Feb. 27: Nancy and Roy Reisinger arrived in late evening. Before that, we wandered around a fair amount. Saw an art exhibit of hanging tortillas cut into various designs. No trip to Mexico would be complete without Gary falling in love with one or two dogs. A young Mexican girl gets photographed for her quincenera party--I have no idea how to spell that word, but the event is a big deal here.

Feb. 26: We took a bus to the famous Sunday market out in Tlacolula. The ride out was smooth. On the ride back, we wanted to stop in Tule to show Gary the "world's biggest/at least widest tree." We asked lots of people on the return bus, including gringoes and locals, where we should get off. Everyone pitched in to help. When we got off, we found out we had passed five miles beyond Tule. This was one of those plans that didn't come together. However, the market was colorful, real, good fun. Can't find my photos right now. Later saw a wedding back in Oaxaca and some local guys painted in black to get ready for Mardi Gras in three days.

Feb. 25: Cristina has really hit it off with the gym owner, Maria, who also organized the 6K race that we ran. Her gym is a strong reflection of Maria's personality, right down to the flourescent lime-green colored equipment. Cristina is loving Maria's pilates class, which apparently is completely different every day.
Meanwhile, I'm doing--what else--a lot of reading on a recumbent bike. I especially like the February Valentine's Wall which says, "Love. Friendship." and "Be sure to make your payments on time."

Feb. 24. It's Gary's birthday. To celebrate, we made him go to a nice rooftop restaurant--a little fancier than his typical selection. But we had a good evening and got some great photos.

Gary seems to be enjoying his birthday Pina Colada.

Feb. 23: Cristina and I had a quiet dinner at Las Quince Letras. Count the letters. There are 15. Quince. They have one of my favorite mole dishes. And a nice courtyard lined by tall, thin cactus plants.

Feb. 21: Gary played bridge this afternoon at the Library. He had enough fun that he's thinking of joining the "duplicate" bridge get-together Friday afternoon at another location. That's his birthday--maybe he'll be lucky!

Gary doesn't know that Cristina snuck up behind him to get this photo.

Feb 20: Cristina keeps going to the Yarn Ladies shop to sit, crochet, and mainly to listen to their Spanish while practicing her own. She particularly likes the lunch, from next door, that arrives punctually at 3 pm every afternoon.

This young girl is a special favorite.