No culture reveres family more openly than the Mexican. And at no time is this more apparent than during the annual observance known as “El Dia de las Muertos.” This two day extravagance is the culmination of a national fascination which lasts all year long. It’s about family, about death, about […]
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DC commuters creep along multi-lane expressways to workspaces with no windows. It’s morning rush hour. And this seeming poor for a holiday departure actually energizes us for the trip ahead. We are heading north for an annual Autumn adventure. The one week itinerary has confirmed stops at Lake Erie, Stratford […]
Tidy rows of evergreens rise up a hillside as far as the eye can see. Downy clouds sail west against a baby blue sky. Turning off the gravel road families pour out of SUV’s, pickup trucks and classic cars pulling small trailers. It’s Thanksgiving Day plus 1. And, for 39 consecutive […]
Mexico Colonial Highlands (July 2017): I pull into the parking lot of “Finca Sala Vive” by Freixenet, one of the largest and most important wine producers in all of North America. I am a 10 minute drive from the Mexican “magic town” called Bernal. It is mid-day on a Sunday in […]