Things I Brought Back From Mexico
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 11:30AM This tiny, perfect necklace. Made from tiny beads and little squares of felt in the colors of the country: cool, saturated pinks and yellows, warm aquas, and shiny black. And with it, a new understanding of why these colors always find their way into my work.
Blouses. You can never have enough blouses. I have a few old ones from the seventies with my grandmothers name tags still in them. They itch but I can't bear to rip them out. The one below is for sale at one of my favorite online sources for new and vintage clothing from Mexico, Aida Coronado.
mexican blouse from aida coronadoa nostalgic yearning for the old kinds of mexican blankets before they were made of soft cotton. A little itchy maybe, until they have been beaten up a bit.
vintage mexican blaket from Hacienda...and best of all: a husband who LOVES Mexico. The gorgeous doctor who appeared in a starched white fitted pantsuit to fix his stiff neck with a shot of something in the bum helped quite a lot, but there wasn't much that he didn't love.
A new obsession with the country's pacific beaches, like this one near Zihuatanejo. This was our view for nine days.
Reader Comments (12)
Gee Heather, that view is hard to take! Sounds like a fabulous trip, and I love the necklace, so colourful. :-)
Wow, all of it!
oh, that top.
O...M...G...
You are the picture of well-rested-ness.
Oh. those. beads. yum.
Fantastic picture of you and your hubby. You look amazing!!
That necklace is stunning...I may have to try my hand at making one! I've never traveled to Mexico for leisure purposes...I'm thinking that I should consider it :) I was so happy when I checked your blog roll and saw a new post - Glad you had a wonderful time~
I love the necklace. And you too look like you are having an incredibly, fun time.
Oh happy and blissful {sighs}...
There really just isn't anything to add except to say "wish we were there".
(And by "there", of course I mean "in a secluded hacienda far enough away that your own seclusion wouldn't be bothered, but yet we'd also get to enjoy that same sunshine and view".)
I hope you had a lovely trip. Of all the places I've visited in Mexico, I always remember Zihuatanejo for the wonderful food! I hope you brought back some coffee, God, I loved their coffee!
You two look so happy that even your eyes match! Wow!
Heather, would you mind sharing where you stayed with that last view? And anywhere you recommend to stay in San Miguel for that matter. I am dreaming of a first trip to Mexico :) Thanks