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Natalie Taylor
Oct 8, 20234 min read
THE HISTORY OF ART IN SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE: Endangered treasures
A disturbing piece of news appeared last week about damage being done to one of the religious niches in San Miguel. The headlines stated...
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Natalie Taylor
Oct 1, 20233 min read
EVERY AUTHOR NEEDS A COVER
The word “cover” has various meanings, and many apply to writers. It may be a taken as a metaphor for a journey, as in “covering ground,”...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 24, 20234 min read
INTERMITTENT FASTING: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Some months ago I joined a new weight loss group in San Miguel. Having tried to shed a few pounds for some time, I decided to give this...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 17, 20233 min read
CURRENT ARTISTS OF SAN MIGUEL: Birds, wings, nests, and everything else
Ri Anderson was baptized Raina (accent on the “i”), a Sanskrit name, but uses the shortened version both in her private, and professional...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 10, 20235 min read
A FOOTNOTE FOR ONE, A MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENT FOR ANOTHER
The Saint Patrick Battalion Every year on September 12, a ceremony is held in Mexico City; an event that connects Mexico, the United...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 2, 20235 min read
THE ARTISTIC TREASURES OF THE PARROQUIA PART II
In a previous article I spoke about the art works found in the Parroquia—the Saint Michael the Archangel parish church—the most...
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Natalie Taylor
Aug 27, 20234 min read
THE WORLD IN THE VEIN OF A LEAF: The botanicals of Jan Hendrix
To see the world in the blade of grass And heaven in a wild flower To hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour...
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Natalie Taylor
Aug 22, 20233 min read
THE MINGLING OF HISTORIES: San Miguel and Guanajuato
This weekend I visited one of our close neighbors, the City of Guanajuato, capital of the state by the same name. Guanajuato City and San...
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Natalie Taylor
Aug 13, 20233 min read
AN OUTSTANDING ART EXHIBIT IN SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
The 2023 Festival of Arts, FASMA, is a multi-location, multi-cultural event held throughout San Miguel de Allende, during the entire...
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Natalie Taylor
Aug 5, 20234 min read
TODAY’S ARTISTS OF SAN MIGUEL: Still lifes, past and present
I first came across the works of Edgar Soberon visiting Charco del Ingenio. There were a number of prints of cactuses, and other flora in...
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Natalie Taylor
Jul 31, 20233 min read
THE HISTORY OF ART IN SAN MIGUEL: The church of San Juan de Dios
Somewhat removed from the historical center of San Miguel, stands the church of San Juan de Dios. The construction of this church began...
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Natalie Taylor
Jul 24, 20233 min read
TODAY’S ARTISTS OF SAN MIGUEL: The ethereal and the solid
Alan Rodriguez is a true Sanmiguelense—born, and raised in our city. He is also a fine young artist with a great eye for color and...
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Natalie Taylor
Jul 8, 20235 min read
SEALED WITH A KISS
July 6 is International Kissing Day, a holiday that originated in the United Kingdom and was adopted worldwide in the early 2000s. It...
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Natalie Taylor
Jun 26, 20233 min read
HOMAGE TO TYPEWRITERS
June 23 is National Typewriter Day, a celebration of mechanical writing. So how did we get from writing with pen or pencil to a device...
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Natalie Taylor
Jun 11, 20234 min read
ART SLEUTHING IN SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
For more than a year I have been writing about the history of art in San Miguel. There are so many artistic treasures in our city dating...
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Natalie Taylor
May 28, 20234 min read
MOTHER NATURE’S MAGICAL METAMORPHOSIS
The Charco del Ingenio is a magnificent botanical garden-cum nature preserve in San Miguel de Allende. It is a huge space with native...
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Natalie Taylor
May 12, 20233 min read
MOTHER’S DAY: LOVE AND FLOWERS
Have you ever wondered when the holiday celebrating motherhood originated? Did you know that it started in West Virginia, and that it was...
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Natalie Taylor
Apr 30, 20233 min read
THE FABULOUS, FANTASTIC, FULL MOON
The moon is our closest celestial neighbor and travel companion, circling around us, as we circle the sun in a giant loop. It always...
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Natalie Taylor
Apr 15, 20234 min read
“DESERVE WHAT YOU DREAM”: REMEMBERING OCTAVIO PAZ
April 19 is an important date in the annals of literature, particularly for Mexicans. On that day in 1998 died one the great poets,...
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Natalie Taylor
Mar 17, 20234 min read
SPRING AND REBIRTH
Natural phenomena have always fascinated human beings. Curious and frightened by baffling, and chaotic events in nature, people explained...
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