Welcome 2024

I am hoping to move through Proust’s list, one question at a time, and answer each in exhaustive detail for myself.

Pumpkin regatta

The Giant Pumpkin Regatta began in Tualatin in 2004 and from what you will see in the photos, has become a very big deal.

Anniversary the Third

I love that he is the kind of man who is game to make a random spontaneous detour.

Happy Christmas

I told Pedro I would put our Christmas letter somewhere online and give him the link to pass on to his family. I decided I might as well put it here on my blog and then everyone can see! I’ve been writing very long Christmas letters since 1995, and if you don’t have time to […]

McMenamins Thanksgiving

This year we decided on a “Staycation,” in other words, a vacation at home.

Mummy Museum

Originally, the mummified bodies were kept in an underground ossuary. It’s likely that there was never an intent to display them for the public.

The Cemetery Panteón Santa Paula

What makes this cemetery remarkable to me are the walls and walls of remains interred seven stories high.

Alhóndiga y Universidad (Grain Exchange and University)

Two more landmarks I want to talk about are the Alhóndiga de Granaditas and Universidad de Guanajuato.

Guanajuato’s Streets

There is a tragic tale reminiscent of Romeo & Juliet that captures the hearts of locals and tourists and sends them in search of the narrowest of streets.

Landmarks, Statues, and Monuments

A very old city like this one has many, many sites of interest.