Carol,yesterday after recieving the wonderful 2002 Mexican Heritage calendar,I was inspired to take some pictures. Seeing Pancho Villa with his Mexican blanket draped over his shoulder,made me got get out a vintage Mexcian blanket that was given to me from a Mexican lady many years ago who lived in Deming,New Mexico. When I would go visit my Grandmother in Deming,my best friend,was her Granddaughter. The blanket was old when she gave it to me,the last summer I visited my Grandmother before going off to college. Years later I still treasure it & think of her & my friend and all the fun we had. Oh My,the Mexican food she would cook!! You will see the blanket,as I used it for display in my pictures! Last year I was so thrilled to add a great Fiesta Mexican go-along coaster set to my collection. You can see a picture of the Mexican coasters in a wireware frame holder in the Huxford's 9th edition-page-119-frame-272. But the I have came in it's original box-with 8 small coasters & a large 7-1/2" coaster. I already had a set like the one in the Huxford's book. What is unique about the set I have,is it has the Golden Gate International Expositon Seal on the box. So,I pulled out some other go-alongs & took some pictures! All the graphics on this page were scanned from my old Mexican go-alongs,napkins,towels,ect. Nothing now,can compare to those vivid colors you find on the go-alongs from years ago! Enjoy. See what you started Carol:-). I so love the calendar! Kathy

Poncho Villa & his Wife~Mexican Heritage Calendar 2002

My Mom told me many stories about when she was a young girl growing up in Deming,New Mexico about Pancho Villa coming through her town during the Mexican Revolution. She was born in 1910. Deming is about 30 miles from Columbus,New Mexico,where he would come across the border. I was thinking,how these dishes we collect,seem to intertwine around other things in our lives. Fiesta~Mexican go-alongs~New Mexico~My Grandmother from Deming whose 4 pieces of Fiesta started this Quest~~soon a collecting passion & yes,even Panco Villa & a Mexican blanket! And..nothing better than Mexican food served on Fiesta!!

Following are some pictures of Bauer Ringed 11" Bowls that were painted by Julio Galan. I bought them from a man who bought a lot of Bauer greenware that was bought in the 60's when the Bauer plant closed. A man had it all stored away from when he bought it from the Bauer Company. All stamped with the Bauer Backstamp. They are old Bauer greenware that was glazed & painted by Galan,which lives in Mexico,just in the last 5 years, when the greenware was found. I so love his Mexican art work on these Bauer bowls. They are also great Mexican go-alongs with my Fiesta dishes.