the already gorgeous [...]

In Mexico, this, the 14th of Febrero, is known as not only a day for lovers, but by its more inclusive name, “Dia de los Enamorados y  Amistades.”   By Definition then, here, this day is for love of lovers and friends, giving many people more freedom to celebrate.  Que Maravilloso! Hope yours was full [...]

Insert 2: Valentine’s Day Events OK, so my remote seems to be broken.  i must have pushed some button and i cant find the button again.  and yes, the batteries are fine. ergo, this a.m.  i put on the olympics, instead of CNN,  and have been mostly there,  in between bouts of socializing lovely.  Far [...]