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Large families North and South of the border

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Tony1044Leave a Comment on Large families North and South of the border

Historians disagree on who is responsible for starting the custom of honoring our fathers on a special day. Some claim it was Sonora Louise Smart Dodd who convinced the city leaders of Spokane, Washington to proclaim the third Sunday in June 1909 as Father’s Day. Others state that it had its origin in West Virginia. […]

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Wildfires and old men: the legacy of US immigrants in Talpa

June 19, 2020 Tony1448Leave a Comment on Wildfires and old men: the legacy of US immigrants in Talpa

May is a dry month in Mexico. In fact, some folks may call it the drought month before the rainy season begins. This is the time of year when farmers begin to prepare their fields for planting. The actual planting is done after a couple of good soaking rains. This preparation of the fields is […]

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Girl in escaramuza dress, the female counterpart to a charro

Charro wedding in a small Mexican town

June 19, 2020 Tony3822Leave a Comment on Charro wedding in a small Mexican town

Wedding traditions vary all over the world and Mexico is no exception. Canada and the United States are such international melting pots that we may see Asian, African or English customs demonstrated in the same ceremony. The same is true in Mexico. April and June have been designated as Bride’s Months in many countries. Add […]

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The Virgin of Talpa comes calling

June 19, 2020 Tony1710Leave a Comment on The Virgin of Talpa comes calling

Autumn is a very special time in the mountains of Jalisco. The summer rains have washed clean the faces of every leaf and blade of grass in the countryside. Imagine yourself taking a walk along a country road, portable easel, paints and brushes in hand. You might have a water bottle slung over one shoulder […]

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Virgin of Talpa

Virgin hair for the Madonna’s new wig

June 19, 2020June 17, 2021 Tony2089Leave a Comment on Virgin hair for the Madonna’s new wig

Many of you know August is the month when Talpa de Allende’s image of the Virgin begins walking the back roads, visiting and blessing the ranches, cattle, crops, ponds and creeks along the way. She is accompanied by her devotees for six weeks on this summer trek. Her approach to the ranches is announced by […]

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El Bramador

El Bramador: once a bustling colonial mining town

June 19, 2020 Tony2882Leave a Comment on El Bramador: once a bustling colonial mining town

In the 1860s, Mexico was the world’s most important producer of silver. El Bramador doesn’t appear on most Mexican road maps, but it exists in the western Sierra Madre Mountain range in Jalisco. There is an unpaved road from Talpa de Allende, and the drive is about five hours long. We were in Puerto Vallarta, […]

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A cold winter for a young man from Mexico

June 19, 2020August 26, 2020 Tony1615Leave a Comment on A cold winter for a young man from Mexico

Mexico enjoys temperate climes throughout the year. It gets a bit warm on the coast in the summertime and a bit chilly in some of our mountains in the wintertime. But generally, we don’t suffer the debilitating hot, humid summers our northern neighbors do, nor do we skate around on frozen lakes in the wintertime. […]

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A Mexico mountain feast

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Tony1003Leave a Comment on A Mexico mountain feast

In 1985, there were four Americans living in Talpa. Guy Lawlor and Bill Worth had almost finished their ranch house, or so I thought. Twenty-three years have passed and it is still almost finished. Bill never allows his measuring tape or draftsman’s pencil to lie idle for long. The great open hall upstairs, with four […]

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Winemaking in the Mexican sierra

June 19, 2020August 14, 2021 Tony1222Leave a Comment on Winemaking in the Mexican sierra

November is a busy month in Talpa de Allende. The corn has been harvested and the stalks stand in stacks in the open fields. The sun will soon dry them out enough so that they can be ground into fodder for the livestock. We’ve celebrated The Day of the Dead, birthdays, wedding anniversaries, The Day […]

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The Virgin of Talpa and her church by Guy Garber Guerrero

Sacred places around us: Is Talpa a “power place”?

June 19, 2020 Tony2713Leave a Comment on Sacred places around us: Is Talpa a “power place”?

There was an Indian mound near my home when I was growing up. We knew we were not supposed to play near the mound, and we knew it was an ancient burial spot, but we didn’t know it might have been a “power place.” My older brothers had shoeboxes full of flint arrowheads collected from […]

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