recuerda mi corazon

postcards from paradise

 

 

 

 

a quiet morning with the women of

Las Rancheritas.

distant postcards from a rural paradise

where the hands of women

nurture their families

in 

traditional and miraculous ways.

if you have been with me for very long

you have met these women and heard the

story of their industrious hands.

if you know their story, 

you know the warm and charming

Charlotte Bell.

today

i invite you to visit charlotte's

 blog dedicated to the 

women and life of 

Las Rancheritas

The Rug Hook Project

where you can return to the village anytime you desire,

for more beauty, stories and the occasional traditional recipe....

i am also pleased to announce

the women of Las Rancheritas now have an

Etsy shop

where you can find love made visible

in their bright whimsical hooked rugs.

today my postcards from paradise take you into the

hearts and dreams of a rural village...

where my friends

will your postcards take me?

from the bean pot of love

 

deb taylor

texas

deb did it!

 

winner number one

 

 

sue fox

england

finding my bliss

winner number two

 

noelle clearwater

santa barbara

the angels wear fins



winner number three

Miss R

australia

stories from villa maria

 winner number four

Ms. Moon

flordia

bless our hearts!!!!

winner number five

 

thank you to everyone

who joined in.

each winner chose their favorite rug...

amazingly, each rug was made by  

a different woman.

the money gathered was spread

around to five families,

can you feel the

jOy!

 

for more jOy visit meri at 

meri's musings 

have you kissed a hooker today?

i'm pretty sure i know a few

who would love

to embrace you!

it seemed fitting to place

the 300 tickets

in a old bean pot and stir well.

(a monthly wage in san miguel is $200)

at breakfast my son appeared,

 all too happy to place a hand in 

this collective pot of caring.

no hesitation..

he dug in and out came

deb taylor

 

deb did it!

nothing to do but call her up and

announce

  the universe is working hard 

to fill her cup!

as promised she was invited to 

choose a favorite rug,

here it is.

and...

there is still money in the collective pot!

so another name was drawn.

again my son 

jumped at the delight of 

choosing...

out came

sue fox!!! 

finding my bliss

 

sue lives in england and is probably 

sleeping right now.

as soon as sue discovers she is a winner, 

visits the gallery and makes her choice...

we will see how many more winners 

will be granted the chance of 

a beautiful rug and

support a

hooker.

the women of las rancheritas

 

senoras of las rancheritas

thank las senoras

of

bloglandia 

constance at rochambeau

cro at turquoise cro thyme

deb at deb did it

 eryl at the kitchen bitch ponders

gemma at gemma's daybook

heather at wildflower meditation

kim at queen-of-arts

leslie at let a joy keep you

mary at bless our hearts

mary

ms pie at piece of pie ala mode

noelle at the angels wear fins

robyn at stories from villa maria

sheila

spadoman at round circle

stephanie at mango studio

sue at finding my bliss

total raised as of today

$300!!!

Bonifacia Tovar

 

if you would like to join in

we have finally connected the dots

for paypal. just send me an email.

 

Silveria Mora

 

Isabel Ramirez

 

 

Petra (Grande ) Ramirez

one week from today

recuerda mi corazon

will celebrate

dia de San Valentin,

los enamorados,

"those in love"

by choosing from the growing 

bowl of pink tickets.

muchos gracias 

mi amors

 

jOy  is love made visible

it hardly matters 

who, what, when or how.

it is more about seeing

where one can

lend a hand.

generosity

can happen

anywhere anytime.

here is the story of this

opportunity.

to date we have collected $170.00!

thanks to all who have so generously contributed.

the winning raffle number 

will be invited to choose from this gallery.

100% of the funds collected go to the rug hooker,

the treasured rug chosen goes to the winner.

one dollar=one chance

the drawing will take place on 

valentines day.

this allows three more weeks to join 

in a simple act of kindness.

for more jOy please 

visit meri's share the jOY thursday

here!

 

mermaids,and chickens and burros, oh my!!!

 

 

 

 

one dollar...one chance

a promising future for a deserving child.....

priceless!!!

you can read all about it

here

 if you are already charmed by these prayers made visable

creations...

email me and i will help you place your name in the

drawing!

xoxoxoxoxoox,

rebecca
 

for dreams and their fulfillment

you might have noticed that i have been away...

capturing a few moments here and there to

visit you...(missing you desperately) hardly a moment to leave a comment.

this is a notoriously busy time for me,

...as i prepare to return to san miguel de allende.

twice a year i make this journey..

leading a handful of adventurous souls, eager to have their senses reel.

we will be in san miguel this year to take in the celebrations for dia de los muertos.

this explains the many posts

teaming with images from san miguel and dia de los muertos.

one of our days will include a visit to las rancheritas.

we will rest in the shade of welcome trees in a courtyard filled

with excitement, women, children, chickens and burros!

las rancheritas, in agustin gonazeles. 

i know you all want to come along...

and here is one way you can ... 

 
 one dollar, one ticket, one chance,

immeasurable hope.

if you love chickens, roosters, mermaids, whimsy, woman, children, 

wilder than dreams colour and miracles..

here is a simple idea.

just find a scrap of paper

and wrap up a small check, remembering that the minimum wage

in mexico is $5.00 dollars a day.

(email for my address)

just the smallest amount when heaped together will

 equal the amount of a perfect miracle!

every dollar places your name on one of these.

 one winner will be chosen from the hive of possibilities.

treasure will be chosen from here.......

of course the more tickets in the pot,

the grander the winner's choice

and

the more meals served, schools attended by the children of the 

mothers who turn the wheels of love for

dreams and their fulfillment.

every single dollar goes to the

women of las rancheritas.

 

thank you to those who have already

secured your name in the "giving".

drawing october 28.