Another trip to town and more blog readers. We woke up to a new view. These pieces of wood are being put into place to create shade for folks coming to the Isla during Semena Santa. This is common but this is the first time though that I have seen it done on such a commerical scale. Usually it is just a few kids or families creating these to rent out each day and make some extra income.

At this San Miguel restaurant. If you skip the social aspects, there are two reasons why I go out to a restaurant. To eat and to drink. And, to me, the second is almost as important as the first. For, on most occasions, as the 19th Century French gastronome Brillat-Savarin said, a meal without wine. The best wine store in the history of San Miguel de Allende is now open for business.

Red Shoes are Better than Bacon. About Red Shoes are Better than Bacon. At OXXO this morning, the coffee was free. All I had to do was show my thumb. After Mexican voters cast their votes, their right thumbs are indelibly inked. Me and the Morning Paper.

How a certain food in San Miguel solved a decades old mystery. But to me she would always be Sister Irene and when I saw.