by Think In The Morning | Dec 23, 2019 | Mexico, Words |
The cold, the winter, the holidays—lazy. What better time to honor others in the blogosphere than when you are too lazy to write your own blog. This blog was inspired by an Instagram post from my friends at Mezcalistas, Baking with Mezcal. Today’s experiment in...
by Think In The Morning | Dec 18, 2019 | Mexico, Words |
In the acknowledgements to my novel Behind the Locked Door I write: This book had a long gestation period. The idea first occurred to me in 1972, and I began to research in earnest in December of 2010. I first put pen to paper in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, in January...
by Think In The Morning | Sep 22, 2019 | Mexico |
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information] Oaxaca is one of the most beautiful places on earth in our opinion. We have visited every year for the past twelve years. Because we write so much about Oaxaca, we are often asked how to travel there, what to do,...
by Think In The Morning | Sep 14, 2019 | Mexico, Words |
This is the End of a two part story. For the first part go HERE Desipio continued ..“Have you seen how he throws the salt over his shoulder after he spills it?” asks Rosa.Carmelita continues looking at the garden while she answers.“He goes back to that garden over...
by Think In The Morning | Sep 12, 2019 | Mexico, Words |
“Desipio, get out of the garden. Don’t pee on the flowers.”Desipio looks down in a forlorn stare. His unkempt but abundant hair stands up like whipped and caramelized egg whites. He has the urge to pee but he can’t and the pain is excruciating when he...
by Think In The Morning | Aug 28, 2019 | Mexico |
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information] If you’ve read our past blogs you may be aware that Think in the Morning has long been fascinated by Oaxacan Wood Carvings also known as Alebrijes (although this name originated with the papier-mâché animals...
