More fun things in Alamos

This is the sculpture that we got through the silent auction for the education charity.
It is made of concrete.

Below are pictures of our friends at Cami and Squier's  home on New Years Eve.
Went to Cami and Squier's lovely home for champagne, onion soup and an Italian delicacy made with cream, garlic, anchovies and something else (very rich).  It was an interesting mix of people and a lot of interesting talk.  It was a wonderful New Year's Eve party.
Then, went to a party at El Pedregal where we sat around a bonfire, talked and met new people.  In the yoga studio they had videos of U2 on the wall playing their music for dancing.  Of course, we did not dance because it was out of our league and loud.
After the parties we were concerned that the firecrackers that they shoot off was going to freak Mojo out.  Not!  He slept through it all.  Go figure.

Our Hosts- Cami & Squier Jones





Some of the guys at Cami and Squier's house

Dewey and Mary Jo Drake at Cami and Squier's house

 

Tried a lovely restaurant called Charisma with Mary Jo and Dewey.  What a beautiful interior and, of course, amazing food.  Eating there is a special treat.

Talking about food, we were invited for Christmas dinner at a beautiful hacienda on acreage, lushly landscaped and very large, lovely rooms.  Dinner was served in a very large dining room with a fireplace and a long table set magnificently.  We had for dinner-turkey, ham, sweet potato, dressing, green beans, asparagus, rice, local bread and a wonderful dessert from our favorite bakery.  It was delightful.

Christmas eve we witnessed a posada which was a beautiful candlelight walk with Mary (on a burro) and Joseph looking for a place to stay.  It was put on by Hacienda de los Santos and, of course we took pictures.

Barbara and friend Corey Waken



Great lunch during the week with the son, Corey of the people who had us for Christmas dinner.  He and Ed spent a couple of hours on their ipads because Corey just got one and needed pointers. Yummy turkey sandwiches with pumpkin pie and pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.

We got to see the home that Mary Astor built.  Like most homes here, no heating just fireplaces. The people who own it are young and have raised their children there.  It happened to be next door to Carroll O'Conner's home when he lived here.

Barbara is still doing yoga twice a week for an hour and a half per class.  The teacher is speciall.
The classes are given at El Pedregal which is a charming resort where people come to bird watch and get away from stress.  In fact, the docents from Tohono Chul were here a couple of weeks ago.

Does it look like all we do is eat?  Hard not to when the food is great.  We had dinner one night at an outdoor stand that serves meat in tortillas with different toppings.  It is one of our favorite outdoor stands.  It's like an outdoor restaurant with one long table and everyone eats together..



This weekend will be a blast.  Lots of music.  Will write about it next time.