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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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer So Why Do We Reward Those Who Oversimplify? Ihave always been somewhat of a political junkie. I loved to watch the political conventions and the presidential debates. I became involved with political campaigning when I was young, and I have always been interested to read what our politicians
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CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Ricardo García Estrada This is 12-year old Ricardo García Estrada. What a smile, right? Ricardo lives in Chapala with his parents, Rosa, a housewife, and José Manuel, a meat cutter. He has two younger siblings, José Manuel, age 8, and Dulce Valeria, age 1. About 18 months
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson Ken Masson has been playing, teaching and writing about bridge for 35 years. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Ken has been living in Toronto since 1967. He and his wife and bridge partner, Rosemarie, are now in their third year wintering in Lakeside. General guidelines for bidding small
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Planting For The Future By Judy Baehr Drinking for Your Health Cool salads of fresh organic vegetables grown locally by ACÁ make great meals this time of year. Many of us enjoy our salads accompanied by a glass of wine, and we’ve heard red wine is particularly beneficial. Unfortunately, the most common cause of
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