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boots for sale

Posted on 1 Jun ’11 by Salted Herring

at Mer­cado Ramirez Tweet

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San Pascual

Posted on 7 Apr ’11 by Salted Herring

Most of the time our San Miguel kitchen is filled with fresh pro­duce from the favorite organic farm. Now I like to intro­duce you to my ‘secret’ helper’, San Pas­cual, the patron saint of cooks and kitchens. There he is … Con­tinue read­ing →

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wake-up sunshine

Posted on 13 Mar ’11 by Salted Herring

I’m not really a great morn­ing per­son, but when we are run­ning out of beau­ti­ful deep dark greens, col­or­ful beets or chard, or the fresh­est organic eggs one can imag­ine, I put spe­cial effort in wak­ing up before the sun. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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at the mercado

Posted on 21 Feb ’11 by Salted Herring

mar­ket day: begin with yummy guava nectar/smoothie… then some peo­ple watch­ing.… then more peo­ple watch­ing… Tweet

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New Year Tradition

Posted on 30 Dec ’10 by Salted Herring

One unusual Mex­i­can New Year tra­di­tion involves under­wear. The color of a woman’s panties at mid­night help decide her fate in the New Year. The Mex­i­can woman is ensured love if she wears red ones and a good job and finan­cial … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Mexican Christmas Market

Posted on 26 Dec ’10 by Salted Herring

Like all over in Mex­ico also San Miguel de Allende has bustling Christ­mas Mar­kets. My daily walk to ‘cen­tro’ leads me through Mer­cado San Juan de Dios. I have been delighted about the mélange of items for sale. Gar­lands, twin­kling … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Chinelos at Mercado

Posted on 6 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

Dur­ing Fiesta time you never know who you meet at the mercado.….next to ice­berg let­tuce… Tweet

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white, new gallery .….mmmMMMmm

Posted on 21 Sep ’10 by Salted Herring

I love Mex­i­can col­ors, wealth of col­ors I should say.…but can’t wait to be smoth­ered in refresh­ing white and with con­tem­po­rary art. I adore this new gallery on Hidalgo Street in San Miguel. Tweet

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Cappuccino grande with heels

Posted on 21 Sep ’10 by Salted Herring

Look­ing for per­fect tango shoes can be tiring…time to slow down to refresh the day with a nice cap­puc­cino. i had this great ‘super grande’ in an Ital­ian place in Quere­taro, T’s tiny espresso was a win­ner also, rea­son enough … Con­tinue read­ing →

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three friends

Posted on 28 Aug ’10 by Salted Herring

In town, just above the mer­cado de san juan de dios is a path that leads to visit these friendly fel­lows Tweet

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La Fabrica La Aurora

Posted on 24 Jul ’10 by Salted Herring

Visit to San Miguel de Allende art and design cen­ter  Fab­rica La Aurora is a visual treat. The old tex­tile fac­tory houses art and artist stu­dios, designer bou­tiques for unusual shop­ping, pleas­ant restau­rants, and a most delight­ful cafe. Tweet

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The Locos are coming

Posted on 6 Jun ’10 by Salted Herring

Next Sun­day there will be big carneval in town, it is the day of the Locos. There is a whole story to tell.…later. Now the masks and cos­tumes fill the store­fronts. I’m pon­der­ing if that Min­nie Mouse gear would look … Con­tinue read­ing →

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