¿VAMOS AL LICOR?

Muscoy, sometimes seen as a sliver of Mexico, is an area known for its semi-rural setting filled with large lots of land that hold horses and other livestock, plant nurseries, and an abundance of fruit trees. A particular feature of the culture that sets it apart from the rest of the Inland Empire is that to this day, cars and horses share the roadways.The uniqueness of this landscape due to its agricultural histories is what I aim to savor. 

Growing up, my grandpa and I would ride our horse, Regalo, to the liquor store. My Grandpa would purchase a brown bag with liquor and I, a clear bag with strawberry sour belts. I can still feel the tingling sensation of too much citric acid on my tongue, the roundness of the saddle horn that I gripped as we swayed, and the warm embrace of my grandpa. I thank the posts that sit outside the liquor store; waiting for customers to station their horses, for such tender memories.