Background

The Purcell House Cultural Center in Saltillo, Mexico. Mirando, the house in Fonseca, is based on this building.

The Caballito peso Valpy gives to Penelope for her birthday in December.

Covers of Penelope Fitzgerald’s writing notebooks , The beginning of The Beginning of Spring, A cat drawing

(These materials are part of the Penelope Fitzgerald archive at The Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas)