Saturday, April 11, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
La Feria.
The fair. A small,old-fashioned fair. We came to Mexico City today to spend some time with the family. And to see some good friends (Lauro and Enid) who lived here more than 16 years ago. They came with their kids (Valerie-19 and Douglas-15 years old) all the way from N.Y.
Right around the corner from where my mother-in-law lives is the church (Catholic). The church's name is Resurrección del Señor- "The Resurection of the Lord". In Mexico, the custom is that a major celebration takes place on the saint day of the church. And this Sunday is the church's main day. So the celebration includes a small fair on the street.
We took all the kids (ages 7 to 20). There were some bump cars, and what a great time the had with something so simple!!
Here are some of the pictures...
Buñuelos.. Made with flour batter, fried in hot oil, and with
a sprinkling of sugar.
Cotton candy.
Tossing games.
A merry-go-round with real ponies.
Angel and Ian.
Douglas and Eduardo.
Paul and the other Valerie.
The whole gang. Rear from left to right: Douglas, Paul, niece
Ingrid, sister-in-law Yazmín, great-nieces Brenda Tanil,and Mexican Valerie
(they are Ingrid's daughters),
and American Valerie.
Front: Ian, nephew Eduardo, nephew Angel.
And an incredible moon to top off the night.....
Right around the corner from where my mother-in-law lives is the church (Catholic). The church's name is Resurrección del Señor- "The Resurection of the Lord". In Mexico, the custom is that a major celebration takes place on the saint day of the church. And this Sunday is the church's main day. So the celebration includes a small fair on the street.
We took all the kids (ages 7 to 20). There were some bump cars, and what a great time the had with something so simple!!
Here are some of the pictures...
Buñuelos.. Made with flour batter, fried in hot oil, and with
a sprinkling of sugar.
Cotton candy.
Tossing games.
A merry-go-round with real ponies.
Angel and Ian.
Douglas and Eduardo.
Brenda Tanil and Valerie.
Paul and the other Valerie.
The whole gang. Rear from left to right: Douglas, Paul, niece
Ingrid, sister-in-law Yazmín, great-nieces Brenda Tanil,and Mexican Valerie
(they are Ingrid's daughters),
and American Valerie.
Front: Ian, nephew Eduardo, nephew Angel.
And an incredible moon to top off the night.....
Will be posting more photos of the mini vacation. Have a good night....
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
¡Gracias Candace!
I have just received this wonderful gift from blogger friend Candace. It was so exciting to open the envelope, and find these beautiful postcards.
I love her photographic compositions. I think they are incredible. But now I am in a dilemma. Should I frame these beauties, or share them as postcards? Very difficult decision indeed.
Meanwhile, I will share them with you via the blog highway......
These are my favorites. I love the color of the earth, and
the tranquility of the wicker, rocking chair.
I love her photographic compositions. I think they are incredible. But now I am in a dilemma. Should I frame these beauties, or share them as postcards? Very difficult decision indeed.
Meanwhile, I will share them with you via the blog highway......
These are my favorites. I love the color of the earth, and
the tranquility of the wicker, rocking chair.
So nice. Thanks again,
May everyone have a beautiful and sunny weekend.
May everyone have a beautiful and sunny weekend.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Mucho, mucho trabajo!!
When I say lots of work, I mean lots of work.
Have been very busy. And we had to go to Mexico City for a wedding. Left on Saturday at 5:00 a.m. came back the same day. Arrived at home at about 11:00 p.m. Very tired, but we had a good time.
Will post some pictures later. In the meantime I leave you with my sleeping beauties. These were taken going there, at about 7:30 a.m.
Have a great week!!
Have been very busy. And we had to go to Mexico City for a wedding. Left on Saturday at 5:00 a.m. came back the same day. Arrived at home at about 11:00 p.m. Very tired, but we had a good time.
Will post some pictures later. In the meantime I leave you with my sleeping beauties. These were taken going there, at about 7:30 a.m.
Have a great week!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sellos.
Stamps. There is this fabulous blog I've been following for a while. It's an art blog, and in it Geninne has a tutorial on how to make your own stamps with erasers. I've fallen in love with those stamps. Only one problem, I can't get the carving tools here. My sister-in-law is going to try and find them in Mexico City (cross your fingers).
So with no carving tools, no stamps. But I was getting impacient, and wanted to do something, tools or no tools. So I got some foamy, a thick kind of recycled foam sheet use for making decorations, and drew a pattern (an almost copy of one of Geninne's, but hey, I was experimenting). I traced it onto the foamy, and cut it out with scissors and an exacto (kind of difficult). Also with the exacto I made some marks on the surface. I put it on a stamp cushion , and voilá. It came out pretty good!!! So my students started to get excited, and wanted to do the same. In a few minutes I had a whole bunch of kids cutting like crazy.
Some stuff isn't too bad. Some is pretty good. Again I got them excited on creating. Check it out.
These are my stamps (with inspiration from Geninne).
These are my student's (girls) stamps. We also experimented
using tempra paint. We didn't like the results too much.
Initials and flowers.
I like this fish a lot.
Now I can't wail till my sister-in-law (Yaz) informs me of her search. And you can go to Geninne's site and check out her cool creations.
Let you know if Yaz finds the stuff. Bye for now...
So with no carving tools, no stamps. But I was getting impacient, and wanted to do something, tools or no tools. So I got some foamy, a thick kind of recycled foam sheet use for making decorations, and drew a pattern (an almost copy of one of Geninne's, but hey, I was experimenting). I traced it onto the foamy, and cut it out with scissors and an exacto (kind of difficult). Also with the exacto I made some marks on the surface. I put it on a stamp cushion , and voilá. It came out pretty good!!! So my students started to get excited, and wanted to do the same. In a few minutes I had a whole bunch of kids cutting like crazy.
Some stuff isn't too bad. Some is pretty good. Again I got them excited on creating. Check it out.
These are my stamps (with inspiration from Geninne).
These are my student's (girls) stamps. We also experimented
using tempra paint. We didn't like the results too much.
Initials and flowers.
I like this fish a lot.
And this was made by a boy.
All the boys were making initials and signs.
But he made this. I think it came out pretty good.
Can't go wrong with Star Wars.
All the boys were making initials and signs.
But he made this. I think it came out pretty good.
Can't go wrong with Star Wars.
Now I can't wail till my sister-in-law (Yaz) informs me of her search. And you can go to Geninne's site and check out her cool creations.
Let you know if Yaz finds the stuff. Bye for now...
Monday, March 23, 2009
Mucho Trabajo.
Lots of work, thank God. But that means not much blogging. So I leave you with a weekend photo of the Cathedral (left) and Templo de San Francisco (right) on a beautiful spring day.
Hope your week is good.
Hope your week is good.
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