Our trip to Mexico, Noche Mexicana, is really happening. It's sold out but I think we may have to do it again one day. In the meantime, here are some shots of the ex-hacienda Sam Jose el Marquez.
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Great read. Historical fiction about Gonzalo Guerrero and Jeronimo, a stranded soldier and priest, who become slaves in pre-conquest Yucatan and how their perceptions change. I love the comparisons of Mayan sacrifice to the Spanish Inquisition. A super story and a super storyteller. This should make a great movie. (*****)Douglas Woods: The California Casa
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An easier and less depressing read than you'd think. It's a good overview of the scene in Mexico and brings home how much of this is our problem as well as Mexico's. Anyone who thinks there's an easy solution is nuts. (****)Gary Paul Nabhan: Desert Terroir: Exploring the Unique Flavors and Sundry Places of the Borderlands (Ellen)
My favorite writer writes what is possibly my favorite book. It's hard to not want to go for a hike after reading this. (*****)Dolores Cakebread: The Cakebread Cellars American Harvest Cookbook: Celebrating Wine, Food, and Friends in the Napa Valley
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But for the grace of God, there go I. Incredible, intense portraits with poems by Tom Waits. (*****)Paula Wolfert: The Food of Morocco
Every cuisine deserves such a beautiful treatment! I can't wait to bring out the tagines and get started. (*****)J. M. G. Le Clezio: The Mexican Dream: Or, The Interrupted Thought of Amerindian Civilizations
What if there hadn't been a conquest? How far would the Amerindian culture have gone? (*****)Charles C. Mann: 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
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Beautiful photos!
Posted by: dust control | September 08, 2011 at 02:51 PM