One of my favorite antiques is a live doll. Last month she celebrated a century plus one year. read more

Every Sunday in Mexico is Father's Day. read more

Blanca and Maria are sisters. Blanca owns and operates a souvenir stand upstairs from the public market, just off the main plaza in Talpa de Allende. She has a young daughter. Maria owns and operates a beauty shop, and is expecting her first child. read more

I was able to see well enough to appreciate the Easter-basket beauty of the many different spring blossoms around Lake Chapala. With a clear, clean, robin-egg-blue sky as a background, the constantly changing tones of the mountains completed the mural of purple jacaranda, yellow primavera, magenta bougainvillea and the white and pink amapas trees. read more

They are called romerías or peregrinaciones, and the people who make them are usually called peregrinos. They are pilgrims coming to pay homage to Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa, and they come by the thousands at this time of the year. It is best to buy shoes one size too big, and fill them up with extra socks when you start. read more

From the Day of the Dead to the Guava Fair and the arrival of ten Virgins, November in Talpa is filled with festivities. read more