April 7, 2008

Border Line

La Mariposa

Some plan a trip to Mexico solely to get their hands on prescription drugs.

You, on the other hand, dream of peasant dresses, strong margaritas, and mariachi bands.

Well, if a south of the border vacay isn’t in the cards anytime soon, a fiesta certainly is. And La Mariposa can help set the stage.

Owner Ray Grawunder has been proudly running his one-of-a-kind Mexican imports store for 31 years. He’s got everything you could possibly need, from party supplies (paper flowers, colorful pinatas, luminarias) and sombreros to gorgeous table runners and bedspreads.

Of course, you’ll want to dress the part: The large selection of Puebla dresses and embroidered tops — hand-stitched by Indians in the mountains of Chiapas — will leave you feeling light as air.

Kinda like those pills do.

La Mariposa, 2813 North Henderson Avenue (214-826-0069 or lamariposaimports.com).