“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.” applies to this weekend’s fiestas for Our Lady of Good Health.continue reading The Dress Makes the Woman

There is more to grace than a prayer said before a meal so follow your host’s lead or bow out of the tent/situation before uttering a word.continue reading Praying to End Violence

The long simmering problem of the murals colonia Guadalupe has come to a full boil with some very positive conversations and results.continue reading Guadalupe’s Murals Better Future

Corn has a long, fascinating and varied history in Mexico, with or without, the presence of children and their scary inclinations!continue reading Children of the Corn

Xuchiles are funeral offerings intricate to the Chichimeca (indigenous hunter gatherers) celebrations of the town’s namesake, St. Michael. continue reading Xuchiles Bring Home the Dead

Big or small, long or short, all celebrations in San Miguel hold a certain appeal. It is up to you to pick and choose which make you the most happy.continue reading Smaller Fiestas Rock

Any tradition or expression of faith our host promotes we, as guests, should, if we don’t want to try to understand it, simply back off and keep quiet. continue reading Fake Fiestas and Churches of San Miguel

Join the longest-running and best rated Day of the Dead tours led by the lad that, literally, wrote the best-selling book on Day of the Dead in San Miguel. continue reading Toone Tours Tombs

When a major event in life has come and gone, I find it good to analyze what went well, and what didn’t, to be prepared for when history repeats itself.continue reading Good, Bad and Ugly with a San Miguel Best Seller

The four cardinal virtues can be practiced by anyone; thus, they represent the foundation of natural morality living in a good place while on Earth.continue reading The Good Place