Grape Expectations By Robert Kleffel and Noemí Paz Viu Manent – Chile “Viu Manent is the very model of consistency as all of its wines can be recommended and several offer exceptional value.” —Robert Parker, 2012 When we first read the above recommendation by Robert Parker we investigated this boutique family owned winery. They
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Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen Jesús Santiago Silahua Carranza This blond cherub is Jesús Santiago Silahua Carranza, who lives in Ixtlahuacan with his parents and two siblings. Mom is a housewife and Dad is a carpenter. “Santiago” is only 5 months old and has been with us since just after birth. Perhaps
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Infallible Therapy A (therapy) dog lifts you up and never lets you down! What do you get when you bring children, dogs, and books together? You get happy, confident children who love to read. Children are introduced to the wonderful, magical word of books in a positive and unique way. In no time at
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Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: Feeling compassion for another life-form, be it dog, cat, horse, donkey, or the animals and birds that we human beings eat, is a fine sentiment to nurture in any one of us; the people who take this one step further, who rescue animals off the street, who find
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Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “The Golden Key” In the February issue of El Ojo del Lago,I wrote about Emmet Fox’s “The 7 Day Mental Diet”. Since that issue hit the stands, hardly a day has passed without at least one person telling me how important that “mental diet”—created by one
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On Loving Elvis By Margaret Ann Porter Rick says that Elvis Presley died young because he had no self-esteem and was one of the most tender-hearted souls you’d ever know – a fatal brew of psychological traits bottled up in a beloved musical giant. Back the 60s and 70s, Rick played the guitar and
My Eulogy By Neil McKinnon Recently, I attended a Celebration of Life that was held for Chad Lowenbear, a neighbour, who had died tragically in an automobile accident. Many of Chad’s friends and family spoke and all had something laudatory to say about his life and accomplishments. He truly was a wonderful person, beloved
Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen King Part III Maternal Mortality in Mexico has an Indigenous face. Official statistics demonstrate Indigenous women have three times higher risk than non-Indigenous women of dying because of causes related to maternity. Maternal mortality is higher in Mexico than any other countries with economic indicators. Stated by World Bank
Doors of Ajijic By Antonio Ramblés AKA Tony Passarello www.antoniorambles.com antonio.rambles@yahoo.com If eyes are windows to the soul, doors must just as surely express the soul of a home. Doors have special significance in Spanish colonial architecture, which cloisters intimate living spaces in courtyards hidden from the street. It’s easy to pass these doors
LAKESIDE LIVING Kay Davis Phone: 376 – 108 – 0278 (or 765 – 3676 to leave messages) Email: kdavis987@gmail.com March 2013 PAST EVENTS February 13 there was a performance of House, a dark and hilariously funny one-man show written by one of Canada’s most accomplished playwrights and film directors, Daniel MacIvor. It was performed
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