December 7, 2021 - December
Not much has been happening this week besides my normal morning walks and afternoon outings with Bob. We did find a new restaurant - “Hecho en Mexico”on the other side of Centro from where we live. Although it was too far away to walk to it was an excellent find. I had one of their lunch specials and Bob had fish tacos.
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| Bob and I at Hecho en Mexico |
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This lovely courtyard contained several tables
for customers to enjoy their food. |
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| I had half a Rubin sandwich and a salad, delicious. |
After lunch we wandered around a bit following my maps app on our way to “The Lifepath”. We finally asked a neighborhood guard where the street was and he pointed us in the right direction. The path was a paved street closed to vehicles and displayed amazingly beautiful murals and architecture.
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| The entrance to the Life Path |
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| Mural of the Virgin Mary |
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| Modern art style mural |
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| A colorful banner outside a gallery |
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| This blue door caught my eye. |
The exposed stone shows the age |
| of this building. |
We ate at home more than usual. Since we are leaving for Mazatlan in less than a week we want to use up the fresh food in our fridge. I made an interesting pork chop meal with a delicious sauce one night and Steak Diane for lunch one day. Both turned out well. We have found that some of the meats here don’t have the same amount of flavor as the same meats in the US and the sauces I made for both of these dishes solved that issue. I made another batch of turkey vegetable soup from the broth I made on Thanksgiving Day.
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| We have noticed pinatas hanging across many streets. |
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| Piñatas hanging in the courtyard of Fabrica Aurora. |
Why do Mexicans use piñatas on Christmas?
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The traditional Christmas Piñata form is a seven-pointed star. The religious meaning of it is that each point represent the Seven Deadly Sins. The person with the stick (which it is interpreted as the virtue) is blindfolded to represent the faith.
Piñatas are definitely an interesting and colorful tradition.
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Bob took this photo with his new lens as we
basked in the sunshine waiting for lunch. |
On Saturday we visited a Bazaar near the center of town where I found some hand made Christmas cards, place mats, facial soap, and two cakes in a jar (novel idea). We stopped by a nearby hotel to have lunch in their cafe. Then it was home to watch the Army vs. Navy game.
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| What a beautiful setting for a bazar. |
And of course my daughter Rachel sent me lots of photos!
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| Happy baby! |
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| Mom and baby |
Thank you for reading my blog. My next blog will include part of our trip to Mazatlan.
