Best Place To Buy The Components Of An Altar

La Pulga

Needed an altar to Legba, god of the crossroads, god of communication. We figured the right sort of altar would get us a story or two in on time or at least improve the quality of excuses. To that end we went to the flea market out on 290, past the goats for sale, past the saddles and way past the blue statues from Mexico on the side of the road. We found a fine portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe made with glitter, sequins and devotion. Got a couple of votive candles pleading for the indulgence of San Jose and El Niño. As the centerpiece, we settled on a statue of a guy we were assured was San Francisco. It seemed like he'd go well with San Jose, but on second look we had our doubts. Like St. Francis, he's dressed like a monk, but this guy has a skull by his foot, not a cute little lamb, there are no birds on his shoulder, he's holding a book, and he's got stigmata. God help us if we've accidentally built an altar to a Jesuit. Anyone with information about this saint should drop a line to the Chronicle and let us know just whose candles we're lighting, and to whom we're making sacrifices. The writers are behaving very strangely but they're still not turning their copy in on time.

La Pulga
Hwy 290 flea market