1. we got these planters that are called "tinajas". They are carved from volcanic tuft. They were $40. each. They cost at least double that around these parts.
2. a park in Ojinaga.
3. these are my feet in a pot in the front floorboard on the way home.
4. purple cactus. wonder if they are just this color during the winter?
5. we got these 3 pots for $18. each.
We drove to Ojinaga, Mexico today. Everyone around here just calls it "O.J."
It's a two and a half hour drive. You go to Ft. Davis...then Marfa and then Prsidio where you cross the border. I must say the Rio Grande river there isn't much to look at. There are alot of big, scrubby mountains on the way. Pretty desolate country.
We saw a camel on a ranch on the way there.
Ojinaga wasn't much either...the population is only about 4,000.... but at least we can say we went and saw it and made some good purchases...and ate so good mexican food.
There weren't many tourists around town.
We couldn't find any furniture stores....but if you're ever wanting cowboy hats or cowboy boots there's a store on every block that has them.
I was also amazed at how many hairdressers, salons and unisex manicure, pedicure and facial places there were.
We saw some mountain ladies on the plaza with their kids. They had on their tradional dress and looked so cool. Gene asked if he could take their picture and they said "no".
When we went thru Balmorhea we stopped and bought some beef jerky and i was worried that i had it because you aren't supposed to take meat in or out of mexico. The jerky made the round trip without any detection.
We had a big wind storm today...which means a dust storm. Reports were that it blew 40, 50 and 60 m.p.h.
pick one.
i pick 40 m.p.h.
Gee...Gene and i are still such "yanquis".
we came over a big hill and you could see all this white stuff against the mountains in the distance...and we thought it was FOG! duh.
There were alot of tumbleweeds blowing around. We saw some pick up trucks that had 'em stuck against their front grill..it looked funny. We managed to avoid hitting any.
It was 19 degrees here this morning....i'm glad i got long underwear for christmas.
that's all.
love, mary
1 comment:
Thanks for all of the bloggin' stuff, Mary! La Casa De Los Pooles looked pretty darned spiffy all dressed up for Christmas! You are really nice to Brownie Troop 90 .... you need to feel good about that. Shafter, Texas looks like my kinda place - not very many town ordinances, I'll bet. "OJ" looks like a place I'd like to visit someday, too. Thanks for the advance work!
R.B.
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