LAKE CHAPALA THROUGH THE AGES —An Anthology of Travelers’ Tales By Tony Burton Reviewed by Thomas Hally Tony Burton, an award-winning travel writer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, takes us with him on a spectacular journey on and around Lake Chapala. The tales begin immediately after the Spanish Conquistadors had begun to […]
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Animal Therapists By Mildred Boyd Not so long ago everyone, including the physicians, would have been absolutely horrified to find an animal of any sort in a sick room. Now, not on1y do you find dogs, cats or even the occasional piglet or lamb roaming the halls of hospitals, but they are frequently there
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Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton “It’s all happened before.” Most societies throughout the centuries have had their own versions of our corporate gangsters (often masquerading as capitalists) and their henchmen masquerading as talk-show hosts and newspaper columnists. Most societies have had their own versions of power-mad politicians. And all societies have
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Say Your Prayers The praying mantis looks innocent enough, appearing to kneel as if in reverence, holding its front legs as if in prayer. Swiveling its head from side to side (the only insect in the world able to do this) as if surveying the congregation of
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Mañana is good enough for me Shortly after arriving in Mexico, we learned the “true” meaning of mañana. Oh, sure, we knew it meant “tomorrow” and we soon learned it meant “morning”… but later we discovered that Mañana is actually the eighth or ninth day of the week.
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes The Triple Filter Test The Internet, television and radio, have become major delivery sources of information for us. And they are able to do so with such rapidity, it simply boggles the mind. They have connected us no matter where we live—north, south, east or west. These
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PAW PRINTS ON MY HEART By Elaine St John Volunteer of the Lakeside Spay & Neuter Center Barco, the “Labracat” “Mamá”, “Papá”, “Electra” and “Sissy” are a family of dogs that reside at Lakeside Spay & Neuter Dog Ranch. Three of them are altered, with the exception of Sissy, who unlike her parents and
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The World of Wine By Ceci Rodriguez Wine and Health Luis Pasteur once said, “The wine is the most hygienic of the beverages” but besides that, wine has lots of healthy properties. This is why doctors in many countries are suggesting their patients drink one glass of red wine every day. Chemical and food
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Notes From Nestipac By Phyllis Rauch One Enchanted Evening in Mexico Most of us living at Lake Chapala, whether ex-pats, snowbirds or tourists, are aware of how lucky we are to spend weeks, months or years in this uniquely blessed part of the world. As anywhere else, we may run into occasional snags and
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Letting Go Recently, I was reminded of some important wisdom from my dog. Not my clever dog, mind you, but the one we now fondly refer to as Dope on a Rope. Both dogs love to swim, and so we walked them to the lake
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