The holiday rush is in full swing in Mexico, as everyone is rushing around Christmas shopping, attending traditional Posadas and Christmas parties, and making travel plans to join their families for the holidays. Above is our beautiful, pointsettia which has bloomed in time for the season. We have been fighting some type of fungus on it, as you can see, but it is still representative of the large pointsettias trees which grow prolifically here. I have a few photos to share of the St. Andreas fiesta in Ajijic. It lasts for 10 days or so every November in honor of Ajijics patron saint: Andrew. Virtually the entire town shows up for the evening festivities. Here are some evening shots of the plaza during the celebration:
Fireworks are a big part of the celbration, which are difficult to photograph, but I have included these two which consisted of a movable display. Here is an angel which moved among the crowd, spewing sparks:
Below is a very lucky kid who was selected, at random, to wear the fire-spewing shark and run through the crowd for a once-in-a-lifetime experience:
Last night we invited our friends Carol and Ernie over for dinner. Carol is fellow member of the Ajijic Writers' Group and administers the English language instruction program which offers free English instruction to over 300 Mexicans this year. This is the program which provides the class that I teach, which I have written about before. She does a wonderful job keeping a bunch of eccentric gringos in line, more or less. And Ernie....well, just look at him! He's an interesting character; you can tell this just by looking at the twinkle in his eye!
We will be leaving to visit our son Eric, his wife Crystal, and grandaughter, Isabelle, in Muncie, Indiana next week. Our daughters Wendy and Cassie will be joining us, so we'll have the entire family together for Christmas. This will be the last blog entry until after we return December 29.
Feliz Navitas a toto nuestros amigos y nuestra familia!
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