…the Dia de Los Muertos activities are beginning to occur around us in Mexico. We are making an altar here at the house. We are honoring those that we knew who passed on….Goddess please Love and Protect their spirits. The other night I heard pigs being slaughtered in the distance for the traditional meals…a strange evocative and frightening sound. Living here in Mexico away from the strong gringo presence in San Miguel can get awfully real and we feel honored to live in the campo…So we send best wishes to those who left before us…may their courage and wisdom help us in our time of passing…
Archives for October 2009
An Unusually Groovy Short Slide Show
This was sent to us from a visitor to our house last winter. He recorded original music for it…I was impressed…as a side note to this slide show…our creative life here is full and glorious and would not exist without the help of Carlos, Martina and Transito Ramirez…our Mexican Family…Viva Casa de las Ranas y Mexico! Either click or copy this link to your browser…It's Beautiful!
When Will Anado McLauchlin Learn?
I need to forget about eating sugar…I am wide awake at 3:02am after 2 helpings of tres leche cake at Sudheer's house this evening. Well, maybe I can blame the cake…I can also blame my behavior when I am with my old friend Sudheer. We share a mutual friend and I must admit, I am still at odds with her….I have to own the fact that I continue to have issues with her and it has nothing to do with Sudheer. While he and I are going back and forth in our discussion of her…our house guests and Richard are left somewhat amazed and left out…I am fueling the "conversation" with Sudheer as I pick at the tres leche cake…and here I am …hours later…wide awake and somewhat ashamed about our conversation…letting go is so very tedious….Anado (I address myself)…just chill…as I write this, I realize the above mentioned woman has nothing to do with my lack of sleep…she is just a friend who happened to pass through my life and I latched on to some sort of blame that I could heap on her for her inability to live up to my expectations…so…it is expectations and tres leche…..a wicked combination…I shall move on…include a photo of Richard and I for this post and then attempt to return to sleep…maybe in my dreams I can bury the hatchet…or have another piece of cake and offer some to my friends….
Looking at a Blank Canvas…
…that is where I have been…Mexico City too…blame it on avoidance…fear of risk…but it is time to remind myself of what ol' Mister Rumi said: "even though you have broken your vows a thousand times…come yet come again"…so here I am the prodigal groove…house guest from Oklahoma arriving today…work in the studio…need to make money…remembering my self…my True Nature…trusting…that kind of thing….
Where Oh Where Have I Been?
I am Guilty…
…of following way too many football scores on CNNSI…I am guilty of not reading enough literature…I am guilty of reading Art Magazines two years after I have received them…I am guilty of my addiction to colorful socks…I am guilty of eating way too many raisins…I am guilty of over feeding one certain cat…so what is my sentence? Abstinence? Career Counseling? Nope….but I do wish to read more…right now I am reading the galleys of Barbara Kingsolver's new novel, "The Lacuna"…I am actually enjoying it. I am designing the tee shirt and poster for her visit here in San Miguel…wish me luck…well…I am going to go read…today is Sunday…go Niners!!!!