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From the sublime to the ridiculous and from the mundane to the special, scenes around Oaxaca frequently bring a smile.
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Where did July go?
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Oaxaca and Oaxaqueñ@s have gone all in showing their support for El Tri, Mexico’s World Cup team.
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It’s been a typical, crazy, full-on Oaxaca, return.
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As my regular readers may have noticed, the blog posts of late have been few and far between.
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On this Valentine’s Day, I’m celebrating with Oaxaca’s walls that speak of things we love.
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In my Jalatlaco neighborhood, from contemporary to whimsical to traditional… They are the numbers that you meet when you’re walking down the street each day.
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As 2025 moves from the front windshield to the rear view mirror, instead of focusing on the (metaphoric) traffic nightmares of speed demons, red light runners, and auto wrecks that can lead to what Reading the Pictures refers to as “carnage fatigue,” I’d…
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‘Twas the night before Christmas and I’m again spending it with family and old friends in my childhood home in California.
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From restaurants to street food to home cooks, for the last seven weeks I have been making up for eight months away from my favorite Oaxacan food.
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During Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), under the sun dappled light filtering through graceful several centuries old ahuehuete trees in the panteón of Tlacolula de Matamoros, the living offer the scent of cempasúchil (marigolds) to guide their departed h…
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The Zapotec village of San Antonino Castillo Velasco is known for its flowers.
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A few days ago, I completed my Día de Muertos shopping — mandarinas (mandarin oranges), manzanas (apples), cempasuchil (marigolds), cresta de gallo (cockscomb), chocolate, and pan de muerto (Day of the Dead bread), thus allowing construction of my ofrenda…
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After eight months up in el norte, I arrived back in my sweet Oaxaca home Wednesday night.
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Tonight, El Grito de Dolores, also known as El Grito de la Independencia (the Shout of Independence), will echo from the balconies of government buildings throughout Mexico.