Wordless Wednesday: A peaceful view in Cancun

Sometimes we get caught up in the madness that is work, regular life or the holiday season and we forget to be thankful for the small things. My cuñada was recently in Cancún and sent me this photo of the beautiful turquoise ocean. I’ve been looking at it often, whenever I need a slice of [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Las Catrinas

In September, I went on a quest for some new decorations to add to my altar for Día de los Muertos. I headed to the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, where I also do most of my grocery shopping in the Mexican markets. The Tzintzuntzán gift shop at the museum never [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Building my altar for Día de Los Muertos

Día de los Muertos is next week and we’ve begun setting up our altar at home. On Sunday, we started gathering our ofrendas and hung papel picado. It’s nowhere near finished yet, but here’s a sneak peek from a few days ago. I’ll share more details about the items on the altar as well as [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Las Piñatas de Target

One of the great things about living in a city with a large Mexican population is that you can often find Mexican things in places you might not normally expect. This past weekend while running errands at Target, I turned a corner down an aisle I don’t usually shop in to cut through to another [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: With love from Mexico

When my suegros came to visit in July, they brought a special package in their carry-on luggage. It was carefully wrapped in paper, then plastic and secured with twine. What was inside? Half a dozen of José’s favorite pastry from El Globo: Garibaldi. And although they never seem to travel that well no matter how [...]

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