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The Sunday Traveler Looks Back

The Sunday Traveler is looking back; back to before I began to blog here. A Sunday morning epiphany, a dialogue with my friend in passing on the way to the computer this morning. The Sunday traveler went on an adventure … Continue reading

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The Sunday Traveler ~ Travels with Mom

The Sunday Traveler dedicates this Sunday post to my mom on this Mother’s Day. A grainy and old photo of my mom and I at the train station in San Antonio, Texas, getting ready to board the train for Mexico. … Continue reading

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The Sunday Traveler ~ Mexican Memories

The sights and colors of Mexico are drawing me back. This photo was taken in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, last year at a ceremony during Semana Santa/Holy Week. Time has a way of moving on, as must I from … Continue reading

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Dia de Los Muertos ~ Celebrating Death

I first started seriously talking to my ancestors, long departed from this planet, as my mother lay dying in her hospital bed six years ago. In the hospital for several days, and her breathing becoming more and more difficult in … Continue reading

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The Sunday Chronicle: Mexico; In Memory

The man who began the wanderlust in me, my father; in the photo above, walking across the International Bridge in Laredo, Texas/Mexico. My thoughts can’t help but wander back to the man who put the travel bug in my soul, … Continue reading

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The Sunday Chronicle Evening Edition

One final story to share on the trips to Mexico, currently being relived through a box of recently found old photos. If our getting to Mexico was always an adventure,  the days following our arrival smacked of intrigue. Maps were laid … Continue reading

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The Sunday Chronicle…More On Mexico

The years have gone by, but the memories remain of those summer trips to Mexico when I was young.  Each summer seemed to change our mode of transportation on getting there; train travel being a favorite. Three days of reading, playing … Continue reading

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The Sunday Chronicle … Mexico Memories

Boxes of memories in the garage waiting to be remembered. Photos of my childhood; my parents and brother long since gone, friends, my children’s childhoods.  It’s been a long time since I’ve been there. The most exciting find has been … Continue reading

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G is For …

Girlfriend Her birthday is today We’ve known each other since kindergarten, and trust me, that’s a long time This next photo is the second year of our friendship. Our First Communion photo; that’s R with the long black hair. The hair … Continue reading

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