This past week there was an exhibition of furniture and home decor at the World Trade Center. It was only a block away from my apartment, and admission was free, so last Wednesday I decided to check it out.
The furniture manufacturers' displays didn't interest me that much. After all, when I buy the apartment, the owners are going to leave the furniture. So, I am not in the market for that. The booths of home decor were more interesting. Some of the merchandise was, frankly, gosh-awful gaudy... something you might expect in the home of a newly rich person who was trying to impress everyone with pseudo-baroque gewgaws. Most of the items, however, were very lovely. There were also several booths selling Mexican handicrafts. Well, readers of this blog know how much I love handicrafts.
I don't need any "Day of the Dead" decorations.
This booth had a variety of Mexican pottery for sale.
You may also recall that I collect wooden and clay figures of jaguars. I couldn't resist this little hand-painted cup with a jaguar's face. It comes from the state of Guerrero.
So, I didn't leave the exhibition empty handed, even if I only spent 180 pesos (about nine dollars.)
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